Amazing Historical Photos of the Great Patriotic War
This post was originally published on this siteThe Great Patriotic War is a term used in Russia and some other former republics of the Soviet […]
World War II
Veronica Lake Demonstrating How Her Peek-a-Boo Hairdo Could Get Caught in Machinery for LIFE Magazine, 1943
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War II, Veronica Lake (1919–1973) changed her trademark peek-a-boo hairstyle at the urging of the Government […]
Black and White Photos of Berlin in Ruins in 1945
This post was originally published on this siteBerlin is the most heavily bombed city in history. During World War II, large parts of Berlin were […]
Photos of a Parade in WWII Hawaii
This post was originally published on this siteHawaii is a state in the Western United States located in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles (3,200 […]
Vintage Photos of Life in Southington, Connecticut in 1942
This post was originally published on this siteIn May 1942, during World War II, the town of Southington in Connecticut was selected by the War […]
Astonishing Color Photos of Britain During WWII
This post was originally published on this siteAfter Nazi Germany invaded Poland, Britain entered the Second World War by declaring war on Germany in 1939. […]
20 Rarely Seen Photographs of the Liberation of Paris, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteThe liberation of Paris was a military battle that took place during World War II from August 19, […]
Incredible Photos of ‘The Battle of Manila’ by Carl Mydans
This post was originally published on this site‘The Battle of Manila’ (3 February – 3 March 1945) was a major battle of the Philippine campaign […]
25 Color Photographs Capture the Fall of Paris in 1940
This post was originally published on this siteOn June 14, 1940, Parisians awaken to the sound of a German-accented voice announcing via loudspeakers that a […]
The British Pet Massacre of World War II
This post was originally published on this siteThe British pet massacre was an event in 1939 in the United Kingdom where over 750,000 pets were […]
The Most Touching Video Ever: Watch a Man Be Surprised by a Room Full of People He Rescued During the Holocaust
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1938, Sir Nicholas Winton brought Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia to safety in the UK. Fifty years […]
Wall of Suitcases in Poland of Those Sent to Concentration Camps During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteA wall of suitcases, symbolizing the deportation of Jews to death camps, forms part of a permanent exhibition […]
36 Incredible Then-and-Now Photos Show How Norwich Has Changed From the Norwich Blitz
This post was originally published on this siteThe Norwich Blitz refers to the heavy bombing of Norwich and surrounding area by the German Luftwaffe during […]
Norway After Liberation: Historical Photos of German Prisoners of War in Norway, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteThe German occupation of Norway began on 9 April 1940 after German forces invaded the neutral Scandinavian country […]
Captured German Kar98k Rifles at Stavanger, Norway, After the Surrender of Germany in 1945
This post was originally published on this siteStoreroom at Solar aerodrome, Stavanger, holding some of the estimated 30,000 rifles taken from German forces in Norway […]
In 1935, Hessy Levinsons Was Selected as “the Most Beautiful Aryan Baby” by the Nazis. She Was Actually Jewish!
This post was originally published on this siteHessy Levinsons Taft (born Hessy Levinsons; May 17, 1934), a German Jew, was featured as an infant in […]
Photographs of Excited Dutch Boys Hanging on a Moving Train After the Liberation, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1945, photographer Menno Huizinga took these photos of excited Dutch boys hanging on the door of a […]
Shoot Around the Corner: The Krummlauf, a Gun With Bent-Barrel
This post was originally published on this siteThe Krummlauf (English: “curved barrel”) is a bent barrel attachment for the Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle developed by […]
Vintage Photos of Japanese-American Life After the War in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteOn February 19, 1942, shortly after Imperial Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed […]
Vintage Photos of British Army and Royal Navy Celebrating Christmas in World War II
This post was originally published on this siteChristmas is one of the few times during the whole year people briefly pause their busy life to […]
Lee Miller and David Scherman: The Photographers Who Took a Bath in Hitler’s Apartment
This post was originally published on this siteOn April 30, 1945, photojournalists David E. Scherman and Lee Miller produced one of the most controversial photographic […]
Pictures of Veronica Foster – Ronnie the Bren Gun Girl and the Beautiful Woman War Worker of Canada in World War II
This post was originally published on this siteVeronica Foster (January 2, 1922 – May 4, 2000), popularly known as “Ronnie the Bren Gun Girl”, was […]
Women Testing the Guns They Made for World War II at the Inglis Munitions Plant in Ontario, Canada, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteTen pretty girls, all workers at the John Inglis Co. plant, line up with 10 Bren guns built […]
Miss War Worker Beauty Contest in Toronto, Canada, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteOn July 18, 1942, more than 100 contestants from Canada’s major military manufacturing plants vied for the title […]
A Soldier’s Face After Four Years of War, 1941-1945
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1941, Evgeny Stepanovich Kobytev was a young man ready to start his creative life as an artist […]