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Butt collecting in Berlin

27th July 1945: Tobacco is the new currency in the ruined capital as the residents struggle to survive - as the future of the world is up for discussion

Jul 27, 2025
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Prime Minister Winston Churchill, accompanied by Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery and Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke, inspects tanks of the "Desert Rats" from a half-track vehicle which moved slowly along the long line of troops and armour, during the British Victory parade in Berlin, 21 July 1945.
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