Explosion of the Prudential building in the center of the Polish city of Warsaw, occupied by Germany, from a direct hit by a 600 mm shell from a German self-propelled mortar “Ziu” (serial number VI, type Karl-Gerät 040, currently located in the museum in Kubinka city, Moscow region, Russian Federation). The Suppression of the Warsaw Uprising, Eastern Front of the Wehrmacht, World War II in Europe.
Location: Prudential building, Warsaw city, Poland
Time when the photo was taken: August 28, 1944
Photo credit: Sylwester Braun