The Snapshots in Time Collection

Aerial View of a War-Damaged European River Port and Industrial District, WWII European Theater

Aerial View of a War-Damaged European River Port and Industrial District, WWII European Theater

This aerial photograph, associated with the U.S. 11th Armored Division's WWII European campaign, shows a river port and industrial district marked by extensive structural damage consistent with wartime bombing. The 11th Armored Division fought through the Ardennes, the Rhineland, and into central Germany and Austria in 1944-45; images such as this likely served as reconnaissance or documentation of the shattered infrastructure encountered along the division's advance. Project: 218448