Title
Krupp factories of Essen in ruins (Ruhr, Germany), 1947.
Caption
Ruins of the Krupp factories in Essen (Ruhr, Germany), following the British and American bombing of World War II, 1947.
An essential link in the Third Reich's arms industry, the Krupp factories and shipyards were the target of numerous air raids, especially as of 1943. Principally, the installations of the Essen headquarters. The largest raid, which took place on March 11, 1945, with 1,055 heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force, dropped 4,700 T of bombs on the industrial installations and the city of Essen.
Date
1947
Credit line
Photo12/Collection Bernard Crochet
Reference
CRO01169_014
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
12,3Mb (842,0Kb) / 7,9in x 6,1in / 2362 x 1823 (300dpi)