These astonishing never-seen-before photos snapped a year after VE Day show the apocalyptic devastation across post-war Germany. <br /><br />The chilling images illustrate how the landscape was scarred with bomb craters and ruined buildings after major cities endured six years of Allied bombings. <br /><br />In one poignant photograph taken in May 1946, a British soldier is seen stood looking over Hamburg, contemplating the country's future. <br /><br />Christopher Eve's cousins stumbled across the treasure trove of 71-year-old images while clearing out a property following the death of a family member.
