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The city of Ulm, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, was heavily bombed during the closing months of World War II. The first and heaviest raid, on December 17, 1944, left 707 people dead, 613 injured, and 25,000 homeless. [1] Two large truck factories, Magirus-Deutz and Kässbohrer, were the primary targets.
During World War II 3.1% of the housing in Baden-Baden was completely destroyed by bombs and 125 civilians were killed. [ 3 ] 11 industrial plants, 113 commercial enterprises and 19 public buildings including two churches were destroyed or seriously damaged, and 5.77% of the housing was heavily damaged by bombs.
After the second world war, the academy re-opened first in 1947 and Schnarrenberger and Hubbuch eventually regained their positions. [2] Post-war heads of the academy include art historian Oskar Gehring (1947/48), Otto Haupt (architect) [ de ] (1949–1956), art historian Kurt Martin (1956/57), painter Otto Laible [ de ] (1957/58), and painter ...
The Wehrgeschichtliches Museum Rastatt (in English: Military History Museum) or WGM is a military historical museum in Rastatt, Germany.Since 1956, it has been housed in the south wing of the Schloss Rastatt.
Among Rosenberg's portrait subjects included German Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer; graphic designer and typographer Otl Aicher at the urban planning group at the Ulm Adult Education Centre in about November 1949; and writer Hans Werner Richter, Inge Aicher-Scholl, and architect Max Bill whom he photographed from underneath a glass tabletop at the Ulm School of Design (Hochschule für ...
In honor of the 75th anniversary, here are some of the most poignant photos taken from that fateful day. 75 poignant war photos in honor of the 75th anniversary of D-Day Skip to main content
The name Baden-Württemberg was only intended as a temporary name, but ended up the official name of the state because no other name could be agreed upon. In May 1954, the Baden-Württemberg Landtag (legislature) decided on adoption of the following coat of arms: three black lions on a golden shield, framed by a deer and a griffin.
Aicher was born in Ulm, in the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg, on 13 May 1922.Aicher was a classmate and friend of Werner Scholl, and through him met Werner's family, including his siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl (both of whom would be executed in 1943 for their membership in the White Rose resistance movement in Nazi Germany).