During the World War II Berlin faced 363 air strikes. British bombers dropped 45,517 tons of bombs, while the Americans dropped 23,000 tons. The estimated number of deaths from air raids ranged from 20,000 to 50,000. It was also attacked by aircraft of the Red Air Force, especially in 1945 as Soviet forces closed on the city.
When the war started US, French and British army confined their air raids to military targets and infrastructure such as ports and railways of direct military importance. However, the policy was changed and air strikes were expanded to housing and civilian infrastructure.
The infrastructures destroyed in WWII have been rebuilt, but the history remains in photographs. Photographer Sergey Larenkov researched footages and photographs from war archives and he selected some photographs. He recreated exact camera location and angle, made corresponding photos of the modern city, and then combined old and modern photos in single frame.
