The Snapshots in Time Collection
Leipzig Railroad Yards in Flames - U.S. Army Photograph, World War II European Theater (1945)
An aerial view of the Leipzig railroad yards ablaze following Allied bombing, spring 1945. Leipzig's rail network was a critical logistics hub for Nazi Germany, and its destruction helped cripple enemy supply lines ahead of the U.S. 11th Armored Division's advance into the city that April. Project: 218448