36 photos of the WWII Bombing destruction done in the Bavarian area around Bayreuth , Germany. Some with soldiers, some with locals... Approx size: 3 1/2" x 2 1/2"..... Being a stronghold of right-wing parties since the 1920s, Bayreuth became a center of Nazi ideology. In 1933, it was made capital of the Nazi region of Bavaria... Nazi leaders often visited the Wagner festival and tried to turn Bayreuth into a Nazi model town. It was one of several places in which town planning was administered directly from Berlin, due to Hitler's special interest in the town and in the festival ... Bayreuth is now world-famous for its annual Bayreuth Festival at which performances of operas by the 19th century German composer Richard Wagner are presented.