The Snapshots in Time Collection

Street of Ruined Buildings in a Bombed German City, Postwar Period

Street of Ruined Buildings in a Bombed German City, Postwar Period

Little remains of this once-thriving city street after Allied bombing campaigns during WWII. Gutted buildings and mountains of rubble line both sides of the road, while a few residents pick their way past the wreckage on foot. Such scenes were common across German cities in the war's final year, as urban centers absorbed the full weight of the strategic bombing campaign. Project: 218298