Love in Wartime: Soldier Weddings From WWII in Photos
This post was originally published on this siteAmid the chaos and uncertainty of World War II, love found a way. Soldier weddings became powerful symbols […]
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Salvaged German Battleship SMS Prinzregent Luitpold Being Towed back to Rosyth, Scotland, for Scrapping, 1933
This post was originally published on this siteThe German battle cruiser SMS Prinzregent Luitpold being towed back to Rosyth, keel uppermost on May 22, 1933. […]
A World War II US Soldier Posing With Captured Killinger and Freund Motorcycle, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteThis odd looking motorcycle was captured by the US Army at a German military base in the spring […]
Burial at Sea on the USS Intrepid, November 1944
This post was originally published on this siteBurial at sea for the officers and men of the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CV-11) who lost […]
Civil War Faces: Beautiful Portraits of Soldiers and Wives From the 1860s
This post was originally published on this siteCivil War soldiers were men who fought in the American Civil War (1861–1865) between the Union (Northern states) […]
Elvis Presley Playing Piano on the Ship USS Randall, on His Way to Germany, in September 1958
This post was originally published on this sitePrivate Elvis Presley playing piano on board the troop transport USS Randall, on his way to Germany in […]
18-Year-Old Humphrey Bogart in His Sailors Uniform During His Service in World War I
This post was originally published on this siteActor Humphrey Bogart is best known for his leading roles in the films The Maltese Falcon (1941), Casablanca […]
Flakpanzer, Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Tanks Developed By Nazi Germany During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteFlakpanzer is a German term for “anti-aircraft tanks” (“flak” is derived from Flugabwehrkanone, literally “aircraft defence cannon”; “panzer” […]
50 Powerful Photos Capturing the Tragedy of World War I
This post was originally published on this siteWorld War I (1914-1918) was a global conflict primarily between the Allied Powers (including France, the UK, Russia, […]
Fighting Jack Munroe and Bobbie Burns: A Touching Story of a WWI Canadian Hero and His Beloved Collie
This post was originally published on this siteJack Munroe (1877-1942) was a Canadian hero of the Great War. Here below is the story from Wooway1 […]
Some Photos Reveal Clark Gable Trained in Spokane as a Turret Gunner in World War II
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1940s, Clark Gable was the King of Hollywood. Millions of people around the world knew and […]
Crossing the Equator: Interesting Photos of the Shellback Initiation Aboard the USS Princeton in 1957
This post was originally published on this siteA Shellback Initiation, also known as the Crossing the Line Ceremony, is a naval tradition for sailors who […]
Motorcycle Ambulances in World War One
This post was originally published on this siteMotorcycle ambulances were used during World War I by the British, French, and Americans. At the time, the […]
Photos of Jeeps Modified for Railway Reconnaissance and Security During the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteA jeep train usually refers to a line of coupled railway vehicles hauled by a jeep fitted with […]
25 Humorous Photos of “Soldiers in Drag” During WWI
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War I, soldiers found various ways to cope with the harsh realities of war and to […]
Australian Army Jeep Train Pulling Members of the 24th Infantry Brigade in Borneo, Malaysia, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteManufactured by Willys Overland Motors and mass-produced between 1941 and 1945 for the Allied forces, the iconic, tough […]
Two American Soldiers Sleeping in a Trench in Normandy During Operation Overlord in the Summer of 1944
This post was originally published on this siteIn the heart of war-torn Normandy, in mid-July 1944, two American soldiers huddled together in a makeshift foxhole […]
Heartbreaking Photos of a Bosnian Soldier Who Cries When He Returned to His Village Where He Discovered His Family Was Executed by the Serbs
This post was originally published on this siteSenad Medanovic, sole survivor of a massacre, finding his home in ruins after the Bosnian army recaptured his […]
A Puppy Guards the Boots of a British Tommy While He Had a Shower During WWII
This post was originally published on this siteWater is so scarce in the desert that often only a few drops are allowed to wash with […]
“If Going Much Further Please Take One” – Australians “Stop Here” Sign on Desert Battlefront During North African Campaign
This post was originally published on this site“If going much further please take one.” Typical ‘Aussie’ humor is reflected in this sign erected on the […]
These Coins Stopped a Bullet and Saved a Soldier’s Life During World War I
This post was originally published on this siteOptatius Buyssens, a Belgian soldier during World War I, was famous for a remarkable incident where coins in […]
Vintage Photographs of Half-Tracks From Europe From the 1930s and 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteA half-track is a civilian or military vehicle with regular wheels at the front for steering and continuous […]
Historical Photos of Buffalo Soldiers From Between the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteAfrican Americans served in the U.S. Military during the Civil War and continued to serve afterwards. Many of […]
Before Radar Was Invented, Enemy Aircraft Were Spotted Using Sound Locators That Looked Like Musical Instruments
This post was originally published on this siteBefore the invention of radar during World War II, incoming enemy warplanes were detected by listening with the […]
Amazing Vintage Photographs Capture Military Scenes of the Camp at Châlons of Napoleon III
This post was originally published on this siteFor six weeks in August, September, and October 1857, 25,000 men from the French Imperial Guard, renowned for […]