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Air Raid Precaution and civilians during the bomb war

German in an Air-Raid Shelter, 1943

In an air-raid shelter, German people are waiting for an airstrike of the Allied Forces to end.

Refugee family in front of ruins, 1945

A refugee family cooks outdoors, in the background ruined houses can be seen.

Fleeing from air strikes in Munich, 1945

Three Munich citizens carry their mattresses through the streets as they flee from airstrikes. (Isaranlagen Deutsches Museum)

Horse and cart in artificial fog, 1944

A horse-drawn carriage rides through artificial fog, which was created as protection against air attacks.

Hospital ship in Berlin, 1944

A hospital ship of the Berlin Hauptgesundheitsamt (Main Health Office) with 60 beds for the transportation in outsourced hospitals.

World War II: Baby while being fed

Feeding a baby wrapped in cap and blankets in the street after airstrikes. The picture was taken in the former Gau Moselland, today West Germany or Luxembourg.

Scout on a peak of the Alps in Styria, 1944

After the construction of Allied airfields in Italy scouts were also employed in the Alps to protect southern Germany, here a lance corporal in Styria.

Women Clear Away Debris in Berlin, 1944

Employees of Scherl Publishing House single out usable stones from the debris after an airstrike.

Woman after a bomb attack, 1944

A woman moves laundry out of her bombed out house.

A Banner for the Birthday of Adolf Hitler, 1944

Not so much an expression of resistance, but rather an example of unwanted irony, the banner reads "We greet the first worker of Germany." The banner was fixed to the ruin of a house gutted by fire. Such banners were meant to show the people's unaltered faith in Adolf Hitler.

Salesrooms in basements, Berlin 1944

Stairs to a shoe store set up in a basement.

Cleaning up after an air raid, 1944

Members of the commercial department during clean-up and reconstruction work on the grounds of their company.

Salesrooms in basements, Berlin 1944

A Berlin shoe shop has relocated its showrooms in a cellar due to airstrikes.

Salesrooms in basements, Berlin 1944

As a result of air raids, stores, as here the "Mareno Schuh", have moved in the basement.

Salesrooms in basements, Berlin 1944

As a result of air raids, stores, as here the clothing company Brunner, have moved in the basement.

Removing rubble from a building of the Scherl Publishing House in Berlin, 1944

Employees of the sales department of Scherl Publishing House in the destroyed attic of one of the company's buildings in Berlin. The rubble is moved to the side, on the left stones are stacked up for re-use. Damage from bombs is visible on the surrounding buildings as well.

Cleaning up after an air raid, 1944

Employees clean up recyclable bricks at their company after bomb damage.

Cleaning a machine, 1943

Employees of the commercial department of a store cleaning after an air raid..

Woman sorting bricks, 1944

A commercial worker doing construction work after bomb damage on the site of the company.

Construction work for protection against bombs, 1944

Employees of the commercial department of a store build a wall around the boiler house.

Bomb victims in the Second World War, 1944

A family in Mannheim, who was buried during the bombing in an air raid shelter, is rescued at the last moment by the relief staff and brought to safety.

Woman who has been bombed out of her house in Munich, 1944

On the morning after a night of bombing in the summer of 1944 in Munich, a woman carries things from her house to safety, among them a crucifix.

Bakery in a destroyed house in Munich, 1944

A baker's wife sells bread at an improvised sales counter.

Cleaning up after bomb hits in Berlin, 1943

Three employees of the Scherl publishing house cleaning up in a yard.

Repair work after bomb hits, Berlin 1943

Employees of the Scherl publishing house clean a rotary machine.

Sealing a window with cardboard, 1943

A window is sealed with cardboard.

Sealing a window with cardboard, 1943

A window is sealed with cardboard.

Meal for bomb victims, 1943

Women prepare sandwiches for bomb victims in an office of the NSV .

Inhabitants of Berlin in an air raid shelter, 1943

Citizens of Berlin in a public bomb shelter during an air raid.

Citizens of Berlin in a bomb shelter, 1943

Citizens of Berlin in a public bomb shelter.

Protective measures against air-raidss in Berlin, 1943

Light reflecting paint is applied on a church entrance.

Board members inspect cleanups, Berlin 1943

Three members of the board of directors of the Berlin publishing house Scherl, Henning von Boehmer, Andrew Thorndike and General Ludwig Klitzsch (from left to right) inspect work on the area previously hit by bombs.

Air-raid shelter during the Second World War in Berlin, 1943

Residents of Berlin, during an air attack in a public air raid shelter.

Presentation of merit award to nuns in Ludenscheid, 1943

A propaganda picture from a Nazi district party day intended for the abroad: The Gauleiter of Westphalia-South, Albert Hoffmann, confers the War Merit Cross with swords to two Catholic nuns.

