Another view of Kassel, Germany, May 1945
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Title
Another view of Kassel , Germany , May 1945
Creator
Shaffer, Melvin C.
Description
Within a few days of the end of the war , the city of Kassel was digging itself out . This was the most destroyed city I encountered . There were no useable buildings left . People had made entrances to cellars and were using them as housing . Water came only from the rain , and there was very little food , as the Allies had not as yet set up the civil feeding stations . I believe it took an effort on the citizens ' part to swallow their pride and beg from us anything they could drink or eat . Here as in many other places we would give our last food ration to the local population , often going hungry for one or two days before replenishing our own supplies .
Original Date
1945
Date (EDTF)
1945
Place Depicted
Germany
City or Area
Kassel
Keywords
World War 1939-1945 ; World War 2 ; World War II ; WW2 ; Kassel ; Germany ; Description ; Travel ; Social conditions 1933-1945 ; Buildings ; War damage ; Streets ; Carriages ; Carts ; Draft animals ; Pedestrians ; Panoramic photography ; Photographs
Subject
World War, 1939-1945 Kassel (Germany)--Description and travel--Photographs Kassel (Germany)--Social conditions--1933-1945--Photographs Buildings--War damage--Germany--Photographs Streets--Kassel (Germany)--Photographs Carriages and carts--Photographs Draft animals--Photographs Pedestrians--Photographs Photography, Panoramic
Type
Image
Digitization Date
Digitized: 2002-05-25
Digital Format
.jpg
Call Number
Ag2002.1454
SMU File Name
gmcs127g.jpg
Digital Collection
Melvin C. Shaffer World War II Photographs
Library
DeGolyer Library
Publisher
Central University Libraries , Southern Methodist University
Rights
This item may be protected by copyright law. Please cite the DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University as the source of this file. For more information contact degolyer@smu.edu.
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