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A view taken along the Potsdamer Strasse looking from the Potsdamer Platz, also known as the "Times Square" of Berlin. Crowds of people wait for buses or walk. Destroyed buildings can be seen on both sides of the street.

First Women's Army Corps members to arrive in Berlin, Germany, and make a tour of the better known sights. Picture taken in Hitler's office at the Reich Chancellery. Shows L to R: Georgia Curto of Peoria, Illinois; Corporal Helen B. Schaller of Miami, Florida; an unidentified Russian soldier; and Corporal Ann G. Burke of Syracuse, New York standing by Hitler's desk.

An American Sherman tank rolling down an unidentified street in Germany, probably Berlin, shortly after the Allied forces took control. Some of the buildings appear to be damaged. All are unidentified.

A Sherman tank from the Second Armored Division, United States Army, passing down the main street of Berlin , Germany to the center of town. Damaged buildings can be seen along the side of the street.

A truck carrying a load of sand with all four rear tires blown out. This is one example of the transportation problems in Berlin, Germany. Destroyed buildings can be seen on both sides of the street.

A view of the lobby of the Max Rheinhardt Theater in Berlin, Germany, which escaped total destruction in the Allied bombing, but sustained so many roof leaks that water runs all over the floor.

A view of a typical bus line in Berlin, Germany. This picture is taken from the rear end of the line and shows the bus at the head of the line taking aboard passengers while the rest of the crowd waits. Destroyed buildings can be seen along the right side of the street.

A view of the courtyard called the Court of Honor inside the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, and the wrecked armored cars in the background.

The Hotel Furstenhof on the Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany, showing the destruction wrought by Allied bombing of the city.

A view of a 48 gun salute by a group of M8, self propelled guns of the Second Armored Division for a Fourth of July celebration. Taken in the square of the Adolf Hitler Barracks in Berlin, Germany, previously known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Cadet School. As this salute was being fired, the American flag was being raised alongside the Russian flag over the barracks to signify the official entry of American troops to the city.