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A view of the front of the Reich Chancellery building in Berlin, Germany, showing the destruction wrought by Allied bombing. Jeeps line the street in front of the building.

A view taken on the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany, with a wrecked 88 millimeter artillery piece in the foreground. There was a great deal of damage done to this part of Berlin, due to bombing and the fighting with the Russians into the heart of the city.

A view of wreckage in the Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany, shortly after the Allies took control of the city. All people are unidentified.

A picture of the first American tanks of the Second Armored Division, United States Army, to make their appearance in the heart of Berlin, Germany. Bombed-out buildings and crowds of people can be seen on both sides of the street.

A view of an American Sherman tank of the Second Armored Division, sitting on the corner of Potsdamer Strasse near the center of Berlin, Germany, after the Allied forces took control of the city. Bombed buildings surround the tank as people walk by.

A view of an American Sherman tank of the Second Armored Division, sitting on the corner of Potsdamer Strasse near the center of Berlin, on occupation duty.

People walking and pushing bicycles past the German Reichsbank near the Potsdamer Platz, Germany which was severely hit by bombing.