War-Torn Urban Landscapes

Dramatic scenes of devastation in urban areas post-battle, highlighting the destruction and aftermath of conflicts during the 20th century.

Bulldozer Cleans Up -- British and Canadian troops using bulldozers to clear Debris in the town of Fauborg De Vaucelles. After occupation by Allied troops in their drive South-East from Caen. July 22, 1944. (Photo by British Newspaper Pool Photo).

Face in the Herenstraat in Rhenen, after the devastation in the city as a result of the battle for the Grebbelinie in May 1940.

The Remains of Compiegne -- This is the scene at Compiegne, or what remains of it, after a German air bombardment, during their advance into Paris in June, 1940. August 29, 1942. (Photo by Keystone).

Photograph showing the destruction at the town of Saint-Cyr, in Western France, during the liberation of France from German occupation in the summer of 1944. Dated 20th Century

Bulldozer Cleans Up -- British and Canadian troops using bulldozers to clear Debris in the town of Fauborg De Vaucelles. After occupation by Allied troops in their drive South-East from Caen. July 22, 1944. (Photo by British Newspaper Pool Photo).

Destroyed building, liberation of France, St Cyr, August 1944. The photographer is unknown.

03/31/1937. In the University City. Appearance of one of the galleries of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, destroyed by enemy fire.

Blasted By RAF in Raid On Paris Motor Works -- Vichy sources describe this as a view of wrecked buildings after the British air raid on the renault motor plant near Paris March 3. April 15, 1942. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Anefo photo collection. Explosion at the Rhineland Metal Protection Mogen. to lead. March 25, 1959

Photo collection Spaarnestad topics. Destructions 1940 The Netherlands - R to Z. Princenhage 1940. May 1940. The Netherlands

06/30/1906. Seville. Fire of the former convent of San Pablo. Firefighters working to extinguish the fire.

DA-SN-03-00957. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ruins of Belion street after an attack, Senlis, First World War, France, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Destruction: Arnhem. Ruins. June 1945. Arnhem

bombing carried out on Monday July 22, 1946 by the militant Zionist underground organization, the Irgun, on the British administrative headquarters for Palestine at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. 91 people of various nationalities were killed and 46 were injured

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Krawang. Krowang: "Here yesterday my rice pellet was". Rice Pellar Ruine. July 1947. Indonesia, Java, Krowang, Dutch East Indies

Photographic print of the Bombing of Guernica as part of Operation Rügen. Dated 20th Century

Through 28 cm grenade destroyed at Biglia. .

Stalingrad. Red Army men taking up a new line. November 1, 1942. ;Stalingrad. Red Army men taking up a new line.

The ruins of Tokyo after the Allied bombing during the nights of the 9th and 10th March 1945. During the raids 279 aircraft launched 1665 tonnes of incendiary projectiles at the city.

Photograph showing the destruction École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr during the liberation of France from German occupation in the summer of 1944. Dated 20th Century

Cyclone in Sicily -- The house in Catania, Sicily, in which twenty persons were killed through the building collapsing in the storm.A violent cyclone hit Sicily and Sardinia last week.The city of Catania, Sicliy, suffered most of the damage. Here about twenty of the inhabitants were killed as a result of a house collapsing.The damage is estimated at about 15 milliard lire. October 24, 1951. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).

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

Destroyed Italian barracks. Recorded on May 24, 1916..

03/03/1937. State in which some Houses remained on the Paseo de la Florida between the Manzanares River, after an Aviation bombing.

looted and ransacked church in Madrid, Spain, during the Spanish Civil War.

China-Japanese War From 1932, 1937,38,39. - China Military War Scene. September 26, 1937.

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.

Photograph showing a wrecked street, just behind the waterfront of Anzio, with an Allied soldier climbing over the rubble, Italy, 1944. Anzio was the scene of heavy fighting between British and German armies between January and May 1944. Date: 1944

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

Anefo photo collection. Destruction: Venlo. VENLO vandalism. 1945. Limburg, Venlo

Anefo photo collection. Demolition after fire on Rembrandt Square. January 8, 1969

Jap attack on Singapore.A.RP. Workers searching for injured. February 20, 1942.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Soekaboemi. Ruines Smeulen still after. A cloud of smoke in the background. July 21, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Soekaboemi

Civilian volunteers search through the rubble of a bombed building looking for survivers during WWII. From Front Line 1940-41, published 1942

The Battle of Boulogne Canadian Bren gunners in the ruins of a building during the fierce fighting in Boulogne. The battle of Boulogne has entered its final phase, and the Canadians creeping from doorway to doorway, are slowly but surely edging toward the remnants of the German Garrison, making their last stand. The town has taken terrific punishment from air and artillery. Machine Gunning and shelling continue to be fierce. September 20, 1944. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Photograph showing Republican troops changing position, in preparation for an assault on the Toledo Alcazar, September 1936. The Alcazar was held by Nationalist forces for 10 weeks from the beginning of the Civil War, until they were relieved by General Varela. September 1936

DN-SN-85-02116. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Grenville Country: Grenada (GRD)

Anefo photo collection. Destructions air attack London. 1940-1945}. Britain, London

Rehousing Britain- Bomb Damage in Southern England, UK, 1945 A scene of devastation following a V2 rocket attack, somewhere in the south of England. In the foreground, a casualty is being carried away on a stretcher, whilst in the background, Civil Defence workers continue to search through debris and rubble, checking for any other survivors. The remains of a building can also be seen. According to the original caption, the rocket fell here 'about two hours ago'.

