The Snapshots in Time Collection
Devastated City Street with Standing Chimneys and Rubble, WWII European Theater
This photograph captures the near-total destruction of a European city street during World War II. Standing chimney stacks, all that remain of collapsed buildings, rise above massive piles of rubble, while a partially intact ornate facade on the right hints at the street's former character. Such scenes of devastation were common across towns and cities in the path of the Allied advance, including areas passed through by the 101st Airborne Division. Project: 218245