10 Interesting Photographs of VE Day Celebrations in London
This post was originally published on this siteOn 7 May 1945 the formal act of military surrender was signed by Germany, ending the war in […]
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The Nazi Board Games of World War II
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War II, the Nazis fueled children’s enthusiasm for both their war effort and genocide partly by […]
22 Rare Photographs That Capture the Brutal Life of American Troops During the Battle of Buna-Gona
This post was originally published on this siteFrom mid-November 1942 to the end of January 1943 the Australians and the Americans reduced the Japanese base […]
Everyday Life of the U.S in 1943 Through Esther Bubley’s Lens – A Look at the American Home Front During WWII
This post was originally published on this siteMilitary and political events overseas were not the only subjects reporters and photographers covered during World War II. […]
French Man Found a Box of 35mm Film Rolls in the Trash That Capture Life Inside Nazi POW Camp for Polish Officers
This post was originally published on this siteIt was a winter night in 1999 and Olivier Rempfer, then 19, was walking back to his town […]
"Three Dead Americans on the Beach at Buna" – The First Image of Dead U.S Troops to Appear in Media During WWII
This post was originally published on this sitePhoto That Was Hard to Get Published, but Even Harder to Get LIFE photojournalist George Strock captured an […]
Shocking Photos Show How French Women Were Punished by Shaving Their Head to Publicly for Collaborating With Nazis
This post was originally published on this siteAt the end of World War II, many French people accused of collaboration with Germany endured a particularly […]
15 Found Photos That Show Pin-up Bombshell Nose Art of World War II Bombers
This post was originally published on this siteThe inscription of art work on military planes dates to World War I, when paintings were usually extravagant […]
D-Day in Color: Stunning Retouched Photos of Brave Allied Troops Landing Normandy Beaches in June, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteSome 156,000 Allied troops landed on five Normandy beaches during the operation on June 6, 1944, which would […]
A Couple Sleeping in a Morrison Shelter Used as Protection From Collapsing Homes During the WWII ‘Blitz’ Bombing Raids
This post was originally published on this siteMorrison shelters were a way of protecting people from in their own homes from falling bombs. This was […]
Rare Photographs Capture the Moment Some of the Nazis’ Most Notorious Murderers Were Brought to Justice, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteThese rare photos show some of the world’s most infamous monsters just moments after their reign of terror […]
48 Emotional Pictures That Capture Everyday Life of Children During WWII
This post was originally published on this siteChildren were massively affected by World War Two. Nearly two million children were evacuated from their homes at […]
Breathtaking Colorized Photos Show the Horror of the War in the Pacific During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteStunning photos of the US Army during the War in the Pacific have been brought to life through […]
The Dancer in Birkenau: Meet the Polish-Jewish Ballerina Who Shot Nazis on Her Way to the Gas Chamber
This post was originally published on this siteMore a certainty than a legend, a woman killed a Nazi guard at Birkenau while she was ordered […]
Fearful 16-Year-Old German Soldier Crying Tears of Defeat, After Being Captured by the US 9th Army in Germany, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteA sixteen-year old German anti aircraft soldier of the Hitler Youth, Hans-Georg Henke, taken prisoner in the state […]
A German WWII Prisoner Is Reunited With His Daughter for the First Time Since She Was 1 Year Old, 1956
This post was originally published on this siteHelmuth Pirath, the winner of World Press Photo in 1956 captured the most touching moment when a German […]
Japanese Interned Mother Holding Her Baby Sleeping Daughter and an Emotional Story Behind The Picture in 1942
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1911, Japanese-American activist Fumiko Hayashida became one of the first Japanese Americans to be interned in March […]
Liepaja Massacres: Shocking Photos Taken by Nazi Perpetrators of Jewish Women Moments Before Their Execution in Skede, Latvia on December 15-17, 1941
This post was originally published on this siteThe murders in the dunes at Skede on the Baltic shore, some fifteen kilometers north of the city […]
62 Emotional Pictures That Capture Private Moments of ‘Soldiers at Rest’ During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteWar brings pain, sacrifice. It is really cruel, especially for the soldiers directly involved in combat. Private moments […]
Here’s the Only Known Picture of Peter Schiff, the Boy Who Won Heart of Anne Frank
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough Peter Schiff (or “Petel,” as Anne affectionately calls him) was a real person in her life, he […]
Portraits of 10 Women Who Acted as Spies to Stop the Nazis
This post was originally published on this siteHell hath no fury like a woman scorned. The Germans would have done well to take note of […]
“We Can Do It!” – Meet the Woman Who Inspired the Famous Wartime Propaganda Poster in World War II
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1942, Pittsburgh artist J. Howard Miller was hired by the Westinghouse Company’s War Production Coordinating Committee to […]
Love Among the Ruins: Happy Blitz Weddings in London, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteNot much would keep the Londoners down… Ena Squire-Brown, an international dancer famed for her Dove Dance, leaves […]
Belgian Man Discovered Stash of Cars Hidden in Abandoned Quarry Since World War II
This post was originally published on this siteFor nearly 80 years these cars have been hidden underground in a quarry in France but they were […]
25 Incredible British Propaganda Posters During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteBritain re-created the World War I Ministry of Information for the duration of World War II to generate […]