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Destruction from Air Strikes in WWII

Photos showing bomb damage to factories and infrastructure in Europe, highlighting the impacts of air power during WWII.

The foundry at Terni, bombed by the planes of the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces.
The foundry at Terni, bombed by the planes of the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces.
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Ruins of Norfolk Navy Yard. Title from item, Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, c1866, Vol. I, pl. 18, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Norfolk.
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Anefo photo collection. Landmines clear in Hoek van Holland. Series Landmines clear in Hoek van Holland. August 1945. Hoek van Holland
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Utter Destruction Is The Result Of Allied Air Attacks On Frankfurt, Germany. 381St Bomb Group, 2 May 1945.
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AMS-122 Cormorant , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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Anefo photo collection. Repro Rotterdam bombing 1940. 1940. Rotterdam, South Holland
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Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.
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Immense Wreckage In The Fortezza Marshalling Yards In Italy, By The 15Th Air Force Bombers.
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Barracks and deposits of the Austrian fortress demolished and occupied by Italian troops, World War I, photo by Aldo Molinari (1885-1959), from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLII, No 36, September 5, 1915.
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Fotocollectie Eerste Wereldoorlog. From the east. Southwestfront: How the Italians pay attention to the "Red Cross": One by Ital. Bombing compensation damaged Österr.-UN. Feldspital .. 1914-1918}
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Yorktown, Virginia (vicinity). Battery No. 4, mounting 13-inch mortars. East north end | Library of Congress
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Bomb Damage In Northern Italy Caused By Bombs From 15Th Af Bombers. 12 May 1945.
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Fort Pulaski, Ga. Interior view of the breach. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Forts & fortifications, United States, Georgia, Fort Pulaski.
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Baseball Parks - N.Y. and Phila. players at site of fire - Polo Grounds, NYC, April 14, 1911
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Charleston, South Carolina. Exterior view of Fort Sumter. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.
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National Guard jeep patrols Watts section of Los Angeles. After six days of riots, almost a 1000 business were destroyed in the Nation's worst race riot in two decades. August 18, 1965.
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USS Indiana (BB-1) , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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Troops at the pre-march at CodeRoipo 18.11.17. .
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Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.
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Camouflaged Store Room Of V-1 Rocket Site Near Cherbourg, France.
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Wehrmacht soldiers in bombed city, 1940 - 1941 photograph German soldiers ride on motorcycles through a bombed city. On the right a car. The photo was taken from a car of which one of the back can be seen. Netherlands photographic support gelatin silver print devastated, ruined place or city (~ warfare) Netherlands
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2nd shield of the place of the nation towards the door of Vincennes. Switching on the shield. May 31, 1899. The second shield of the Nation Square to the Gate of Vincennes. Switching on the shield. 11th and 12th arrondissements, Paris. May 31, 1899. Construction of Parisian metropolitan. "Second shield of the nation's place to the door of Vincennes. Establishment of the shield. Paris (XI-XIIth ARR.), May 31, 1899". Photograph of Charles Maindron (1861-1940). Gélatino-Chloride Draw Developed.
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ARD-18 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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AMS-83 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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Heddon Staff -- Troops riot at Farnborough. Aerial view of "glasshouse" with the men on the roof. February 24, 1946.
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Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.
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DESTRUCTION AT AACHEN-Germany showing fires and smoke caused by American combined air and ground attack. A U.S. Army 9th Air Force photographer took this picture just before ground assault troops and tanks began advancing into the town.
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Bomb Damage In The Marshalling Yards At Trento, Italy. 2 May 1945.
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General view of old Balikpapan Borneo, refinery area, showing destruction of power plant in background. Note method of camouflage over tanks. Chicken wire stretched over poles was then covered by vegetation. 14 August 1945.
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04/30/1917. The Destroys of War. Current appearance of the town of Belleville, in northern France.
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Rotterdam, Holland, immediately after Nazi bombardment at the beginning of World War II.
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Vojscica Bombarded Church; Isonzo front; Photographer: War Measurement 5.
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Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.
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07/31/1918. Various Notes from the summer in El Escorial. 2.-campaign mass celebrated on the occasion of the inauguration.
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Ninth Air Force Bombers make another clean sweep, one and three-quarter miles from Valognes, France, by the destruction of all rail lines the German armies might use to their aid in retreating.
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H.E. shells bursting in Mametz Wood, hotly contested with the Prussian Guard, finally taken July, 1916, Realistic Travels, after 1916 - c. 1918 stereograph Picardy cardboard. photographic support gelatin silver print projectiles, explosives, etc.. forest, wood
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AGS-27 Kane , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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DF-SN-88-02674. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Photograph of the Ludendorff Bridge, viewed from the Remagen end of the bridge, 1945. This bridge was captured by troops of the 9th Armoured Division of the US First Army, who were the first Allied soldiers to cross the River Rhine on 7th March 1945. The story of the battle for Remagen and its bridge was later told in the book and film 'The Bridge at Remagen'. Date: 1945
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AOR-1 Witchita , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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Panuco after battle of 4/13/14
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In Union Sq. after storm
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Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)
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Hurricane 'Betsy' - Puerto Rico - 8/12/1956 , Hurricanes, Trees, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization
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Village in the Somme, entrance to Albert
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College Boy -- Pvt. William Ormond, a student at Assumption College in 1954, was on duty as a National Guardsmen after the big Worcester tornado, along with other Guardsmen called to aid victims and preserve order. Here he stands guard over the rubble of his alma mater.
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Art.Sect shooting field.Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)
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SANTANDER. EXPLOSION DEL BUQUE " CABO MACHICHACO " EN 1892. CALLE MENDEZ NUÑEZ Y EXTRACCION DE LA DINAMITA DEL BARCO. GRABADO. ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.
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Korean War: Invasion of Inchon, September 15, 1950.
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CVA(N) 68 Chester W. Nimitz , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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DA-SN-03-00974. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The Alfa Guastalla condominium in Milan under construction. 1957
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Anefo photo collection. Wieringermeerpolder. December 8, 1945. Noord-Holland, Wieringermeer
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Small tank that exploded as a result of a strafing attack on installation of the Standard Oil Corporation on Mactan Island, Philippine Islands. 12 April 1945.
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Dynamite in Paris. - Effects of the explosion, Boulevard Saint-Germain, 136.
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CVA(N) 68 Chester W. Nimitz , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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DF-ST-85-10649. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Florence military prison series--"On board the old transport" / J.E. Taylor. | Library of Congress