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File:Dusseldorf, Germany after one week of Royal Air Force bombing, June 1943 (27804339421).jpg

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Description Lot 11635-4: Allied Air Raids on Europe, WWII.German industrial city of Dusseldorf, Germany, after one week of heavy Royal Air Force raid of June 11, 1943. Some fires were still smoldering in the heart of the city and about 1,500 acres were seen to be devastated by high explosives. These areas are the white patches on the photograph. The wooden area at left center is the Hofgarten. Office of War Information. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/06/24).
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/27804339421 (archive). It was reviewed on 10 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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