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The Old Town of Frankfurt in June 1945 showing the destruction caused by the allied bombing raids. Post-war reconstruction of Frankfurt was the broad period from 1945 into the 1960s during which the city of Frankfurt am Main in Germany removed the rubble created by Allied raids and the subsequent battle by Allied ground forces to take the city and rebuilt the damaged parts of city.
Image credits: Old-time Photos To learn more about the fascinating world of photography from the past, we got in touch with Ed Padmore, founder of Vintage Photo Lab.Ed was kind enough to have a ...
In 1950, the dismantling of West German heavy industry ends. In 1955, the military occupation of West Germany ends. In 1955, NATO, which was formed in 1949, allows West Germany to join. In 1957, France returns the Saarland to West Germany. In 1957, West Germany is one of the founding nations of the European Economic Community.
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The tanks of the supporting US 6th Armored Division at the Main River bridgehead came under concentrated fire from dug-in heavy flak guns at Frankfurt. The urban battle consisted of slow clearing operations on a block-by-block basis until 29 March 1945, when Frankfurt was declared as secured, although some sporadic fighting continued until 4 ...
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