Adolf Hitler and high ranking German officials photographed in front of the Compiegne Wagon on June 21st, 1940. In the picture we can see Joachim von Ribbentrop, Wilhelm Keitel, Hermann Göring, Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler, Erich Raeder (mostly obscured) and Walther von Brauchitsch. The famous carriage hosted Germany’s virtual surrender …
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RAF Lancaster bomber during Operation Gomorrah
A British RAF Lancaster bomber over the German city of Hamburg in the Summer of 1943, during Operation Gomorrah. Operation Gomorrah was carried out by the US Air Force and British Royal Air Force, lasting for 8 days starting with July 24th 1943. It was the heaviest aerial assault in …
Lt. Robert L. Hite carried by Japanese captors
U.S. Army Air Force Lieutenant Robert L. Hite is carried from a Japanese transport plane after he was flown from China to Tokyo along with seven other captured US airmen. Lt. Robert L. Hite was co-pilot of crew 16 (B-25B s/n 40-2268 Bat out of Hell, 34th Bomb Squadron) of …
Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero in flight
The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 “Sparviero” (Sparrowhawk) was an Italian medium-bomber with three engines, developed in 1934 and employed in service of the Regia Aeronautica during the entire duration of World War II. The “Sparviero” had various uses, being employed as a transport aircraft, a medium bomber and a torpedo bomber. There …
Stuka squadron flying over Poland
Ju-87 “Stuka” squadron flying a mission over Poland sometime in September 1939 during the German invasion. The famous “Stuka” dive bomber, officially known as Junkers Ju 87, was one of the most successful aircrafts of World War II – although it became vulnerable by the time Germany lost air superiority, …
Moroccan Goumier soldier in Italy, 1944
Moroccan Goumier soldier photographed while sharpening his bayonet sometime during 1944 in the Italian hills. Goumiers were indigenous Moroccan soldiers recruited from various tribes in the Atlas Mountains, and serving as an extension to the French Army of Africa between 1908 and 1956 (although officially they were under the rule …
US and Soviet troops meet for the first time, 1945
US and Soviet troops meet for the first time during World War II at the Elbe river near Torgau, a town in Saxony, Eastern Germany. The historic meeting took place on April 25th 1945, a date which came to be known as “Elbe Day”. Book suggestions: ⤵️ 📖 The Last …
Finnish soldier with his dog, undated
Finnish soldier from the Dog Corps photographed in the snow together with a beautiful and vigilant German Sheperd. The image, while reportedly taken during World War Two, is not specifically dated. We can see that it’s not just the soldier who is wearing protection from the Finnish blizzard, but the …
Douglas SBD Dauntless bomber on the Pacific seabed
A sunken Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber of the US Air Force is lying on the Pacific Ocean seabed with another Allied aircraft behind it, which appears to be a Douglas SBD Dauntless as well. The pictured bombers are just two of many US aircrafts which were intentionally dumped in …
Italian troops pictured in Addis Ababa, 1936
Italian troops pictured in Addis Ababa during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, image taken in May 1936. The Second Italo-Ethiopian war was a conflict predating World War II, lasting from October 1935 until February 1937. The war started on the 3rd of October 1935, when Italian troops attacked Ethiopia from Eritrea …