National Content: Germany

"Unter der Wolke des Todes" "Under the cloud of death"

SourceWestfaelische Nachrichten 1944
Event referred toCity bombing
Technological characteristics.jpg picture - 169 kb
Description of the sourceThe pictures shows the center of Dresden whih was one of the most heavily bombed German city and the distruction of the center of the city with a lot of historical memorials - all destroyed by fire.
Contextualisation of the sourceA picture taken the day after another heeávy bombing of the city.
Interpretation of the sourceThe pictures gives a god impression of the dimension of the destruction of one the most beatiful German cities.
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