Be Silent

 "Be silent: You put me in danger".  From the German Home Front.

Making Panzers

A photo of a German factory producing Panzer III tanks.

Oslo

German soldiers fighting in the streets of Oslo. The blitz against Norway was resolved in a couple of days. The occupation of Norway was considered as a key factor in the war against England.

Bomber Pilot

World War II, bomber pilot, Captain in a bombardment squadron, just before he climbs aboard his YN-17 bombing plane, from original caption 'The kind of man Hitler wishes we didn't have.' photograph by Alfred T. Palmer, May, 1942.

Crusader

British 'Crusader' tank - The Second Battle of El Alamein, Egypt - 27/10/42.  Just another awesome colorization by Doug Banks.

Shoe Repair

Afrikakorps soldier in the desert taking his comrade's boots to the cobbler.

Japanese Vessels

Japanese vessels, IJN Yamato and IJN Musashi, 1943.

Berlin

A fantastic diorama of a Soviet tank, and the ruins of Berlin.

Source

30 Caliber

Jesse Rhodes Waller, A.O.M. third class, tries out a 30-caliber machine gun he has just installed on a Navy plane, Naval Air Base, photograph by Howard R. Hollem, Corpus Christi, Texas, August, 1942.

Schutz Muetze

Waffen-SS Black Schutz Mütze for Panzer Crews.

source IWM

VJ Day

WAVES and sailors in a Dodge WC54, VJ Day August 14, 1945, Honolulu, Kalakaua Avenue.

Near the Don

Near the Don, winter 1942- 43: the costly fighting following the attempt to open a corridor to the 6th Army trapped in Stalingrad. A wrecked Soviet T-34/76, with some of its ammunition spilled on the snow, is surrounded by curious Panzer-Grenadiers of 6th Pz. Div. dressed in the reversible winter combat suit.

Confirmed Kills

A Luftwaffe pilot showing off his confirmed kills.

Rue des Rosiers

Rue des Rosiers in Paris during the German occupation—notice the man in the background marked with a Star of David, 1943.

Captured

Young German soldiers taken prisoner by the Americans in the Saint-Denis-le-Gast, France, August 1944.

Fire Watch

In the UK, the leather bag, leggings (to protect against poison gas) and steel helmet were issued to railway staff on fire watching duties during the Second World War.

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Torokina

First Lieutenant Arthur Roger ‘Rog’ Conant of VMF-215, Torokina, January, 1944.

M3A1 Half Tracks

A company of M3A1 Half Tracks of the US 4th Armored Division, passing through the liberated town of Avranches, Normandy. August 1944.  An absolutely brilliant colorization by Doug Banks.  

Returning Home

Finnish Karelians return home after the recapture of their lands. Many had to spend the first winter in a tent or shed of some sort. Autumn 1941.

Crossing the River Don

A German infantry motorboat crossing the River Don near Belgorod.

Iwo Jima Road

The 3rd Marine Division Headquarters was located on main camp. The road in front of it was christened 'Iwo Jima Road' in honor of its' 5,569 Marines killed or wounded on the island.

The Quickest Way Home

A group of German troops and a Soviet propaganda sign which roughly says: 'The quickest way to the Homeland is to become a Russian POW'.

River Crossing

A German column crosses a river on a makeshift bridge in Russia.

Card Game

July 1943. Greenville, South Carolina. "Air Service Command. Men of the Quartermaster Truck Company of the 25th Service Group having a card game in one of the barracks."

Become a Nurse

Your country needs you.

Macchi C 202

An early Macchi C.202 (note lack of radio mast) of 81ª Squadriglia, 6° Gruppo, 1° Stormo CT; This photo appears to have been taken in Libya.

Horses

Germans in the Crimea, 1942: Horses take a much desired dip in the sea to get scrubbed and allowed to swim.The German army in the east remained horse drawn for a substantial number of tasks, including moving light-medium artillery.

Roza Shanina

Senior Sergeant Roza Shanina was a sniper in the WWII Soviet Army. She racked up at least 54 kills of German soldiers before her death from wounds at age 20. She served part of the time in an all-woman sniper unit. Before the war she worked as a kindergarten teacher.