Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Ruins of the Ancona Railway Station

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Perhaps so many shots of public buildings were on the edge of their official functions, because the Allied air superiority made their mai...
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Retreating German Soldiers in Oxcart

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Walter Hollnagel used the destroyed houses line to raise a point of view for this photographic material. The holiday mood on the Adriatic...

Row of Houses near the Railway Station of Ancona

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Even the dreariness tried to give an artistic painting, as in this reflection of a row of houses near the railway station of Ancona, from...

Withdrawing German Troops Near Train Station of Ancona

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A day before Walter Hollnagel arrived as a photographer of the RVM (Reichsverkehrsministerium) in Italy, Rome was occupied by the Allies ...
Tuesday, August 19, 2014

War Conference at Führerhauptquartier

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Lagebesprechung in the Führerhauptquartier, 15 September 1943. FLTR: Oberstleutnant Nicolaus von Below (Luftwaffen-Adjutant der "Adj...
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Railway Destruction at Rioveggio

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This destruction of the railway was caused by a partisan attack which targeted for disruption of rail services in Rioveggio, north Italia...

Sabotaged Monzuno Train Tunnel

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Air attacks and guerrilla attacks, such as shown here at the train tunnel of Monzuno (route Bologna - Prato) showed obvious effect. It st...
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Milan Train Station

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the roof of the imposing structure in Milan railway station and the improvised long passenger train indicate the circumstances of the war...

The Extent of the Destruction in Florence

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The elevated position clarifies the extent of the destruction after an American air attack on the Tuscan capital Florence. The picture wa...

Targeted strikes at Reichsbahn Infrastructure in Northern Italy

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Targeted air strikes and guerrilla attacks in the summer of 1944 in northern Italy caused lasting damage to the infrastructure, such as h...
Monday, August 11, 2014

Tavernelle-Emilia train station

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In the Tavernelle-Emilia train station (north of Bologna) it goes quite relaxed and seemingly everything takes its usual course. At the r...

Italian Train Station After Allied Bombing

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An unknown train station in Italy rendered useless by the Allied bombing. The picture was taken in July 1944 by Walter Hollnagel Sourc...
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Restoration of the Railway Tracks by POWs

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Restoration of the railway tracks manifested by prisoners of war after an air raid at Ostiglia, Italy. What looks like a lunar landscape,...

The Destruction at Florence Main Station

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The elevated position clarifies the extent of the destruction in the main station of the Tuscan capital Florence (Italy). The picture was...

Destruction in Florence Porta Psato

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Destruction in Florence Porta Psato. In the background are virtually undamaged plants to recognize the station ahead. The picture was tak...

Destruction in Florence

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Shortly after Reichsbahn photographer Walter Hollnagel taken these images that made ​​in Florence (July 1944), a fierce battle raged arou...

After Air Attack at Porta Psato Florence

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The particularly large destructive force after the heavy air attack on the repair shop of Florence Porta Psato, Italy. Front is either 42...

After American Air Attack in Florence

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Plenty of useful material is not much left after an American air attack on Florence, but is cleaned up undaunted. The picture was taken i...

After an American Air Attack on the Repair Shop of Porta Psato Florence

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After an American air attack on the repair shop of Porta Psato Florence (Italy). the entire site was plowed literally and locomotives (nu...

Intact Railway Track in Florence

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Looking into the track ahead of Florence, Italy. This part of the station remained amazingly almost intact, while the Florence Santa Mari...
Sunday, August 10, 2014

Damage Assessment in the Verona Depot

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Damage assessment in the Verona depot. The transverse standing 729089 (right) belongs to the depot Trieste. The picture was taken in Augu...

Destruction in the Verona Porta Nuova Railway Station

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Destruction in the Verona Porta Nuova railway station. The electric locomotive in the background belongs to the Bologna depot. The pictur...

The Ruins of Verona Porta Nuova Railway Station

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With a few blades, cleanup was not done well in the Verona Porta Nuova railway station. The picture was taken in August 1944 by Walter Ho...

POW Cleared the Damage of the Railways Tracks in Verona

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Obviously, Italian prisoners of war had been assigned to removed the damage to the railway tracks in Verona with simple means. The pictur...

The Wrecked Verona Train Station

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The North Italian train station at Verona came into the sight of Allied bombers. The picture was taken in August 1944 by Reichsbahn photo...

La Spezia Train Station in Northern Italy

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View of the still-spared-from-war La Spezia train station in northern Italy, August 1944. The picture was taken by Reichsbahn photographe...

La Spezia Train Station

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In contrast to the other places in Italy and Germany, in La Spezia train station in the northern Italian region of Liguria the condition ...

Repair Work on the Route Bologna - Verona in Ostiglia

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Repair work by the Reichsbahn worker on the route of Bologna - Verona in Ostiglia, Italy, August 1944. Photo by Walter Hollnagel Sourc...

The Ruins of Choas

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Reichsbahn photographer Walter Hollnagel loved the elevated positions, and dared even in the ruined Choas (Italy) still on a signal bridg...

Cleanup in Florence Fresole Station

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Cleanup in Fresole train station, Florence (Italy), August 1944. Photo by Walter Hollnagel Source: http://www.eisenbahnstiftung.de/bi...