The Snapshots in Time Collection
War-Damaged Railway Bridge Under Repair with Mobile Crane, European City Street, WWII
A war-damaged railway bridge undergoes repair with a heavy mobile crane in a German town street, reflecting the widespread infrastructure destruction and subsequent reconstruction efforts that followed the Allied advance through Europe in 1945. Photographs like this documented the scale of damage encountered by American forces, including the 101st Airborne Division, as they moved through bombed cities and towns. Project: 218245