Destruction from Aerial Bombardment

Historical images depicting buildings in ruins from bombings and disasters, showcasing the aftermath of conflict and devastation.

Bomb damage in a Cambridge street after a raid on eastern England by the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) on the night of 18-19 June 1940. A number of houses destroyed, 11 civilians killed and 14 wounded.

May 1937. The Children's Shelter, in the Chilean delegation, reduced to rubble during an aerial bombardment.

07/22/1930. Earthquake in Naples.

Houses destroyed after the bombing at Waisenhausstrasse 22, exact date of photograph estimated

Bomb damage in a Cambridge street after a raid on eastern England by the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) on the night of 18-19 June 1940. A number of houses destroyed, 11 civilians killed and 14 wounded.

The on the occasion of the anniversary of the declaration of war in Italy to the Öst.- Hungarian monarchy completely destroyed monasteries on Monte Santo, probably by 23.5.1916.

February 18, 1941. Fire in Santander.

Surface Shelters Intact in Bath Though Houses All Round were Demolished - Surface shelters in bath still intact after the Two - Night Nazi "Blit" though houses in the surrounding two streets were demolished. A Resident in this neighbourhood is seen in the centre of this picture trying to recover some valuables from the debris. July 17, 1942. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Photo collection Spaarnestad topics. Destroyances Netherlands 1941/1945. Destroyed retail premises and buildings (Meidagen 1940) location unknown. May 1940. The Netherlands

Dodecanese Islands - War File. May 8, 1944. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Elsevier photo collection. Ruins Oosterbeek World War. Hogeweg. August 1945. Gelderland, Oosterbeek

The Fall of Boulogne Canadian soldiers inspecting one of the U Boat pens at Boulogne showing lifts on each side of the pen to raise the submarine out of the water. All organised resistance in Boulogne ended Sept. 22 when Lt. Gen. Ferdinand Heim, the garrison commander, and his staff surrendered the badly battered port. September 24, 1944. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Anefo photo collection. Destroyances Rotterdam bombing 14 1940 (on left Dutch soldiers). 1940. Rotterdam, South Holland

07/08/1944. An English soldier carries a French girl in his arms on a street in newly liberated Caen.

Sabotage In Denmark: Latest Pictures -- All that remains of a Danish shoe factory in stensgad which was wrecked by a Sabotage bomb.***** reports reaching London indicate that, ***** result of the " Intensive Occupation " of ***** by 50,000 German Troops, the ***** is seething with anger and is now are in the mood for revolt than ever before. The Nazis marched in as a threat to strikers and Saboteurs, but the strikes are spreading rapidly and acts of Sabotage are everywhere increasing. December 29, 1943. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Anefo photo collection. Bombing Rotterdam. Destructions. 1940. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Collapse Pand Vijzelstraat. March 23, 1955

The Battle of Stalingrad by Anonymous /Moscow Photo Museum (House of Photography)/1943/Photograph/Russia/History

Riot damage following assassination of Martin Luther King Jnr, 1968.

Shanghai, China:¾ November 6, 1937. A Japanese unit involved in mopping up operations in the bloody Chapei area halt in their tracks as a direct hit by remnants of the Chinese forces is scored on the structure directly in front of them. Chinese snipers and 'dare-to-die' squads still remain in the shambles of Chapei waiting to deal death to incautious Japanese.

Canton ... Kweilin Bombed by Japanese ... Japanese bomb hits on a strategic point in Kwilin, Kwangsi Province, one of the most important Chiang Kai-shek's army in South China. Pictured was carried per airmail from the city. January 20, 1940. (Photo by The Domei News Photos Service).

Fort Hermann. Hits in Güsstelleg iv.

Russia. Staligrado Soviet Troops Defending. 1942

Jap subs shell Sydney harbour damaged house Bradley Ave Bellvoe hill. June 8, 1942.

Ruins in Richmond, Virginia , Corner Governor and Cary Streets, Richmond, Virginia, May 1865. Title "Ruins in Richmond" devised by Library staff. Other title with date from the Virginia Historical Society, Exhibited: "The Civil War in America" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C, 2013. Streets, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, War damage, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage.

07/31/1911. A town destroyed by fire. Partial view of the damage caused by a fire in the town of Buxtchude (Germany).

Life In Nuremberg TodayThe centre of Nuremberg. This is the area in what was known as the "walled city".Scenes taken in the old-time city of Nuremberg where the forth-coming War Criminal trials are to be held. September 08, 1945. (Photo by L.N.A.).

Anefo photo collection. Repro Rotterdam bombing 1940. 1940. Rotterdam, South Holland

05/26/1918. The birth of the Aerial bomb. Civilian personnel evacuating the city of Abbeville after an aerial bombardment.

Desborough Mort Pty. Ltd. Fire - September-1935. September 25, 1935.

