The Story of the Ovitz Family, the Dwarfs Who Survived Auschwitz
This post was originally published on this siteThe Ovitz family was a Jewish family of performers from Transylvania, Romania, who became famous as the Liliput […]
World War II
Footprint Overshoes Made for Use by Special Operations Executive Agents Operating in South-East Asia During WII
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War II, Britain’s clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) developed custom rubber footprint overshoes, officially termed “sneakers,” […]
The Last Photos of Felice Schragenheim and Lilly Wust Together; Hours Later, Felice Was Captured by the Gestapo!
This post was originally published on this siteFelice Schragenheim and Lilly Wust, photographed by the Havel river on August 21, 1944, laughing, embracing, using a […]
Margery Booth, a British Opera Singer Who Emigrated to Germany During WWII and Became a Spy
This post was originally published on this siteMargery Booth, also known as Margery Kallus, was a British-born opera singer who lived a double life as […]
40 Historical Photographs of “Night Witches,” the Soviet Pilots Who Bombed the Nazis During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteThe “Night Witches” (German: Nachthexen; Russian: Nochnye Vedmy) were the all-female Soviet 588th Night Bomber Regiment (later the […]
Meet Betty Pack, the Enigmatic World War II Spy Codenamed Cynthia
This post was originally published on this siteBetty Pack (née Amy Elizabeth Thorpe, also known as Elizabeth Thorpe Pack or Amy Brousse), codenamed “Cynthia,” was […]
Polish Prisoners in Dachau Toast Their Liberation From the Camp, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteThis famous photograph of Polish prisoners in Dachau toasting their liberation captures a powerful moment of joy and […]
The Story of Helena Citrónová, a Young Slovak Jewish Woman Who Famously Survived Auschwitz Due to a Forbidden
This post was originally published on this siteBorn in 1922 in Humenné, Slovakia, Helena was the daughter of a Jewish cantor and grew up with […]
Bonde Gaza Demonstrating to American Soldiers How He Managed to Escape From the Barn Which the SS Had Set on Fire
This post was originally published on this siteBonde Gaza, a Hungarian musician who survived the Gardelegen massacre where over 1,000 slave laborers were burnt alive, […]
Blitz Canteen: Photos Show Women of the Women’s Voluntary Service Running a Mobile Canteen in London During WWII
This post was originally published on this siteDuring WWII’s Blitz (1940–1941), “Blitz Canteen” typically refers to the mobile canteens operated by the Women’s Voluntary Service […]
Heartwarming Vintage Photograph Captured a Baby Lamb Snuggling Up Next to a Sleeping Boy, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteTaken during the onset of World War II, this image became highly recognized for its depiction of childhood […]
The Memorial to the Child Victims of War in Lidice, Czech Republic
This post was originally published on this siteThe Memorial to the Child Victims of War is a deeply moving bronze sculpture located at the Lidice […]
Iconic Photograph of a Jewish Mother and Her Daughter, Liberated From Bergen-Belsen Train, in April 1945
This post was originally published on this site In the final weeks of World War II, as Allied forces advanced deep into Germany, the SS […]
Photos of the Women’s Voluntary Service Collecting Kitchen Waste for Pig Food in 1943
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War II in Britain, the Women’s Voluntary Service (WVS, now Royal Voluntary Service) played a key […]
Amazing Color Portraits of Soldiers of the British 8th Army in Italy, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteSoldiers of the British 8th Army are pictured on duty in Italy in these original color photos taken […]
The Incredible Survival Story of Kazuko Higa, aka the “Queen of Anatahan”
This post was originally published on this siteThe story of Kazuko Higa, often sensationalized as the “Queen of Anatahan,” is one of the most bizarre […]
How Three Canadian Soldiers Saved an Abandoned Baby During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteOn September 23, 1941, a British mother abandoned her newborn baby behind blackberry bushes in Horsell Common, a […]
The Bell That Rang One Last Time, Dachau, Germany, 1945 (They Rang It When the Gates Opened)
This post was originally published on this site In the harsh and oppressive environment of Dachau concentration camp, where despair was a constant companion, prisoners […]
The Baby in the Bucket, Lviv Ghetto, Ukraine, 1943
This post was originally published on this siteIn the harrowing depths of winter 1943, within the barbed confines of the Lviv Ghetto in Nazi-occupied Ukraine, […]
A Soldier Sharing a Banana With a Goat During the Battle of Saipan, ca. 1944
This post was originally published on this sitePhotograph of Maine First Sergeant Neil I. Shober of Fort Wayne, Indiana, sharing his bananas with a native […]
Bell Cemeteries in Germany During the Wars
This post was originally published on this siteBell cemeteries (or Glockenfriedhöfe in German) were enormous holding areas where confiscated church bells were stockpiled before being […]
The Story of ‘Spitfire Girl’ Jackie Moggridge, a True Pioneer in Aviation
This post was originally published on this siteJackie Moggridge (1922–2004) was a South African-born aviator who became one of the most prolific female ferry pilots […]
The Amazing Story of Adolf Galland’s “Lobster Flight” in 1941
This post was originally published on this siteAdolf Galland’s “Lobster Flight” (often referred to as his “Lobster Battle”) is one of the most eccentric anecdotes […]
Fences in London Made From World War II Stretchers Once Used to Carry Thousands of Wounded Civilians in the Blitz
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War II about 600,000 steel stretchers were manufactured for use in the Blitz. They were used […]
The Ball Turret Gunner, One of the Toughest and Most Dangerous Jobs of World War II
This post was originally published on this siteThe ball turret gunner was one of the most dangerous and iconic positions in World War II bomber […]