Berlin's daily life in July 1945
Photos of post-war Berlin from the Life magazine archive. Filming was done in July by 1945 by American photographer William Wendyvert.
1. A group of Russian soldiers on the steps of the Reich Chancellery.
2. Berlin Cathedral near the Imperial Palace. Only the facade remains
3. Berlin Sport Palace, where Joseph Goebbels spoke with his speeches.
4. Berliners prepare food in the yard of their completely destroyed building
5. Brandenburg Gate.
6. New newspapers have appeared in the city.
7. Children play outside near anti-aircraft guns.
8. Gates of the French Embassy.
9. Water pump - technologies of the fallen city
10. In the Reich Chancellery.
11. In some of the destroyed sectors of Berlin, an intensive flow of passengers in the subway.
12. From the building of the French Embassy in Berlin, only the wall sections remained. Entrance gates and a balcony still bear the initials of the RF
13. Around the Reichstag is the largest black market in Berlin. The soldiers of the Red Army are the main buyers there.
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15. Sign indicating exit from the British sector
16. Captured by Soviet soldiers in their sector of the horse. Many Soviet military units still use outdated vehicles.
17. Wilhelmstrasse. Ruins of the Reich Chancellery.
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19. Sale of newspapers on the street in Berlin.
20. A bar grinder attracts English, French and American soldiers near the Brandenburg Gate.
21. Having seen the SCA jeep, the Berliners are in a hurry to him, hoping to elicit from the arriving cigarettes and chocolate.
22. The statue of William II is the most photographed monument in Berlin.
23. The Germans are working on clearing blockages.
24. French traffic police give directions to German colleagues.
25. Kaiser Wilhelm Church
26. Soviet soldier on the steps of the Reich Chancellery.
1. A group of Russian soldiers on the steps of the Reich Chancellery.
2. Berlin Cathedral near the Imperial Palace. Only the facade remains
3. Berlin Sport Palace, where Joseph Goebbels spoke with his speeches.
4. Berliners prepare food in the yard of their completely destroyed building
5. Brandenburg Gate.
6. New newspapers have appeared in the city.
7. Children play outside near anti-aircraft guns.
8. Gates of the French Embassy.
9. Water pump - technologies of the fallen city
10. In the Reich Chancellery.
11. In some of the destroyed sectors of Berlin, an intensive flow of passengers in the subway.
12. From the building of the French Embassy in Berlin, only the wall sections remained. Entrance gates and a balcony still bear the initials of the RF
13. Around the Reichstag is the largest black market in Berlin. The soldiers of the Red Army are the main buyers there.
14.
15. Sign indicating exit from the British sector
16. Captured by Soviet soldiers in their sector of the horse. Many Soviet military units still use outdated vehicles.
17. Wilhelmstrasse. Ruins of the Reich Chancellery.
18.
19. Sale of newspapers on the street in Berlin.
20. A bar grinder attracts English, French and American soldiers near the Brandenburg Gate.
21. Having seen the SCA jeep, the Berliners are in a hurry to him, hoping to elicit from the arriving cigarettes and chocolate.
22. The statue of William II is the most photographed monument in Berlin.
23. The Germans are working on clearing blockages.
24. French traffic police give directions to German colleagues.
25. Kaiser Wilhelm Church
26. Soviet soldier on the steps of the Reich Chancellery.
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