#17: The Fall of the Twin Brothers, World War II
“The two great brothers will be torn apart by Chaos, while the fortress endures. The great leader will succumb.” Some readers interpret this as foretelling Germany’s devastation in World War II.

The “twin brothers” are commonly seen as Berlin and Dresden, two major German cities that suffered catastrophic Allied bombing campaigns during the war. Millions of civilians endured destruction while Hitler, the “great leader,” eventually met his downfall. The imagery of “chaos” tearing apart two brothers aligns with the ruin inflicted on Germany during those years.
