Destruction in Florence

Shortly after Reichsbahn photographer Walter Hollnagel taken these images that made ​​in Florence (July 1944), a fierce battle raged around the city between the German armed forces vs allied forces. On 10 August 1944, the Allies finally liberated Florence

Source:
http://www.eisenbahnstiftung.de/bildergalerie/Reichsbahn%20im%20Krieg