The Neptune Fountain and the Marstall in Berlin during the Second World War, 1943

The Berlin Neptune Fountain on Schlossplatz, that was completely walled up for protection against air raids. In the background the Neuer Marstall can be seen.

Outdoor cookery after air attacks on Berlin, 1943

After Allied air attacks on Berlin women installed their stoves and cookers outdoors in Berlin Lankwitz in order to be able to cook.

Distinction of RAD members, 1943

Konstantin Hierl (2nd from left), minister without portfolio and Reich Labor Leader, Head of the Reich Labor Service, distinguished members of the RAD with the War Merit Cross for their participation in the air raid.

Joseph Goebbels after allied air raids, 1943

Joseph Goebbels, Reich Minister for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda, speaks to the people of Berlin after bombardments during the aerial warfare.

Securing work after an air raid, 1943

After an air raid a destroyed shop windows is replaced with wooden boards.

Meals for bomb victims, 1943

Members of the National Socialist Women's League make coffee for bomb victims on improvised stoves.

Salvage operations after bomb hits, 1943

Two boys in Hitler Youth uniform try to rescue household items from a destroyed house. Inscription on the wall: "We all live".

Food distribution center to bomb victims, 1943

A woman at the food distribution center with the inscription: "Attention bomb victims, today we have cauliflower"

Protective measures after an air raid, 1943

After an air raid a destroyed shop windows is replaced with wooden boards.

Ration coupon issue after air raids, 1943

Issue of cigarrette, warrant and ration coupons at so-called "flying offices" affected by air raids (right).

Food distribution to bomb victims, 1943

A member of the National Socialist Women's League distribute fruits to women and children affected by bombing raids.

Food distribution to bomb victims, 1943

Members of the National Socialist Women's League distribute fruits to women and children affected by bombing raids.

Soup kitchen for the bomb injured population in Berlin, 1943

A girl in BDM uniform in mission of war at the aid agency, distributes soup for the bomb victims.

Women hang laundry up which they have retrieved from their house, 1943

Women hang laundry to dry which they have retrieved from their bombed house.

Construction of splinter protection trenches in Berlin, 1943

Children help build a splinter protection trench.

Construction of splinter protection trenches in Berlin, 1943

Soldiers and civilians when building splinter protection trenches.

Soldiers building a splinter protection trench in Berlin, 1943

Soldiers building a splinter protection trench for air raid protection on Doenhoffplatz in Berlin.

Soldiers when making a splinter protection trench in Berlin, 1943

Soldiers making a splinter protection trench for air raid protection on Doenhoffplatz in Berlin.

Poster on air raid in Berlin, 1943

Citizens of Berlin read an information poster on air raid protection.

Splinter protection trench in Berlin, 1943

A splinter protection trench for air raid protection on Doenhoffplatz in Berlin.

Building of a splinter protection trench, 1943

Men, some dressed in shirt and tie, when building a splinter protection trench.

Presentation of a firebomb, 1943

A pyrotechnician of the Wehrmacht shows a phosphorus firebomb without tail.

Provisions for air raid protection in Berlin, 1943

A propaganda image for air raid protection: A mother with her child packs provisions for the time in the cellar.

Excavating an extinguishing pond, 1943

Children help build a extinguishing pond by placing the grass plates used for disguise on the roofing felt nearby.

Flight from Berlin, 1943

After heavy air raids on Hamburg, the Berlin population prepares to flight from the capital. The contemporary use of the picture has been banned by the board of censors due to the expected negative effects.

Family working on air-raid protection, 1943

A family with children working at a wall breakthrough on fire pond and splinter protection.

Flight from Berlin, 1943

Families in an air raid shelter, 1943

Mothers with their children in a bomb shelter.

Mother and child with a bunker administrator, 1943

Mother with child and the administrator at the entrance of an air raid shelter. The illustration is intended to present the role of the bunker administrator in a favourable light here on his responsibility for lost property. On the wall there are notices on the usage of bunkers.

Bunker room for sick people, 1943

The administrator and the Red Cross nurse in of a bunker in a separate room for sick people.

Air-raid shelter, 1943

People waiting in a bomb shelter.

Red Cross nurse in an air-raid shelter, 1943

A nurse of the Red Cross looks after waiting people in a bomb shelter.

Air raid shelter, 1943

Date: July 13, 1943. View into an air raid shelter during an air raid.

Air raid shelter, 1943

Date: July 13, 1943. View into an air raid shelter during an air raid. To the right is the ventilation construction of the shelter.

Berliner population in an air raid shelter, 1943

Residents during an Allied air raid in an air raid shelter.

Issue of identity cards to bomb victims in Cologne, 1943

Issue of identity cards on the road after airstrikes.

