Yes, we bombed the heck out of Germany, but at least in the Western part, we helped to rebuild.
In the DDR, you could still see bombed out buildings everywhere years after the war.
Minutes after we (Allies) were allowed into the "former" East Germany the night of reunification, I got off work and drove straight down the autobahn from West Berlin to Potsdam. Middle of the night. Wanted to do it and had to see it.
It was stuck in time. It was as if the 1940s had never ended. Sure the buildings had been rebuilt but it was like all out of a movie set! NOTHING HAD CHANGED!!
There were even coal piles setup outside the apartment buildings.
Surreal.