The destruction of Catherine Palace in winter 1941/1942.The Catherine Palace (Russian: Екатерининский дворец, Yekaterininskiy dvorets) is a Rococo palace located in the town of Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), 30 km south of St. Petersburg, Russia. It was the summer residence of the Russian Tsars. A member of ZKO (Zentra Kraft Ost, see HERE) made a trip in the Heeresgruppe Nord area and took these photographs. The Catherine Palace was bombarded by the Russians to harass the Germans who had captured the old and beautiful palace (and stole a lot of treasures off it, including the famous amber room). At this time, the outside of the palace appears still more or less intact, but internally some serious damage, as shown in the photo.
Source :
Akira Takiguchi photo collection
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