War damage

A view of the Berlinerstrasse, one of the main streets through Berlin, Germany, which shows the operations of the women civilians of Berlin as they pass the rubbish from the ruined buildings back into the ruins by bucket chain to get it off the streets.

Some of the first Women's Army Corps soldiers to arrive in Berlin, Germany, make a tour of the sights. They are passing a building on Potsdamer Strasse where women are working to remove the rubbish from ruined buildings. All are unidentified.

American vehicles of the Second Armored Division passing down the main street leading to the heart of Berlin, Germany, which they will help to occupy. At the front of this group happens to be a Russian truck on its way out of the American zone as the Americans enter the city. Some damage from Allied bombings can be seen in the buildings along the street.

A view of the courtyard named the "Court of Honor," inside the Reich Chancellery with wrecked armored cars all around.

A view of an impromptu dump in a vacant lot in Berlin, Germany, near an area badly damaged by Allied bombing. Wreckage around the area is loaded into wagons, and unloaded into the dump by hand by women and children. All people in photo are unidentified.

Lines and crowds of people waiting for transportation to the outlying sections of Berlin, Germany. Buildings on both sides of the street illustrate the damage done by Allied bombing. All people are unidentified.

Room in the center of the Reich Chancellery that served as Adolf Hitler's office in Berlin, Germany. On the left an overturned desk can be seen. Three unidentified American soldiers can be seen viewing the wreckage.

A view of unidentified men pulling carts along the Hauptstrasse in Berlin, Germany, passing the bombed-out buildings along the sides of the street.

A view of unidentified women cleaning away the wreckage of bombed buildings on the Hauptstrasse in Berlin, Germany, (near the city center) by bucket line.

A view of the hall inside the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, showing the damage done by the Allies.