Past War and Present Peace in Berlin, Moscow and Normandy

Berlin, Moscow and Normandy / Past War and Present Peace. These montage photos incredibly show what was captured way back in the war — compared to near present day. The image above shows the fight at U-Bahn Station Frankfurter Allee, Berlin. It is a black and white photo portion from 1945; with the colour part from 2010. The images range from 1942 to 2011. Here are some more:

Berlin | Black and white photo portion from 1945; colour from 2010.

Moscow, Kutuzovsky Prospekt | Black and white photo portion from 1941; colour from 2009.

Gor’kogo Street (now Tverskaya Street) | Black and white photo portion from1941; colour from 2009.

Barricade on Quai des Grands Augustins, Paris insurrection | Black and white photo portion from 1944; colour from 2010.

Defenders of the city at the hotel Astoria | Black and white photo portion from 1942; colour from 2010.

Quadruple anti-aircraft machine-gun “Maxim” in the Senate Square | Black and white photo portion from 1942; colour from 2010.

D-day in Normandy. Landing of US troops on Omaha beach | Black and white photo portion from June 6th 1944; colour from 2010.

Berlin-Mehringdamm | Black and white photo portion from 1945; colour from 2010.

Berlin-Grosser-Stern-platz | Black and white photo portion from 1945; colour from 2010.

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