Photographs

Danish soldiers manning an anti-aircraft gun during training, sometime in 1940. Note the distinctive shape of the M/23 helmet, used by the Royal Danish Army during World War II. Denmark was invaded by Germany on April 9th, 1940, and surrendered just two hours after the start of the invasion, as …

Yugoslav partisans and a New Zealand tank crew in Trieste, Italy, circa May 1945. The 2nd New Zealand Division and units from Josip Tito’s National Liberation Army linked up in the city on May 1st 1945, just one day before German forces in Italy capitulated. The Germans chose to surrender …

Soviet workers assemble tank engines for the Red Army at the Kirov Factory in Leningrad, 1943. Book suggestion ⤵️ 📖 Soviet Tanks And Combat Vehicles Of World War Two (Steven Zaloga, 1984)

A US convoy rider gives a lift to a loaded Chinese boy on his motorcycle in the Tengchun Cutoff, China. Date unknown. Book recommendation ⤵️ 📖 Forgotten Ally: China’s World War II, 1937-1945 (Rana Mitter, 2013) Photo source: US National Archives and Records

Sophie Scholl with brother Hans and Christoph Probst in 1942, members of the White Rose group. The White Rose was a student led resistance movement which used leaflets, pamphlets and graffiti to oppose the National Socialist regime between June 1942 and February 1943, when its core members were arrested by …

Rare World war II eastern front map showing the German Eastern front on May 10th, 1943. Notice the hash marked line indicating the frontline. In the previous months Germany had lost the battle of Stalingrad along with a number of subsequent battles, and their armies had been pushed far back, …

Aachen, Germany, 1944 vs modern days. #ThenAndNow The battle of Aachen was fought between Germany and USA during 2-21 October 1944. Aachen was part of Germany’s line of defence in the West (Siegfried line) and it was eventually captured by US forces after a grueling urban battle which destroyed the …

1944 vs. modern day. Fourth moat of the Belfort Citadel, France, the spot where Georges Blind, a member of the French resistance, smiled as he faced a German firing squad. However, Blind was not shot. The photograph was taken during a mock execution, set up to force Blind to give …

US President Franklin Roosevelt smoking and drinking white wine, as he is listening to a speech during a Democratic Party fundraiser on November 1st, 1938. Franklin Roosevelt was also known to enjoy Martinis, as well as cocktails and mixed drinks. Book suggestion ⤵️ 📖 No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor …

Amazing photograph showing a British Lancaster bomber above colossal smoke screens set by the Germans, in an effort to hide the mighty Tirpitz battleship. September 15th 1944, Operation Paravane. The ship was stationed in Kafjord, Norway, to deter transports of goods or weaponry between the Western Allies and the Soviet …