Bomb damaged buildings along Under den Linden bouldevard in Berlin, German. HD Stock Footage

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Oct 1, 2026

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Bomb damaged buildings along Under den Linden bouldevard in Berlin, German.

Damaged buildings in Berlin, Germany. Bomb damaged Unter den Linden. Camera moves slowly on a vehicle down the boulevard. Pedestrians walk beside the ruined buildings. Horse cart on road. Damaged cars strewn beside road. Vehicles on road. Wreckage in foreground of damaged buildings. Heaps of rubble in middle of boulevard at some points. Some Linden Trees still standing, but many gone or heavily damaged. Location: Berlin Germany. Date: July 14, 1945.

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