#124 Christianstraße (today Leningrader Straße) with rubble and ruins in Dresden; in the background are the Dresden Kreuzkirche and the New Town Hall, 1946.

Christianstraße (today Leningrader Straße) with rubble and ruins in Dresden; in the background are the Dresden Kreuzkirche and the New Town Hall, 1946.

Fortress to Rubble: The Apocalyptic Destruction of Nazi Germany, Revealed in Haunting Photos

#124 Christianstraße (today Leningrader Straße) with rubble and ruins in Dresden; in the background are the Dresden Kreuzkirche and the New Town Hall, 1946.

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