Digital composite images show a comparison between a London scene during the Blitz of 1940-1941 and present day, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Blitz in London. The Nazi Germany raids during World War II killed 43,000 civilians and lasted for eight months. The main air offensive against British cities diminished after May 1941, with the change of direction of the German war machine towards Russia.
1941: A blaze in the Negretti and Zambra building at Holborn Circus, London, after a German bombing raid (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) combined with a photo from May 1, 2016 (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
September 14, 1940: A crater and damaged railings outside Buckingham Palace (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) combined with a photo from April 26, 2016 (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
October 15, 1940: A wrecked Humber car on Pall Mall (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) combined with a street scene from May 1, 2016 (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
September 19, 1940: A police officer and a soldier inspecting the aftermath of a German air raid, Portman Street in London combined with a photo from April 21, 2016 (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
October 16, 1940: Londoners sheltering on a platform at Bounds Green tube station during an air raid (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) combined with a photo from May 1, 2016 (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
1940: Soldiers help to clear the debris of Bank Underground Station, in front of The Royal Exchange in London (Photo by H F Davis/Getty Images) combined with a photo from April 25, 2016 (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
1940: A huge hole in the Strand from a bomb during an air raid close to the Gaiety Theatre and the church of St. Mary-le-Strand seen in the background (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) combined with a photo from May 1, 2016 (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
September 19, 1940: An area near St Pancras Station in London showing the damage from German air raid (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) combined with a photo from May 3, 2016 (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
April 29, 1942: Damage caused by a World War II air raid on Berkeley Square (Photo by Eric Harlow/Keystone/Getty Images) combined with a photo from May 1, 2016 (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
May 3, 1941: Bomb damage in London's Leicester Square caused by German air raids during the Blitz (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images) combined with a photo from May 1, 2016 (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
September 9, 1940: A bus is left leaning against the side of a terrace in Harrington Square, Mornington Crescent, in the aftermath of an air raid (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) combined with a photo from April 21, 2016 (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)