Incredible Pictures Comparing Berlin at the End of World War II and Now.H
Getty Images have merged photographs of Berlin during World War II and in 2015 – to stunning effect. These fascinating images show the contrast of the city devastated by defeat at the end of World War II with the modern…
Keir Starmer must honour Brexit — or ‘risk alienating all-powerful Donald Trump.H
An agreement has proved elusive throughout Joe Biden’s presidency, but a top figure in Trump’s team has signalled negotiations could now be revived. The UK should prioritise its ties with the US rather than the EU, a Trump advisor claims. (Image:…
22 Amazing Bird-Eye View Photos of Berlin Shortly After World War II.H
Following the end of World War II, photographer Hein Gorny took spectacular aerial shots of the ravaged German capital. These were the first, if not only, photos of Berlin taken by a German photographer just a few months after the…
35 Faszinierende Farbfotos, die das Alltagsleben in Berlin Unmittelbar vor den Bombenangriffen im Jahr 1940 Einfangen – Ein Blick in die Vergangenheit einer Stadt am Rande des Krieges.H
Before 1941, Berlin, at 950 kilometers (590 miles) from London, was at the extreme range attainable by the British bombers then available to the Allied forces. It could be bombed only at night in summer when the days were longer…
40 Amazing Photos Capture Everyday Life of Germany During WWII.H
Some aspects of life in Germany changed immediately upon the outbreak of war on 1 September 1939; others changed more slowly. Germany did not fully mobilize at first. In fact, it was not until 1943 that Germany focussed its economy…
Europe in the 1960s Through Amazing Color Photos.H
WWII devastated both the European economy and countryside. With the help of monetary aid from the United States and other countries, Western Europe was able to rebuild itself relatively quickly. In 1951, using the infrastructure that had been put in…
Rare Color Photographs Captured Everyday Life Inside Berlin’s Marienfelde Refugee Transit Camp in 1961.H
Marienfelde refugee transit camp in Marienfelde, Berlin, was one of three camps operated by West Germany during the cold war for dealing with the great waves of immigration from East Germany, especially between 1950 and 1961. Refugees arriving in West Berlin…
Black and White Photos of Berlin in Ruins in 1945.H
Berlin is the most heavily bombed city in history. During World War II, large parts of Berlin were destroyed during 1943–45 Allied air raids and the 1945 Battle of Berlin. The Allies dropped 67,607 tons of bombs on the city,…
50 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of Vienna in 1900.H
Vienna is the capital, largest city, and one of nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria’s most populous city and its primate city, and its cultural, economic, and political center. It is the 6th-largest city proper by population in the…
Post-War Germany Through a U.S. Army Photographer’s Lens.H
At the end of the war, there were some eight million foreign displaced persons in Germany; mainly forced laborers and prisoners; including around 400,000 from the concentration camp system, survivors from a much larger number who had died from starvation,…