A View from a German Bunker

The view from inside a German bunker at Utah Beach.

Soviet Sniper

A Soviet sniper in Stalingrad, 1942.  Colorization by Za Roadinu.

8th Weather Squadron

The shoulder patch from the United States Air Force's 8th Weather Squadron, active during World War II.

Gone Fishing

American crewmen fish from on board an LCI, during a training exercise in the Pacific, at sea, 1944. The ship's cook, W.H. Porter, holds the ship's mascot dog, Trixie. 

Afrika Korps

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel standing beside members of his Afrika Korps, N. Africa. Date taken: 1942.

Marine Corps Ace

Second Lieutenant Stuart C Alley Jr. of VMF-323 ‘Death Rattlers’, Okinawa 1945. Alley was a Marine Corps fighter Ace with 5 confirmed kills.

K-Rat Crate

An example of the crates used to deliver K-rations to American soldiers.

Advance Towards Moscow

The 11th Panzer Division on its way towards Moscow, Winter of 1941.

Bren Gun

A British soldier prepares to fire a Bren Gun, 1940.

Guitar Man

American soldier Private John Wright, with the 176th Engineers of the US 5th Army, plays an acoustic guitar under the shade of a slightly damaged parasol as he sits near a tank on the northern Italy front, 1945.

Crushing the Dragon

A German SS recruiting poster used in Belgium in the middle of the war, showing the crushing of the red Bolshevik dragon.

At Rest

German soldiers taking a rest in an occupied town - most likely France.

Cider Man

Sergeant C. Orton of the Highland Light Infantry of Canada with a jug of cider. June 20, 1944, France. Colorization by Retropotamus with additions by Doug Banks.

Ju-88 C

A German night fighter Ju-88c in Copenhagen.

Finnish Infantry

A Finnish infantry Second lieutenant enjoys his pipe tobacco flavor . Constant fighting took soldiers nerves on they limit and tobacco gave a little relax for the soldiers nerves. That's why it was important to deliver tobacco for the soldiers on the front lines.

Battle Readiness

The soldiers on the right are moving a 7.5cm. leichte Infanteriegeschutz 18. There is a 10.5cm. leichte Feldhaubitze 18 in the background. This photo dates from the Spring, 1943 during the German buildup for the Kursk offensive in July.