{"id":18,"date":"2014-04-29T18:06:47","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T18:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/shades\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2020-06-26T23:05:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T23:05:26","slug":"destruction-chaos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/shades\/destruction-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"Destruction &amp; Chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sergeant George E. Armstrong\u2019s pictures show just one of the ugly sides of the Second World War, the aftermath. Where these pictures were taken is unknown, and the pictures themselves give few clues. The amount of destruction makes it difficult to recognize distinct landmarks. Yet, his pictures make obvious what he and other American soldiers encountered when they confronted post-war Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Allied bombing raids decimated Germany\u2019s urban and industrial centers. Entire streets or sections of cities were often in rubble. German citizen were often left homeless and with little food on which to survive.<\/p>\n<div id=\"envira-gallery-wrap-18\" class=\"envira-gallery-wrap envira-gallery-theme-base envira-lightbox-theme-base\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><div data-row-height=\"\" data-gallery-theme=\"\" id=\"envira-gallery-18\" class=\"envira-gallery-public  envira-gallery-1-columns envira-clear enviratope envira-gallery-css-animations\" data-envira-columns=\"1\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-66\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-1\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/shades\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/04\/street_scape_large.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-18 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery18\" title=\"street_scape_large\" data-envira-caption=\"street_scape_large\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><div class=\"envira-lazy\" data-test-width=\"960\" data-test-height=\"300\" style=\"padding-bottom:31.25%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-66\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-1\" data-envira-index=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/shades\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/04\/street_scape_large-960x300.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/shades\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/04\/street_scape_large-960x300.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"18\" data-envira-item-id=\"66\" data-envira-caption=\"street_scape_large\" alt=\"Destruction &amp; Chaos\" title=\"street_scape_large\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/shades\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/04\/street_scape_large-960x300.jpg 400w,https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/shades\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/04\/street_scape_large-960x300.jpg 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/shades\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/04\/street_scape_large.jpg\" alt=\"Destruction &amp; Chaos\" \/><\/noscript>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>A desolate street in an unknown city of Germany, circa 1945.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><code><div id=\"envira-gallery-wrap-133\" class=\"envira-gallery-wrap envira-gallery-theme-base envira-lightbox-theme-base\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><div data-row-height=\"\" data-gallery-theme=\"\" id=\"envira-gallery-133\" class=\"envira-gallery-public  envira-gallery-1-columns envira-clear enviratope envira-gallery-css-animations\" data-envira-columns=\"1\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-65\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-1\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/shades\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/04\/building_destroyed_large.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-133 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery133\" title=\"building_destroyed_large\" data-envira-caption=\"building_destroyed_large\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><div class=\"envira-lazy\" data-test-width=\"960\" data-test-height=\"300\" style=\"padding-bottom:31.25%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-65\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-1\" data-envira-index=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/shades\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/04\/building_destroyed_large-960x300.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/shades\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/04\/building_destroyed_large-960x300.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"133\" data-envira-item-id=\"65\" data-envira-caption=\"building_destroyed_large\" alt=\"Destruction &amp; Chaos\" title=\"building_destroyed_large\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/shades\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/04\/building_destroyed_large-960x300.jpg 400w,https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/shades\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/04\/building_destroyed_large-960x300.jpg 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/shades\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/04\/building_destroyed_large.jpg\" alt=\"Destruction &amp; Chaos\" \/><\/noscript><\/code><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The destruction throughout Germany was massive.\u00a0 Many areas were unrecognizable.\u00a0\u00a0 In this image it is difficult to tell what this building used to be, ca. 1945.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sergeant George E. 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