War damage

This is an exterior view of the ruins of Hitler's Reich Chancellery after Allied Forces occupied Berlin.

Richard Beckman stands in front of a statue of Otto von Bismarck while in Duren, Germany. Behind the statue are bombed ruins of a building.

Richard Beckman stands in the middle of a street in Rhinebach, Germany that had sustained bombing damage during World War II.

This is a view of the ruins of Duren, Germany during World War II, as Allied forces moved towards Berlin.

Richard Beckman, a United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agent during World War II, stands in the rubble of Duren, Germany.

Unidentified Chinese soldiers stand looking at the damage caused by the bombing of a building.

Bombed ruins of Isigny, France during World War II.

Ruins of Saint Lo, France during World War II.

Ruins of St. Lo, France during World War II.

Ruins of Saint Lo, France during World War II.