This building was completely destroyed by incendiary bombing on 10 January 1941.
Nagoya was targeted for incendiary bombing because it was the center of the Japanese aircraft industry at the time.
In fact this brick had been dehydroxylated by the intense heat of incendiary bombing and fires during World War II.
"Der Brand" is about mass deaths by fire and suffocation, the fearsome technology of incendiary bombing and the obliteration of architectural and cultural monuments.
Almost every building has been shelled or burned out in the raging firestorms created by the incendiary bombing.
It burned down on September 25, 1939 as a result of severe aerial bombardment by the Germans (incendiary bombing).
Starting with peaceful petitioning, the disturbance quickly escalated to riots, strikes, looting, incendiary bombings of police stations and government offices and armed clashes.
The cities had been burned to the ground by incendiary bombing, leaving only glowing coals.
Starting with peaceful petitioning, the protest quickly grew into riots, strikes, looting, incendiary bombings of police stations and government offices and into armed fights.
The building was almost completely destroyed by incendiary bombing in 1944, leaving only parts of the facade and the gymnasium (sports hall).