Anefo photo collection. G. Jongbloet got up in Sloterdijk in Flames. March 24, 1964. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Sloterdijk

Anefo photo collection. Explosion in Arnhem. August 12, 1961. Arnhem

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reporting Deli Tu. Deli Tula: What else stood was also placed in axis an hour before our arrival. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Spreading fire in Jucourica Operation Barbarossa - German Invasion of Russia, 1941 - 15th Infantary Division of the Thuringia-Kurhessen Division

World War I, the ruins of Armentieres, France, 1918, official British war photograph

Anefo photo collection. Destruction: Venlo. VENLO vandalism. 1945. Limburg, Venlo

An Air Raid Warden runs across a large pile of rubble during Civil Defence training in Fulham during 1942. An Air Raid Warden runs across a large pile of rubble, past a casualty lying on the ground, to report this incident in Edith Villas, Fulham, to his ARP post, and summon help from the other Civil Defence services. Behind him, another Warden can be seen, holding a young child in his arms. More rubble and timbers can be seen, spilling out of the badly-damaged house behind them.

Anefo photo collection. Brandje in the Wittenstraat in Amsterdam. Fireman. July 21, 1967. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Destruction from Flood, Dayton, Ohio, USA, circa 1913

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC For article "Hasty urgency". Medan: Tebing Tinggi brought about the rapid advance of the Dutch troops to a panic under the TNI troops and officials present. With their hasty flight, they forced the train staff to transport them to Siantar, although it was aware that a train from Siantar was on the track section. Both trains rode on each other and many paid their lives for this crazy ride. When the Dutch troops arrived a few hours later, everything has been made to transport the hundreds seriously injured as quickly as possible to the hospital. An image of the havoc at the place of disaster .. July 29, 1947. Indonesia, Medan, Dutch East Indies

Shattered Plant After Powder Blast -- Sheets of corrugated metal roofing and other debris litter the site of the Kenvil plant of the Hercules Powder Company, Sept. 13th, after an explosion that killed at least 35 persons and injured at least 145. Damage has been set an $1,000,000. September 13, 1940. (Photo by Acme).

04/30/1918. The Destroys of War. An aspect of Roye Church, destroyed by German and French grenades.

Burning wreckage of the Elizabethan after the crash in which 21 initially lost their lives, including 7 members of the Manchester United football team. 2 more people subsequently died of their injuries following the crash. Date: 6th February 1958

Two young boys pose amid the damage at Dormans, Marne, France showing the ruined Saint-Hippolyte Church following heavy fighting in the village during WW1. The site of the Marne World War One Memorial. Date: 1920

Destructions by Russian troops in Torgowitza Volhynia; photographer: Schilder, 14. Korps.

General view of a section of Cologne showing the devastation visited upon Germany's fourth largest city by the heavy allied air assaults that were co-ordinated with the ground forces steadily advancing through Germany.

An ***** rolls through the devastated city of isigny en route ***** line. June 20, 1944. (Photo by Fox Photos).

06/30/1912. Events in Portugal. House of the Royalist Chiefs Destroyed by the Republicans in Cabeceiras de Bastos.

February 1938. A view of the Teruel command after being reconquered by the national army.

View of the N.S. station Rotterdam Beurs in Rotterdam, after the bombing of 14 May 1940.

Slug (Demolished Home).A Result of The Conflict In China.Photo shows The remains of a once substantial looking house, after the Chinese bombardment had subsided. The Chinese forces outside the city could not get into the city so easily, so they resorted to a real bombardment, with the above result. March 24, 1927. (Photo by International Newsreel Photo)

Anefo photo collection. Destruction: Venlo. VENLO vandalism. 1945. Limburg, Venlo

German Horror Film, Intercepted, Shows Nazis At War - A soviet bridge has been reduced to ruins; from the rubble a German Machine-Gunner crouches with finger on Trigger.An excerpt from "war in the east", Nazi horror film of the German campaign in soviet Russia. This film, a masterpiece of the Glorification of Brutality, was intercepted the British and will be shown to British Cinema audiences. August 14, 1942. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Keboomen, Poerworedjo and Matelang 2nd police promotion 19-21 December 1948. The destroyed Ursulin monastery in Magelang. December 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

