The war that cost countless millions of soldiers and civilians their lives. It was one of the darkest chapters in our history, a time of great heroics, and great cruelty. These photos document some of the moments of this epic yet haunting time in our history. I hope that future generations will not forget the lessons that war has taught us. These photos should help them remember. |
German SS soldiers |
Hitler during Wartime |
Fascist headquarters in Italy |
Himmler meets a soviet prisoner |
The battle of Britain |
Action |
Shell shocked reindeer |
Troop movements |
A french citizen cries as German soldiers march in Paris during the French Occupation |
Bombing of Reims Cathedral |
Buna Beach, New Guinea February 1943. The first picture of American Casualties to ever be shown in the newspaper back in the States. |
Japanese Zero shot down |
Pearl Harbor |
Norma Jeane Mortenson aka Marilyn Monroe |
Pilot sits on a Curtiss P-40 |
RAF Pilot gets a haircut |
Barmaley Fountain, battle of Stalingrad |
Chinese soldier guarding P-40 Warhawk fighters of the AVG 'Flying Tigers', China, circa 1942 |
Naval Action |
Cloud over Hiroshima... |
German Soldiers salute a Swiss Guard. |
Ike addressing the troops |
WW2 in color |
WW2 in color |
Hitler and officers in Paris |
WW2 In color |
WW2 Bombs falling |
Consolidated Liberator Aircraft |
Bombing |
WW2 in color |
American female plant worker |
WW2 in color |
Destruction |
WW2 bombs, D-Day |
WW2 Bombing run |
U.S. Aircraft carrier |
After the Dresden fire-bombing, 1945 |
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