Recent Trip to Europe, then and now content

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jimh

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We recently went on a crew trip to Europe. Armed with websites like Thirdreichruins and a few others I set out to find some then and now scenes around Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. Still working on a few shots. Not much has changed, and a lot of places were restored to their former glory.

Jim

Berlin Olympic Stadium 1936 and now



The siege of Saint Cyril Church after the assassination of Heydrich in Prague


Prague Square during the final days of the war


St Charles Bridge on the occasion of Heydrich's funeral procession in Prague


Amon Goeth's Villa in Krakow, the Camp is literally in the backyard


The ruins of the Anholter Banhoff just outside our hotel in Berlin


Herman Goering getting married at the Berlin Cathedral Berlin


The Hindenburg over flying the 36 Olympic Games


Berlin


Hitler and his posse leaving the Luftwaffe Building
 
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Here are some more...the first is the site of the Fuhrerbunker. Glad you guys like these. It really is hard to imagine being there during those times. It is really humbling.



Hitler, in the 3rd story window of the Prague Palace


The Jewish Ghetto in Krakow after it was cleansed...luggage and personal items strewn everywhere


Parade through the Brandenburg Gate


Fritz Schilgen lights the Olympic Urn in 1936
 
Next stop was Krakow...another interesting aviation museum. Lots of Cold war hardware on display. The real gems are airplanes that were part of the prewar German Aviation Museum in Berlin. Krakow is also home to Oskar Schindler's factory.

Jim

Me 109


Really nice Spit


Me 209...this deserves better treatment...it held the speed record until Daryl Greenamyer beat it in his Bearcat


P-39 instructional airframe...the wing, horizontal and vertical stab were on display


Fw 190 power unit on display, seems to be quite a few of these around


Fritz Wendel's office Me 209


Camel...built in 1918 it has atleast 11 confirmed victories before being downed behind German lines...worth a google history


Ernst Udet's Curtiss Hawk
 
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