World War II Europe Slide Gallery

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Click on the thumbnail to see the full size image. These unlabeled slides were found among others belonging to my late aunt and uncle. He was in WWII in Europe, but not in these areas (since some pictures include occupied Poland), so I surmise he found the film, brought it home and mounted them as slides (Kodak ready-mounts, made in U.S.A.). There is damage to some of the slides - scratches, spots, etc. Originally they were in color, but presumably some kind of heat damage turned them all into shades of blue-green with spots of red. I have made them greyscale for better viewing. Colorized versions of the slides have also been added. If the place in the photo could be identified, it is in the caption of the picture, often with a link to a current photo from the same viewpoint. Thanks to Scott Pinkowski and his contacts for help in identification. His website is Lost Images of World War II. For maps of the known photo locations, see here.

(1) Boys in lederhosen. Color version	(2) Boys moving dirt? Just visible over the hill on the left is the roof of a barracks -type building. Color version
(3) Children working. Color version	(4) View of the countryside. Color version
(5) Building (church?) with tables in the yard. Color version	(6) Is this the photographer and his kids? Color version
(7) Is this the photographer's wife and his kids? Color version	(8) Children on steps at the Walhalla Temple near Regensburg, Germany. Danube River at top of picture. Color version
(9) Ruins. Color version	(10) Soldiers, horses, and wagons. Color version
(11) View of countryside from a train. Color version	(12) Soldiers in a room. Color version
(13) Ruins. Color version	(14) Ruins with soldiers. Same location as photo 13? Color version
(15) Ruins with villagers. Color version	(16) Village square with ruins. Same location as photos 54 and 57. Color version
(17) Soldiers with ruins. Same ruins as shown in photo 15? Color version	(18) Houses with thatched roofs. Color version
(19) The store name translates to something like "Sundry goods". Is the name "Chaja Blitzer" the owner? Similar architecture to the buildings in photo 57. Color version	(20) Village houses. Color version
(21) Farm buildings. Color version	(22) Countryside. Color version
(23) Country house. Color version	(24) Florianska tower in Krakow, Poland. Modern photo Color version
(25) The Krakow Barbican (fortress gate) in Krakow, Poland. Same building as in photo 31. Photo taken from under the Florianska tower (picture 24). Color version	(26) The Great Square, Krakow, Poland. The town hall tower. Color version
(27) In the Great Square, Krakow, Poland, in front of the Cloth Hall. Sign translates to "winter war help..." More information. Color version	(28) Wawel castle and cathedral, Krakow, Poland, on the Vistula River, the headquarters of Nazi-occupied Poland. A modern photo Color version
(29) St. Mary's Basilica, Krakow, Poland. Color version	(30) St. Mary's Basilica on the Great Square, Krakow, Poland; Cloth Hall on the right. Note Nazi banner on the left, in front of the church spires. Color version
(31) The Krakow Barbican (fortress gate). Same building as in photo 25 from the opposite side. Color version	(32) Unknown building. Color version
(33) Ebrach Abbey, Ebrach, Germany - same location as photo 45. Color version	(34) Most likely in the garden of Ebrach Abbey. Color version
(35) Marienberg Fortress, Würzburg, Germany, with the Old Main Bridge. Color version	(36) The Old Main Bridge with statues of saints and the Marienburg Fortress, Würzburg, Germany. Color version
(37) The Würzburg Residence, Würzburg, Germany. Color version	(38) The Würzburg Residence, Würzburg, Germany. Color version
(39) The Würzburg Residence, Würzburg, Germany. Color version	(40) The Marienberg Fortress, Würzburg, Germany. Color version
(41) View of Würzburg, Germany, from Marienberg Fortress. Color version	(42) Würzburg as probably seen from the Frankenwarte tower. Color version
(43) Würzburg, Germany area as probably seen from the Frankenwarte tower. Color version	(44) Front view, Würzburg Residence, Würzburg, Germany. Color version
(45) Ebrach Abbey, Ebrach, Germany - same location as photo 33. Color version	(46) Bamberg Cathedral, Germany. (No hole in the building - it's where the slide has been damaged.) Color version
(47) The entrance to the Alte Hofhaltung in Bamberg, Germany. Color version	(48) Bamberg Cathedral, Germany. Color version
(49) Bamberg, Germany, City Hall. Color version	(50) View of countryside. Color version
(51) Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, Bad Staffelstein, Germany. More views. Color version	(52) Inside the Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, Bad Staffelstein, Germany. Color version
(53) Inside the Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, Bad Staffelstein, Germany. Color version	(54) Town ruins. Same location as photos 16 and 57. Color version
(55) Horses and soldiers on a street. The word "Drukarnia" on the building means "printer" in Polish. "Fryzjer" means "barber" in Polish; "Papier" is French for paper. Color version	(56) Horses and soldiers on a street. Color version
(57) Soldiers and horses in a square. Same location as photos 16 and 54. Color version	(58) A young girl. Color version
(59) A man in rags, possibly a prisoner. Color version	(60) A small shrine. Color version
(61) Spring flowers. Color version	(62) Building with a German War flag. The letters on the building translate to "magistrates court". A pony cart is visible in front of the building. Color version
(63) City view. Color version	(64) Town in a mountain valley. Color version
(65) Town buildings. Color version	(66) Pond in a park. Color version
(67) Swans on a pond. Color version