Петергоф в годы оккупации / Peterhof during the Occupation: 1941-1943

Петергоф в годы оккупации 1941-1943 Peterhof during the Occupation 1941-1943 Music: From the Concerto for Piano & Strings by Alfred Schnittke Here I present a series of photographs of the great palace at Peterhof taken during the Nazi occupation from 1941 - 1943..... On September 23 1941, the germans broke into Peterhof and set fire to the Grand Palace, burnt down the Catherine Palace of Montplaisir and looted the the Hermitage Pavilion..... From this time to the liberation of the Peterhof in January 19, 1944, the palace and surrounding park was systematically destroyed. The English Palace was...