Deutscher Bunkerkomplex und Flak-Stellungen bei Würzburg, 1945 – stille Zeugen des letzten Kriegsjahres.H
Im Frühjahr 1945 war Deutschland in seinen letzten Zügen. Die Alliierten rückten von Westen und Süden immer weiter vor, die sowjetische Armee stand kurz vor Berlin. In dieser verzweifelten Endphase des Krieges entstanden überall Verteidigungsstellungen, Bunkerkomplexe und Flak-Batterien, um die…
Vergessenes Herz Berlins: Wie sah das Stadtschloss vor der Zerstörung wirklich aus?.H
nmitten des historischen Berlins thronte einst das prachtvolle Berliner Stadtschloss – ein Symbol königlicher Macht, barocker Eleganz und preußischer Geschichte. Lange vor den Trümmern des Krieges und den politischen Umbrüchen war es das kulturelle und politische Zentrum der Hauptstadt. Das…
The entrance to the Auschwitz concentration camp – a place of remembrance and warning.H
Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions and/or images of violent, disturbing, or otherwise potentially distressing events. As World War II ended in January 1945, a group of Soviet scouts stumbled upon a strange camp in the Polish city of Oświęcim,…
Reichserntedankfest, 1934 .H
The ceremony was considered an art. The photographs exhibited here are by Hugo Jäger , a former personal photographer of Adolf Hitler. He traveled with Hitler in the years before his rise to power and during World War II. He was one…
East German soldier helps a young boy sneak over the Berlin Wall, 1961.H
An East German soldier helps a young boy secretly cross the Berlin Wall, August 13, 1961. This is a photograph of an East German soldier helping a young boy cross the newly constructed Berlin Wall on the day it was…
What was hidden? German World War II weapons cache discovered..H
Entdeckungen aus der Zeit des Zweiten Weltkriegs faszinieren und erschüttern bis heute. Immer wieder stoßen Bauern, Bauarbeiter oder Archäologen zufällig auf Relikte aus jener Epoche, die wie eingefrorene Erinnerungen aus dem Boden ans Licht kommen. Vor kurzem wurde ein verstecktes…
Rare images of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.H
From December 16, 1944, to January 25, 1945, American, British, Canadian, Belgian, and French troops fought to stop the last major German offensive of World War II, which began in the densely forested Belgian Ardennes. Although the Allied troops ultimately…
Historical photographs of destroyed Berlin in 1945.H
Page 1 In April 1945, as Russian and German troops fought bitterly street by street for control of the German capital, it became increasingly clear that the Allies would win the war in Europe. LEAVE A RESPONSE Your email…
The Last Days of the GDR: 40 Fascinating Photographs Capturing Everyday Life in Berlin in the Late 1980s.H
Between 1961 and 1989, the Berlin Wall divided East and West Germany, preventing mass exodus after World War II. During the Cold War, it also served as a symbolic dividing line between democracy and communism. The Wall was built…
30 old black and white photos capture the streets of Hamburg in the early 1970s.H
Page 1 Heinrich Klaffs began taking photographs in 1970. From 1972 to 1974, he worked as a freelance photographer for a daily newspaper, after which he became an editor until 2010. From St. Georg to the Speicherstadt and Deichstraße:…