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 == About World War II == <!--T:53-->
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-During the bombing of the infamous Luftwaffe Blitz in London, there by mid-1941, the Alfred Dunhill store (and many others in the surrounding area) was bombed and almost totally destroyed. Only in 1953 was fully restored. A popular tale says that when this happened, Dunhill's employees called Sir. Winston Churchill at 4:00 a.m. to ensure that his private collection of cigars (which were stored in the store's humidifier) had already been safely transferred.
+In mid-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 housed in the store's humidifier had been transferred safely out of danger.
 The Second World War was a difficult time. The rationing that the war promoted was so draconian that Dunhill suffered from the scarcity of raw material until the beginning of the 50 years in the post-war period.