Damage made by the bombs of a zeppelin. Rue du Borrégo. Damage made by the bombs of a zeppelin on the house of Brigadier Ridault, rue du Borrégo, 20th arrondissement, Paris, on the night of January 29, 1916 Anonymous. Damage made by the bombs of a zeppelin. Rue du Borrégo. Damage made by the bombs of a zeppelin on the house of Brigadier Ridault, rue du Borrégo, 20th arrondissement, Paris, on the night of January 29, 1916. Drawing with gelatin bromide of silver. January 29, 1916-29 January 1916.

1938. Damage caused by a bombing in Madrid.

Anefo photo collection. Recovery: Arnhem. Man in citizen with glasses at the ruins of the St. Eusebius or Walburgis church. August 1945. Arnhem, Gelderland

Anefo photo collection. Destructions in Arnhem after the war. 1945. Arnhem

Bombing Raid On German Paris. Effects of enemy bombardment on civilian homes of Paris. Authorized by the censorship for France and export No. 92.784. June 04, 1940. (Photo by S.A.F.A.R.A.).

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. A wrecked machine shop where telescopes and torpedoes were made, at the Krupp-Grusonwerk AG in Magdeburg, Germany. Magdeburg was subjected to a heavy area attack by aircraft of Bomber Command on the night of 16/17 January 1945, when 44 per cent of the city's built-up area was reported destroyed.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Rice distribution. Destruction. December 22, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Magelang, Dutch East Indies

1937. A locksmith factory in Orduña (Vizcaya), Destroyed by the National Troops.

The Hurricane of 1900 made landfall on September 8, 1900, in the city of Galveston, Texas, in the United States. It had estimated winds of 145 miles per hour (233 km/h) at landfall, making it a Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It was the deadliest hurricane in US history. The hurricane caused great loss of life with the estimated death toll between 6,000 and 12,000 individuals; the number most cited in official reports is 8,000, giving the storm the third-highest number of deaths or injuries of any Atlantic hurricane, after the Great Hurricane of 1780 and 1998's Hurricane Mitch. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is the deadliest natural disaster ever to strike the United States. The hurricane occurred before the practice of assigning official code names to tropical storms was instituted, and thus it is commonly referred to under a variety of descriptive names. Typical names for the storm include the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the Great Galveston Hurricane, and, e

British Surrender In Singapore - Countries War File. March 12, 1945. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Finland War File. December 15, 1939.

Anefo photo collection. Clearing the rubble and search for victims of Hotel Poland; Debris the slow on the left under discover firefighters victim. May 10, 1977

'En territoire libere; l'hotel de ville de Bapaume', 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

03/31/1909. Earthquakes in Portugal. The Duke of Porto (X), uncle of King Don Manuel, Visiting the Ruins of Benavente, which is the town that has suffered the most from the Earthquakes.

Bombing of Bath A fireman still at his job of fighting the fire in one of the streets of Bath. April 28, 1942. (Photo by London News Agency Photos).

Anefo photo collection. Assignment HVV Rotterdam. July 13, 1961. Rotterdam, South Holland

Franco Troops Take Lerida: Government Partisans Executed - Executed Government supporters outside a bank here today after being caught by the Franco forces.General Franco's troops, sweeping relentlessly towards the sea, delivered one of the most crushing blows of the Spanish civil war when they stormed Lerida, overcoming a resistance that had lasted six days, and penetrated to the ancient fortress in the centre of the town. Inhabitants who had fought wildly for days ran madly through the streets to escape the Franco advance. Many were caught and executed. April 06, 1938. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Stalingrad. September 1942. Among smoking ruins that almost erase the layout of the streets, the German Infantry advances, conquering the neighborhoods house by house after bitter fighting.

Russians Still Bombing Civilians And Hospital - The during hospital at Tovisa after a direct hit had drought havoc to the sick and red cross nurses.As the Russians make peace ***** to the Finns, they are still bombing civilian towns and hospitals in Southern Finland. These pictures were taken at Tovisa, shortly after a soviet attack ***** which the hospital was hit. March 01, 1940. (Photo by Keystone).

Flying Bomb- V1 Bomb Damage in London, England, UK, 1944 A vicar who has been helping with the rescue effort following a devastating V1 attack on the Highland Road and Lunham Road area of Upper Norwood, pauses in his work to smoke a cigarette and chat to one of his parishioners. The vicar is wearing overalls and a steel helmet. He also appears to have a pair of motorcycle goggles resting on the brim of his hat. They, and the Civil Defence workers around them, are standing on piles of rubble and timbers. Behind them, the devastated remains of several houses can be seen.

