In light of the destruction wrought by retaliatory Allied air raids and the damage inflicted by the Red Army as well as die-hard Nazis in the last weeks of the war, the creation of living space became a pressing postwar problem. Despite the introduction of numerous programs, such as the East Berlin Housing Reconstruction Program, decent living space remained in short supply for years to come.
Source: East Berlin Housing Reconstruction Program – Focus V in
Berlin-Treptow. Photo: Jochen Moll.
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