Friday, February 5, 2010

Internet History: Google Earth's WWII Aerial Images

Augsburg

From The Independent:

Aerial photographs of European cities during World War II have been made available on Google Earth, giving internet users a real glimpse of the smashed-up landscape of war.

Taken between 1935 and 1945, the snaps record a series of chilling views: Warsaw’s ghetto and bombed-out old town; the decimated Renaissance bridge in Florence; and bomb craters in Berlin.

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My Comment: Looking closely at the pictures from the air, it appears that much has not changed.

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