The Anglo-Zanzibar War was fought between the United Kingdom and the Zanzibar Sultanate on 27 August 1896. The conflict lasted around 40 minutes, and is the shortest war in history. The immediate cause of the war was the death of the pro-British Sultan Hamad bin Thuwaini on 25 August 1896 and the subsequent succession of Sultan Khalid bin Barghash. The British authorities preferred Hamud bin Muhammed, who was more favourable to British interests, as sultan. In accordance with a treaty signed in 1886, a condition for accession to the sultanate was that the candidate obtain the permission of the British consul, and Khalid had not fulfilled this requirement. The British considered this a casus belli and sent an ultimatum to Khalid demanding that he order his forces to stand down and leave the palace. In response, Khalid called up his palace guard and barricaded himself inside the palace. The ultimatum expired at 09:00 East Africa Time (EAT) on 27 August, by which time the British had gath

Soldiers of the Corps Mobile Colonnes drain a wounded during a disaster exercise.

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

Street in Muzzano with war yard 3.11.17. .

***** Now War ***** Received - Bomb damage in Oulu, Finland, caused during one of the many recent attacks by Russian planes. February 2, 1940. (Photo by Topical press).

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Damage to houses by shell fire.

View from the roof of La Salle Girls College in Manila, showing the Rizal Stadium in the background. Here are tanks moving in on the football field with troops behind them. Moat in the center of the picture provided a formidable tank barrier until an American bulldozer came up and filled it with earth. February, 1945

France War Scenes. May 22, 1944. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. Viewed from a wrecked German hangar, two Hawker Tempests of No. 3 Squadron RAF receive attention from ground crew in a dispersal at B80/Volkel, Holland.

The St Paul district Torpillated House Passage Charlemagne April 12, 1918 (22h30) WAR 1914-1918. The Saint-Paul District. TORPILLATED HOUSE PASSAGE Charlemagne. Paris (Iveme arr.), April 12, 1918 (22:30). Photograph of Godefroy Household.

"Counter-Offensive" -- Caption accompanying this picture, which came to the U.S. from Lisbon, Portugal, says it shows German soldiers advancing for a counter-offensive at the Kuban Bridgehead, The Novorossisk sector at the southern end of the Russian front. June 29, 1943. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Photograph showing the Japenese attack on Pearl Harbour in Hawaii, 1941, which began the War in the Pacific. Date: 21st February 1942

Destruction caused by riots between Hindus and Muslims in Noakhali East Bengal, November 1946, India Copyright: xVithalbhaixJhaveri/DinodiaxPhotox

Summit on the VRSIC. Recorded on 27 July 1916..

Germans Mopping Up - Somewhere In Russia -- Only the official German caption accompanying this picture identifies the Locale - which is a Russian town somewhere on the Eastern front. The advancing German soldiers and the background of wreckage are indistinguishable from those in pictures from other European countries which have gone down. April 10, 1941. (Photo by ACME).

Elsevier photo collection. Situation bombing Rotterdam. Hofplein seen Stokvolalag. Links Delftse Poort. June 1940. Rotterdam, South Holland

Attack on the Soviet Union, Operation Barbarossa, Soviet Union 1941 Wehrmacht soldier inspects the wreckage of a tank in front of a destroyed house, exact location unknown

Anefo photo collection. Large fire at Hotel Poland in Amsterdam; extinguishing work and overviews. May 9, 1977. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Russians Still March Through Stalingrad -- Red army troops march through the streets of Stalingrad before a back-drop of bomb-shattered buildings as they move to another part of the besieged city to bolster its defense. This picture sent by radio from Moscow to London and thence to New York by transatlantic plant. October 19, 1942. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

German forces enter Warsaw in late September 1939 (according to notes that come with the print), or Germans during Warsaw Uprising (according to research) .

Military Camp at Clapham Common Troops and German P.O.W.'s fitting up field kitchens on Clapham Common today. Troops and German Prisoners-of-war, set up a complete Army ***** from which will be directed the ***** to feed London, during the present strike. January 30, 1941. (Photo by LNA)

This Pile Of Ruins Is All That Remains Of The Matford Factory In Strasbourg, Germany, After A 2 Minute Bombing By 53 Heavies Of The Us Army 8Th Air force. The Attack Stopped A Monthly Production Of 200 To 300 German Airplane Engines.

12/31/1936. Women Searching in the Debris of Buildings Destroyed by a Bombing, in Brihuega (Guadalajara).

Hidden German Bombs Blast Naples Soldiers of the Allied fifth Army search for bodies amid the ruins of building in Naples, Italy, which was destroyed by a hidden German time bomb. The Germans concealed scores of bombs, timed to explode after they had retreated. One bomb exploded in the Naples Post Office while it was crowded with civilians and killed about 100 persons. December 13, 1943. (Photo by U.S. Office Of War Information Picture).

Anefo photo collection. Destroyances Middelburg bombing 1940. 1940. Middelburg, Zeeland

The aftermath of bombing in Narvik, Norway.

British Trooper rescued a puppy from the ruins German apartment in Geilenkirchen. Nov. 1944. Germany, World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_8_100)

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