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Germany from the air

German cities from the air before being bombed by the allies in the seecond world war
Stuttgart: Seen here intact circa 1942, the Konigsbau (right) was later restored in 1958/9 at a cost of approximately €4m Photograph: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg
German cities from the air before being bombed by the allies in the seecond world war
Munich: Gartnerplatz seen from the south Photograph: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg
German cities from the air before being bombed by the allies in the seecond world war
Leipzig: The town centre and town hall Photograph: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg
German cities from the air before being bombed by the allies in the seecond world war
Late gothic architecture in Stuttgart circa 1942 Photograph: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg
German cities from the air before being bombed by the allies in the seecond world war
Rostock: The Nikolaikirche and town hall (bottom right) Photograph: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg
German cities from the air before being bombed by the allies in the seecond world war
Hamburg: Photo from circa 1943 showing the old town, with St Michaelis church in the foreground (left) Photograph: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg
German cities from the air before being bombed by the allies in the seecond world war
Lubeck: The church of St Marien, the town hall and the old town Photograph: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg
German cities from the air before being bombed by the allies in the seecond world war
Cologne: The centre of the city, still largely intact Photograph: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg
German cities from the air before being bombed by the allies in the seecond world war
Dresden: The old town in 1942 before the allied bombing raids Photograph: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg
German cities from the air before being bombed by the allies in the seecond world war
Frankfurt: The gothic architecture of the city's cathedral and the river Main, as seen from the south-east circa 1942 Photograph: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg
German cities from the air before being bombed by the allies in the seecond world war
Munich: Marienplatz, with the town hall and the Frauenkirche Photograph: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg
German cities from the air before being bombed by the allies in the seecond world war
Leipzig: The market square and town hall before the first allied bombing raids over the city in December 1943 Photograph: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg
German cities from the air before being bombed by the allies in the seecond world war
Hamburg: Chile House, built in the 1920s, next to a bombed-out area of the city Photograph: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg
German cities from the air before being bombed by the allies in the seecond world war
Cologne: The cathedral and old town seen from the south-west Photograph: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg
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