Futa Pass

The Futa Pass with three Red Cross Ambulances going towards the front.

Panzer III

A Panzer III at the village of Rijsoord, Netherlands.

Revenge

An Italian fascist poster calling for revenge against the British takeover of Italian East Africa.

French Women

French women drivers posing in front of a Dodge WC-54 Ambulance, 1944. 

Heinz Guderian

Heinz Guderian with Nachrichtentruppe during Operation Fall Gelb, 1940.

Basic Training

SS Recruits in basic training.

Feeding the Goat

A United States Marine with his pet goat during the battle of Saipan, 1944.

Occupied Ukraine

Civilian women and children in the occupied Ukraine, 1942.

B-17

The crew of the Boeing B-17 "Peacemaker" examines battle damage to the wing of the plane, England.

Follow Us

Fallschirmjäger on a BMW R75, Italy.  Another great colorization by Doug Banks.  Check out more of his work here.  

We Beat 'Em Before

American propaganda poster.

Tim the Turtle

Captain D Michelson with a turtle named “Tim”, the mascot of the 2/2nd Battalion (Australian, WWII). Date Taken: 28 March 1940.

Danzig Burning

Civilians in Danzig carry their personal belongings, looking for shelter, as Russian soldiers work in their midst.  

Pilots' Briefing

A briefing of P-47 pilots of the 56th Fighter Group at their base at Halesworth, England. Seated third from the left in the fourth row is fighter ace Bob Johnson. Johnson was the first USAAF fighter pilot in the European theater to surpass Eddie Rickenbacker's WWI score of 26 victories. He finished his combat tour with 27 kills.

German Bunker

A modern photo of a German bunker in the Hurtgen Forest. Destroyed by American engineers.

Free!

Ukrainian girls who had to work as forced laborers in Germany joyfully cheering an American soldier.

Surrender

French soldiers in a bunker on the Maginot Line surrendering in 1940 to German soldiers.

Luftwaffe Soldier

A close up picture of a member of the Luftwaffe.

309 Kills

Female Soviet Sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko, who had 309 sniper kills to her credit.

Wicked Wabbit

Members of the 57th Fighter Group, and pilot Jim Hare's P-47, "Wicked Wabbit", Italy.

Sicilian Boy

German soldiers speaking with a Sicilian boy as they changed a tire on their Kübelwagen, Sicily, Italy 1943.

1st Polish Armored Division

Members of the 1st Polish Armored Division pose in front of their tank.  Colorization by Wlocho.

Buy War Bonds

An American matchbook from the World War II era.

Machine Gun Training

Members of the RAF learn how to operate a machine gun, 1940.

This Guy Was Smart

A Japanese propaganda leaflet featuring an Australian soldier.

Advancing

German machine gunners manning a MG mounted on tripod. Date and location unknown.( most likely Russia).

Vought Kingfisher OS2U

Vought Kingfisher OS2U float plane in US Navy service.

Horten Ho 229

The Horten H.IX, RLM designation Ho 229 (often called Gotha Go 229 due to the identity of the chosen manufacturer of the aircraft) was a German prototype fighter/bomber designed by Reimar and Walter Horten and built by Gothaer Waggonfabrik late in World War II. It was the first pure flying wing powered by a jet engine.  Only 3 were built.