US Service Couples – Post War Berlin

After WWII (you know, the big one) my father was assigned to the Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS) in Berlin. In spring 1946 personnel were allowed to bring their families over. My father bought a Leica and used it the rest of his life, always having a darkroom wherever he lived. It was an optimistic time, before the Berlin Blockade and you can sense the joy and relief on the faces of these 20 and 30 somethings that had gone through the Great Depression and survived the War.