A civilian couple walks through ruins of the heavily bombed ruins in the city of St. Lo, France, August 1944.
June 1944, two boys overlooking the ruined remains of the village of St. Lo, France after the D-Day invasion of Normandy.
London, England 1942. Soldiers examine buildings in Trafalgar Square damaged by German bombs.
London, England 1940. Fires can be seen burning in London after German planes dropped bombs over the city.
The period from fall of 1940 through spring of 1941,
when the German forces concetrated their bombing efforts on the city of London,
is commonly known as The Blitz.
From September 7, 1940 London was bombed for 57 consecutive nights.
This image shows the destruction of many of the buildings surrounding St. Paul's Cathedral, which was largely undamaged.
Damaged buildings and a bridge can be seen in Berlin, Germany July, 1945.
Berlin escaped being completely destroyed during the war but still sustained bombing damage.
Berlin July, 1945. A Russian Army truck can be seen carrying troops down a street lined with ruined buildings, rubble and crowds of civilians.
