When Nordhausen concentration camp in Thuringia was liberated by the 104th US Infantry Division on April 12, 1945, the soldiers found horrific scenes. Over 3,000 corpses were scattered around the camp.
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Dresden, 1945
Over 2 days in February 1945, 3,900 tons of explosives were dropped over Dresden. Thirteen square miles and 100,000+ civilians were annihilated. Richard Peter explored the city devastated by the firebombing.
What They Are Reading in Greece
Editorial: Iconic Photos has been first and foremost a history blog and here it looks […]
Hyperinflation (1921 – 1923)
By its financial obduracy, Germany proves that it has exceedingly falling memory. While it is […]
The End of the Thousand-Year Reich
As the Second World War came to a close, a wave of suicides swept Berlin and […]
Dora Concentration Camp by Walter Frentz, 1944
Walter Frentz, known as Hitler’s favorite photographer, was commissioned by Albert Speer, German Armaments Minister, to photograph and film rocket assembly at Mittelwerk, the underground factory at Dora
Signing the Armistice
On November 8th 1918, the German delegation crossed the frontlines to negotiate an armistice to […]