Transportation of furniture after bomb hits in Cologne, 1943

Loading a truck with furniture and other household goods from houses hit by bombs.

Berlin children fill bags with sand, 1943

Berlin children fill the sand of a playground in paper bags which are to be used in fires caused by bombs.

Wine barrel as a fire water container in Mainz, 1941

After the wine was used as an extinguishing agent during an air raid, the residents of an apartment building stand at a 960 liter barrel with the words "Now! Extinguishing water" in the Emmerich-Josef-Strasse in the old town of Mainz.

Supplies in a shared accommodation, 1942

In a shelter for bomb victims in West Germany: Members of the National Socialist Women's League prepare sandwiches for workers for the next day.

Food distribution to bomb victims, 1942

BdM members distribute food to women and children affected by bomb raids in a western German city.

A group of children in an air-raid shelter, 1942

Children make music with their supervisors in the bomb shelter.

A group of children in an air-raid shelter, 1942

Children with supervisor when washing themselves in the air raid shelter.

Factory air raid protection in Berlin, 1942

Air raid defense fire guard in a plant of the Scherl publishing house with equipment.

Soldiers after a bomb attack on Munich, 1942

Destruction after bomb hits in Munich.

Emergency room of a bunker, 1941

Injured, nurses and a doctor in a bed room of a rescue center in a bomb shelter.

Emergency room of a bunker, 1941

The emergency department of a bomb shelter with nursing assistants and equipment, among others, protective suits and stretchers.

Waiting room for slightly injured people, 1941

Personal picture made by a Red Cross nurse in a waiting room for slightly injured bomb victims.

Family on the way to the bomb shelter, 1941

A mother with her children on their way to an air raid shelter.

Family in an air raid shelter, 1941

A mother with her children in the corridor of an air raid shelter: straight ahead there is the exit, on both sides there are bedrooms, on the ceiling vent can be seen.

Bedroom of an air raid shelter, 1941

Mothers and children in the bedroom of an air raid shelter.

Children with their parents on the way to an air raid shelter in Germany, 1941

In high-risk cities special air raid shelters were created. Families on the way to the air raid shelter.

Mothers with children in an air raid shelter, 194

Sleeping area with bunk beds in an air-raid shelter.

Demonstration of extinguishing firebombs in Berlin, 1941

A demonstration of the Reichsluftschutzbund (State Air Protection Corps) on the extinguishing of firebombs at the intersection Unter den Linden - Friedrichstrasse, which should highlight the importance of fire extinguishing sand.

Demonstration of extinguishing firebombs in Berlin, 1941

A demonstration of the Reichsluftschutzbund (State Air Protection Corps) on the extinguishing of firebombs at the intersection Unter den Linden - Friedrichstrasse.

Man in protective clothing with fire extinguishing sand, 1941

A man with a protective mask of the Reichsluftschutzbund (State Air Protection Corps), a jumpsuit and a paper bag with about 8-10 kg extinguishing sand to combat incendiary bombs. The picture was made probably at a public demonstration.

Defused firebomb, 1941

An incendiary bomb rendered harmless by fire extinguishing sand, probably during an exercise.

Demonstration of extinguishing firebombs in Berlin, 1941

A demonstration of the Reichsluftschutzbund (State Air Protection Corps) on the extinguishing of firebombs at the intersection Unter den Linden - Friedrichstrasse. The paper bags with sand should be burnt so that the content then smothers the fire.

Extinguishing sand for air raid protection, 1941

An employee of the Reichsluftschutzbund (State Air Protection Corps) with sand in paper bags.

Extinguishing a fire bomb, 1941

Two air guards in gear extinguish a British incendiary bomb with a hand sprayer.

Stick-type incendiary bomb in Berlin, 1941

An employee of the Reich Office for Air Protection with a British stick-type incendiary bomb.

Air safety exhibition in Berlin, 1940

Visitors at the Adler-Luftwaffe exhibition, named after the propaganda magazine with the same name of the Ministry of Aviation on the Doenhoffplatz in Berlin. Here at the air defense exhibition are shown, among others, vessels and pumps for fire fighting, as well as equipment for first aid.

Air raid protection bed in a salesroom, 1940

Sale of a day bed as air raid bed. Further inscription " also a weekend bed, collapsible in natural color and various colors, stable design 18.20 MK in natural color.

House number on the ground in Berlin, 1940

For better visibility in blackout the house number was placed on the ground, here the first model at the house of the responsible "Fachamt Steine und Erden" of the DAF in the Bernburger Strasse in Berlin.

Joseph Goebbels visits homes destroyed by allied air raids, 1940

Joseph Goebbels, Minister for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda, visits houses destroyed by air raids.

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