Aerial views of German cities after bombing: Cologne, Ulm, D - Lot 371

Aerial views of German cities after bombing: Cologne, Ulm, Düsseldorf, Kiel (1944-1945), also including images of retreating German troops crossing the Rhine in 1945, as well as damage to the Verne-Eickel factory. (Lot of 10 photographs of ) British official photographs. Among the set: - Münster after its capture: photograph taken from the stoop of the church overlooking the city, showing the extent of the destruction caused by Allied aerial and artillery bombardment. Münster, some 80 km northeast of the Rhine near Wesel, was liberated on April 3, 1945 by Allied forces advancing eastwards. Photograph by U.S. Signal Corps, HQ ETO-45-31141. - Hohenzollern Bridge, Cologne: RAF reconnaissance photograph showing the collapsed superstructure at the western end of the bridge, while the twin spires of Cologne Cathedral, apparently undamaged, cast long shadows across the Rhine. Significant damage can also be seen at Cologne's main railway station after the massive bombardment by RAF Bomber Command on March 2, 1945.