The Entry Into Caen -- A main street in Caen immediately after the entry of British forces. On July 9th., British and Canadian troops captured Caen after a massive assault from air, sea and land. The Germans resisted bitterly, before the city was entered and the streets were heavily mined by the retreating enemy. Picture taken by a British Army photographer who was with the first assault troops. July 09, 1944. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photos Liberation North Sumatra. Flat burning buildings. December 19, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

May 1939. Trenches in the Clinical hospital.

Seville, 07/06/1952. Fire in the San Telmo palace. In the image, firefighters put out the roof of the library.

Curator V G Hildén among the ruins of the Railway Museum in Helsinki, after the bombing 1943-08-29

Sudbury A.R.P. Exercises: A dummy being rescued from the gutted building during the exercises. A series of A.R.P. exercises which have been carried out at Sudbury, culminated this morning in a "Air-Raid" when a derelict cottages were bombed and demolished. April 30, 1939. (Photo by Keystone).

***** in Madrid (Spain) furniture being taken from a convent being burnt in the street, ***** false main of ***** having for sued children. June 22, 1936. (Photo by The Associated Press of Great Britain Ltd.).

This Striking photograph shows the shattered buildings during the attack. Other bombs were dropped after this was taken. German staff cars can be seen parked before the building. January 22, 1945. (Photo by P.N.A.).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return to blitar. Occupation of blitar: after Kepadjen and Wlingi, Dutch troops went to Blitar. Destroyed station complex and rail equipment. December 22, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Destruction: Arnhem. Destroyed buildings and delusion. June 1945. Arnhem

1930s MARCH 10 1933 EARTHQUAKE AFTERMATH MEN SAILORS STANDING IN RUBBLE OF DESTROYED SHOPS RESTAURANTS LONG BEACH CA USA

Bloody Saturday - Baby crying on a platform of Shanghai's South Station after aerial bombing by Japanese forces. This terrified baby was one of the only human beings left alive in Shanghai's South Station after the brutal Japanese bombing in China. August 1937

04/30/1917. The War on the Western Front. What remains of the Station neighborhood, in the town of Nesles.

China Rebuilds -- A Chinese mother with a child in her arms watches men start the reconstruction of her home in Changteh, Hunan Province, scene of bitter fighting last December. Japanese occupied the city Dec. 3. Chinese drove them out Dec. 9. This is a Chinese ministry of Information photo. February 02, 1944. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

September 1937. Appearance of the town of Quinto (Zaragoza), when the Republican Troops Entered.

Photo collection Government information service. Bombardment Rotterdam. Overview. May 1940. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Fire at Hotel T Silveren Sepaerd in Eindhoven: Elf dead, overview of extinguishing work. September 28, 1971. Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant

Anefo photo collection. Queen Wilhelmina back in The Hague. Swaying audience standing on mess. July 6, 1945. The Hague, South Holland

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 1943. Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of the Nazi ghettos during World War II. It was established in November 1940 by the German authorities within the new General Government territory of occupied Poland

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Djambi. After the occupation of Djambi (Sumatra) Destructions. January 2, 1949. Indonesia, Jambi, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Palestine disturbances during summer 1936. Jaffa. Edge of the dynamited area. Close to the shore street. 1936, Israel, Tel Aviv

French field hospital showing the ward. Hospital de Vadelaincourt, in the Meuse region of north east France, during the First World War. 1917

Gijón, 12/15/1930. General strike in Gijón. In the image, bonfire formed by the strikers with images and cult objects from the Jesuit temple.

Warsaw 1945. "ul. Zielna"; Bu Hak, Jan (1876-1950); 1945 (1945-00-00-1945-00-00);

Anefo photo collection. Repro Rotterdam bombing 1940. 1940. Rotterdam, South Holland

'Dawn Breaks to find the city transfigured after a night of hell', 1941 (1942). Artist: Unknown.

Street principle of Roye coupee in France was destroyed by the explosion of a German mine before abandoning the city by the enemy. 1915

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Instrumentation Tangerang. Destroyed and burnt-out home. 28 May 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

11/30/1983. Aspect of the scene where the fire at the Alcalá 20 nightclub started.

Polish weapons taken by the Germans, Palace of Warsaw, Poland, World War II, 1944. Artist: Unknown

Bomb Damaged Buildings In Kassel, Germany. 29 April 1945.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Ruin of a destroyed building. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Group photo of Dutch soldiers sitting on and around the veranda of a house. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

French position in the village of Clarency, following the Second Battle of Artois (Deuxième bataille de lArtois or Lorettoschlacht) from 9 May 18 June 1915, on the Western Front during the First World War

Stalingrad. September 1942. The Germans install anti-tank pieces to consolidate their position in the streets they are conquering.

Anefo photo collection. The queen visits the Disaster area Tricht. Disasters, destructions, tornadoes. June 26, 1967. Gelderland, Tricht

Damage from a flying-bomb being cleared up.

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