Kalinigrad or Königsberg, 1941 and 2019. The easternmost Prussian major city was devestated in a 1944 British air raid, and was subject to a siege by the Soviets the follow year. Very little architectural traces remain of german rule.
Also i found this image on relics_ww2 on instagram
Viva_Strayasays
Kaliningrad/Königsberg was definitely one of the most physically devastated places in the European theatre of WWII. Bombed, shelled, and then redeveloped post-war, there is almost nothing at all left of the former city. Even Warsaw still has undamaged sections, and the old town was rebuilt there.
Funny to think that some neo-nazis/wehraboos express desire to ‘reclaim’ the (now essentially non-existent) city lol. Königsberg doesn’t exist, not even physically. Kaliningrad is more-or-less an entirely new city built atop its ruins, and should probably be considered as such.
Watdabnysays
Wow what a dramatic change, such a shame
Rhinelander7says
Visited it last august. Very sad place. 😢
Dr0n3rsays
My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
RedPandaParliamentsays
Very sad historical loss. War justifications being as they may, the sheer whitewashing of historical places by the USSR in the areas of their control after WWII is an absolute historical tragedy. In the case of Königsberg and the rest of most of Prussia, we often speak in the West (or at least in the US) of these areas as having been taken over by Germany and that the USSR was justified in "liberating" them…however that really only applies to areas of Poland, while the rest of Prussia had been Germanic for centuries. And then the USSR even mass evacuated Poles from the east and replanted them in the cities and homes of the Germans they exiled and devastated. It is probably too late to set any of it right, as you have a few generations now living in these places. It is just another sad example of the destructive carelessness of the 20th century to humanity.
moose098says
Was this all worth the Danzig Corridor?
Jushesays
This is one of the saddest lost architecture posts I’ve ever seen. Someone from back then wouldnt even recognize a single building today.
mickeyspouse says
bleh spelling. FOLLOWING year
Also i found this image on relics_ww2 on instagram
Viva_Straya says
Kaliningrad/Königsberg was definitely one of the most physically devastated places in the European theatre of WWII. Bombed, shelled, and then redeveloped post-war, there is almost nothing at all left of the former city. Even Warsaw still has undamaged sections, and the old town was rebuilt there.
Funny to think that some neo-nazis/wehraboos express desire to ‘reclaim’ the (now essentially non-existent) city lol. Königsberg doesn’t exist, not even physically. Kaliningrad is more-or-less an entirely new city built atop its ruins, and should probably be considered as such.
Watdabny says
Wow what a dramatic change, such a shame
Rhinelander7 says
Visited it last august. Very sad place. 😢
Dr0n3r says
My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
RedPandaParliament says
Very sad historical loss. War justifications being as they may, the sheer whitewashing of historical places by the USSR in the areas of their control after WWII is an absolute historical tragedy. In the case of Königsberg and the rest of most of Prussia, we often speak in the West (or at least in the US) of these areas as having been taken over by Germany and that the USSR was justified in "liberating" them…however that really only applies to areas of Poland, while the rest of Prussia had been Germanic for centuries. And then the USSR even mass evacuated Poles from the east and replanted them in the cities and homes of the Germans they exiled and devastated. It is probably too late to set any of it right, as you have a few generations now living in these places. It is just another sad example of the destructive carelessness of the 20th century to humanity.
moose098 says
Was this all worth the Danzig Corridor?
Jushe says
This is one of the saddest lost architecture posts I’ve ever seen. Someone from back then wouldnt even recognize a single building today.
chepulis says
Sad Twangste noizes