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== About World War | == About World War == <!--T:53--> | ||
[[File:1944-Esquire-Advertisement-WWII-Era.jpeg|thumb|right|120px|Esquire Ad - WWII, 1944.]] | [[File:1944-Esquire-Advertisement-WWII-Era.jpeg|thumb|right|120px|Esquire Ad - WWII, 1944.]] | ||
On 17 April 1941, during the infamous Luftwaffe Blitz bombing of London, the Alfred Dunhill store (and many others in the surrounding area) were bombed and almost totally destroyed. The restoration was not fully completed until 1953. A popular piece of lore from that period is that Dunhill employees called Sir. Winston Churchill at 4:00 a.m. to ensure him that his private collection of cigars ([[Dunhill Cigars]]) housed in the store's humidifier had been transferred safely out of danger<ref name=balfour27>Balfour, Michael. (1992). Alfred Dunhill, One Hundred Years and More (pp. 132-137). London: Weidenfield and Nicolson.</ref> | On 17 April 1941, during the infamous Luftwaffe Blitz bombing of London, the Alfred Dunhill store (and many others in the surrounding area) were bombed and almost totally destroyed. The restoration was not fully completed until 1953. A popular piece of lore from that period is that Dunhill employees called Sir. Winston Churchill at 4:00 a.m. to ensure him that his private collection of cigars ([[Dunhill Cigars]]) housed in the store's humidifier had been transferred safely out of danger<ref name=balfour27>Balfour, Michael. (1992). Alfred Dunhill, One Hundred Years and More (pp. 132-137). London: Weidenfield and Nicolson.</ref> | ||