War damage

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 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.

View of the main thoroughfare of Berlin, Germany, the Berlinerstrasse. This picture shows the women civilians of Berlin as they pass the rubble of the ruined buildings off the streets, back into ruins by a bucket chain. 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.