Hamburg, 1929

A harbour tour still ranks highly among the things to do in Hamburg - the third port in Europe. And so it was already in 1929.
(Collection Jan Jacobs)

GermanyDeutschlandHamburgharbourport

Dresden, 1935

A traffic policeman in Dresden.
(Collection Maurits Van Wesemael)

DeutschlandGermanyDresden1935

Berlin, Friedrichstrasse, 1935

The famous shopping area in Berlin before the war.
(Collection Maurits Van Wesemael)

DeutschlandGermanyBerlin1935

Munich, 1938

Marienplatz and the New Town Hall in Munich in 1938. Incidentally, in that year, in that very city, the fate of Europe and the world was sealed.
(Collection Maurits Van Wesemael)

DeutschlandGermanyMunichMünchen1938Munich Agreement

Nuremberg, 1952

This photo taken in August 1952 still shows the 16th-century city hall of Nuremberg completely in ruins. Most of the city was destroyed by Allied area bombing between 1943 and 1945.
(Collection Maurits Van Wesemael)

GermanyDeutschlandNurembergNürnbergNürnberger Rathaus1952