Photographs

Panzer III tank from the 15th Panzer Division pictured after being destroyed in August 1942, North Africa. An anti tank projectile or a shaped-charge blast penetrated the hull and caused an ammunition explosion, which blew up the turret. This is known as the “Jack in the box” effect. In the …

German Waffen SS soldier looking at a nervous Red Army POW, somewhere on the Eastern Front during September 1941. At that time, Operation Barbarossa was in full swing, as Germany was quickly gaining ground in the East. Book suggestion ⤵️ 📖 Eastern Inferno: Journals of a German Panzerjäger on the …

Flower class corvette HMCS Timmins navigates in rough waters during North Atlantic Patrols, 1941. HMCS Timmins was a small warship (corvettes are usually the smallest vessels to be rated as warships) which served for the Royal Canadian Navy during the Battle of the Atlantic, between 1942 and 1945. She was …

The War Cabinet of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in September 1939. Winston Churchill, appointed as First Lord of the Admiralty, can be seen second from right among the ones standing. Chamberlain’s War Cabinet was formed on September 3rd 1939, following the formal declaration of War against Germany. It lasted …

Citizens of Manchester celebrate VE Day (Victory in Europe Day) in the streets of Newton Heath District on May 8th, 1945. VE Day marked the end of World War 2 in Europe due to Germany’s unconditional surrender on May 8th, 1945. The act of capitulation was initially signed on May …

“Happy Easter, Adolf!”. Two US soldiers celebrating Easter with artillery against Germany on March 10th, 1945, during the battle of Remagen. The two soldiers are Technical Sergeant William E. Thomas and Private First Class Joseph Jackson (left to right). The US Army was segregated during WW2, with black people unable …

American soldier photographed in his ‘fancy’ improvised foxhole, reportedly in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge, between December 1944 and January 1945. A roof, a makeshift stovepipe and a German beer mug are ‘5 star’ items that can be seen in the image, as the GI tried to …

The photograph is showing a worker surrounded by piles of books and other packages at the International Bureau of Education Archives in Switzerland. Exact date is unknown. We do know it is sometime during World War II, between 1939 and 1945. In 1939, the International Bureau of Education(an educational organization …

A member of the German Kriegsmarine inspecting a historical 18th century cannon in Jersey, Channel Islands, July 1940. The picture was likely taken for propaganda purposes. The inscription “GR” stands for “Georgius Rex”. The Channel Islands were the only British territory to be occupied by Germany during World War two. …

A couple of US Corporals are pictured while tying Wehrmacht General Anton Dostler to a stake before his execution by firing squad. December 1st, 1945, Aversa, Italy. Anton Dostler was Commander of the 75th Army Corps and was sentenced to death by an United States Military Commission in Rome, after …