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  • Temporal Coverage starts with "1946-01"

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A view of Cologne Cathedral taken from street level. Most of the buildings are completely destroyed.

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Photo 1 is a street scene of a damaged church and a man with a bicycle. All the buildings are reduced to rubble.
Photo 2 is a locomotive and tender angled into the air after bombing.

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Photo 1 and 2 are the marshalling yards still showing a huge amount of damage.
Photo 3 is a view of the heavily damaged Apprentice Shop of the Man works.
Photo 4 is the heavily damaged Searchlight Mirror Shop of the Fiems-Schuchorp Works.
Photo 5…

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A low level oblique aerial photograph of Bremen showing extensive bomb damage.

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Photo 1 is the ruined facade of Frederick's Museum.
Photo 2 is the staircases of apartment blocks, all that is left intact.

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The Nazi Martyr memorial.

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A view of the ruins of Hitler's villa and the SS Barracks.

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Two photographs showing the remains of the heavily bombed Misburg oil refinery, Hanover. Situated between Misburg-Nord and Misburg-Süd, the site is located west of Anderter Straße. Nearby there are two adjoining canals, Mittelland and Stichkanal…

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Photo 1 is of railway tracks and the remains of a coke separation plant.
Photo 2 is the remains of an industrial plant with a mangled over head crane above railway tracks.

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A conical air raid shelter at Saarbrücken-Burbach steel works.

Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.

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Damage to the marshalling yards at Hamm showing a track twisted in the air.

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A damaged railway bridge with many damaged buildings in the distance.

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Heavily damaged industrial plant belonging to the Robert Bosch Works. In the foreground an individual concrete air raid shelter.

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A certificate issued to Flight Sergeant K Watson of Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

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View from ship of double deck pier crowded with people. Two gangways ready to be lowered. Captioned 'Princes Pier, Melbourne, Jan 3rd 1946'.

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Details of Sam's citation for his DSO, further training in Navigation and as an instructor. He then returned to transport in the Mediterranean. His last flight was from Malta to Cairo.
There are three photographs of his wife.

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Informs him that his son had been awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal.

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Covers forwarding citation from London Gazette about award of Distinguished Flying Medal to his son.

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Award conferred with effect from 7 June 1944 published in London Gazette 25 January 1946.

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OWareingR86325-161005-01.pdf
Class of release prisoner of war. Includes authorisation for medical treatment after release. date of release 3 January 1946.

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MGouldAG1605203-160708-13.pdf
Mention for Flight Sergeant A G Gould RAFVR on 1 January 1946

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Gives personal details. Mentions killed in action and award of DFM and postings.

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Sending him his caterpillar badge.

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Details non-commissioned service. appointments and promotions and postings with dates for all.

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Details of service in the Royal Australian Air Force as officer from 13 March 1945 until 22 January 1946.
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