A war-blinded German veteran is visited by his son in a hospital.

War-blinded

Two german 'Frauleins' (damsels) hauling water, stepping over rifles, machine guns and even the head of  a Panzerfaust can be seen. Because of the absence of most men (captivity or death) much of the hard work of rebuilding Germany was their task. The characteristic  term of the 'Trümmerfrauen' (debris women) found its way into common german parlance.

Rebuilding

Inmates of the concentration camp Mittelbau-Dora assembly V2 rocket parts. The terrible working conditions cost the lifes of more than 20000 of them.