Berlin was reduced to ruins in 1945 and about 3,000 unexploded bombs are believed to be still lying buried in the city. In September about 65,000 people were evacuated in Frankfurt because of an ...
But while Berlin is famous for its culture and history, it is also the city where Albert Einstein, Max Planck, Lise Meitner and Robert Koch, among others, at one time worked. Although the city is ...
D'Addario also spent time in the former Nazi capital of Berlin, which was occupied by Soviet, American, British and French troops. There he documented the hardships of Berliners' daily lives.
Berlin was a divided city for decades In the latter years of the West German state, the date was also seen as marking liberation from the Nazi regime. In 1985 President Richard von Weizsäcker ...
The bombing of Berlin was one of the most intense and emotionally charged operations of WWII. As American bombers soared over Europe, the stakes were higher than ever.
With shiny new architecture constantly popping up around the city, and abandoned World War II- and Soviet-era buildings reimagined as edgy contemporary art spaces and trendy clubs, Berlin is on a ...
While tourists now take home bits of the Berlin Wall as souvenirs, Napoleon went one better after marching victorious into the city in 1806. He nicked the famous quadriga from the top of this 18th ...