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Waffen-SS Stop Watch from World War II

Faith In Humanity Restored

Berlin Wall

Anne Frank

Interesting History

An East German soldier helping a boy cross the newly formed ‘Berlin Wall,’ 1961. Despite given orders by the East German government to let no one pass, the soldier helped the boy through the barbwire. Near the exact time this photo was taken, it was said that the soldier was seen by his superior officer who immediately detached the soldier from his unit. Concerning the fate of the soldier, most descriptions that come with photograph say that “no one knows what became of him.

МОСКОВСКИЙ ГОРОДСКОЙ СОВЕТ ВЕТЕРАНОВ: Ордена и медали которыми награждались участники Великой Отечественной войны

Ордена и медали России и СССР

World War II. Russian T-34 tanks before the Battle of Kursk in 1943. The victory in the battle gave the Soviet Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war. Panzer Iv, Military Photos, World War Ii, Soviet Tank, Kursk

World War II. Russian T-34 tanks before the Battle of Kursk in 1943. The victory in the battle gave the Soviet Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.

An Enigma Machine, 1943.

Cpt Maria Ivanovna Valley (1922-2010) flew 72 sorties in a Pe-2 dive bomber, dropped 45 tonnes of bombs, and shot down 3 enemy fighters. In 1944, she was deputy commander of the 125th Guards Bomber Regiment, 4rth Guards Bomber Division. In 1945, Valley's service to the USSR and her combat performance won her the top award of Hero of the Soviet Union. Colorized Photos, Wwii Photos, 2 Photos, Female Pilot, Female Soldier, Military Women, Night Witches, Ii Gm

Cpt Maria Ivanovna Valley (1922-2010) flew 72 sorties in a Pe-2 dive bomber, dropped 45 tonnes of bombs, and shot down 3 enemy fighters. In 1944, she was deputy commander of the 125th Guards Bomber Regiment, 4rth Guards Bomber Division. In 1945, Valley's service to the USSR and her combat performance won her the top award of Hero of the Soviet Union.

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Bataille De Stalingrad

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Ancient Civilizations

Мурманск после бомбардировок, 1942 год

Вид Хиросимы 5 сентября 1945 года спустя месяц после атомной бомбардировки.

Британский солдат угощает сигаретами освобожденных советских военнопленных на дороге к северу от Ганновера, 1945 год.

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People prior to their execution by Germans.

History Photos

May 1945

Hermann Göring (12 January 1893 – 15 October 1946), was a German politician, military leader, and leading member of the Nazi Party (NSDAP). A veteran of World War I as an ace fighter pilot, he was a recipient of the coveted Pour le Mérite, also known as "the Blue Max". He was the last commander of Jagdgeschwader 1, the fighter wing once led by Manfred von Richthofen, "the Red Baron". Göring made an appeal asking to be shot as a soldier instead of hanged as a common criminal he committed suic... Indira Ghandi, Manfred Von Richthofen, Nuremberg Trials, Fighter Pilot, Luftwaffe, Warriors

Indira Ghandi

Manfred Von Richthofen

Hermann Göring (12 January 1893 – 15 October 1946), was a German politician, military leader, and leading member of the Nazi Party (NSDAP). A veteran of World War I as an ace fighter pilot, he was a recipient of the coveted Pour le Mérite, also known as "the Blue Max". He was the last commander of Jagdgeschwader 1, the fighter wing once led by Manfred von Richthofen, "the Red Baron". Göring made an appeal asking to be shot as a soldier instead of hanged as a common criminal he committed suic...

Nuremberg Rally

Nazi Propaganda

Thousands of German soldiers listening to a speech by Adolph Hitler, mid 1930s Nuremberg.

Hitler and Mussolini

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (1891-1944), popularly known to both sides as the Desert Fox (Wüstenfuchs), somewhere in North Africa. (ca. 1942) Rommel is regarded as having been a humane and professional officer. His Afrikakorps was never accused of war crimes, and captured Allied soldiers were reported to have been treated humanely. In all theaters of his command, he ignored orders to kill captured commandos, Jewish soldiers, and civilians.

Pentax

July 1945: The ruined interior of the Chancellery in Berlin after World War II, showing the path of an American bomb which landed in the vicinity of Hitler's office. (Photo by Fred Ramage/Keystone/Getty Images)