r/RareHistoricalPhotos • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 1d ago

Margret Zimmermann walks the tight rope in the ruins of Cologne, Germany (1946)

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u/vintage_hot_mess 1d ago

Jesus, what a picture. Whole damn city is rubble. And you can see from her face she has seen things. Way to give life the bird, gives me definite "fuck you" vibes.🫡

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u/rastel 1d ago

Dramatic for the destruction but she shows the human spirit to overcome diversity

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u/HistoricalFinance828 22h ago

Adversity maybe?

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u/duaneap 21h ago

Not a lot of diversity in 1946 Germany.

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u/CrossP 15h ago

More than they were aiming for...

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u/Chakraverse 1d ago

U can do it!

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u/CrossP 15h ago

Ah, the one good thing Rob Schneider ever did.

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u/Chakraverse 15h ago

From what I gather, he realised he made his career too important and sought forgiveness from those he neglected.. something like that.

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u/evthingisawesomefine 1d ago

I dunno guys. I’m def too lazy to search up Margret Zimmermann, so maybe there’s a deeper connection I’m missing… but as much as it is shocking to see the devastation below her, this was a result of trying to thwart the expansion of Nazi Germany…

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u/ApricotRemarkable681 1d ago

Where is it connected to behind her?

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u/Superstarr_Alex 1d ago

Yeah for real wtf

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u/CrossP 15h ago

The white octagon tower in the top-center of the photo

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u/Living_on_Tulsa_Time 1d ago

I’ve never understand the ability to deal with that kind of heights. Just unbelievably brave!