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Hein Gorny's photos, taken shortly after the end of WWII, depict the war-torn city streaked with dramatic shadows thrown by the jagged facades of ruined buildings. This shot shows the square in front of Brandenburg Gate. A.C. BYERS/HEIN GORNY/COLLECTION
Hein Gorny's photos, taken shortly after the end of WWII, depict the war-torn city streaked with dramatic shadows thrown by the jagged facades of ruined buildings. This shot shows the square in front of Brandenburg Gate. A.C. BYERS/HEIN GORNY/COLLECTION
Book Gives Fresh Glimpse of Berlin's Destruction -- Spiegel Online
Secret Aerial Photos.
Following the end of World War II, photographer Hein Gorny took spectacular aerial shots of the ravaged German capital. His son Peter explains how Hein defied a flying ban imposed by the Allies and managed to snap the dramatic shots.
I remember holding the small photo album in my hands. My father showed it to me when I was ten, shortly after the war. He had carefully glued in contact prints where the enlarged images were to be placed later on. It was the draft layout of a book.
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My Comment: I have seen many aerial pictures of Berlin after the Second World War .... but these are strikingly different.