| Liberated Nuremberg, Germany, in 1945 |
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| Choked with war debris, a bombed water intake of the Pegnitz River no longer supplies war factories in Nuremberg, a vital "Third Reich" industrial city and a festival center of the Nazi party. Nuremberg, Germany, which was captured on April 20, 1945, by troops of the United States Army. The city would later serve as the setting for the infamous Nuremberg war crimes trials. Click here to enlarge. |
| At the end of World War II, Nuremberg, a city symbolic of Nazi ideology and host to massive rallies, faced devastating destruction. Allied bombings in 1944 and 1945 aimed to cripple the city's industrial and military infrastructure, resulting in extensive damage to its historic center. Over 90% of the medieval old town was destroyed, leaving thousands of civilians homeless and many dead. The ruins of Nuremberg became a poignant symbol of the war's devastation. After the war, the city gained further historical significance as the site of the Nuremberg Trials, where key Nazi leaders were prosecuted for war crimes. |
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