Bruce Rutherford, US Sherman crewman at the Battle of Okinawa
American member of a tank crew, US Army Private Bruce Rutherford, on the armored turret of an M4 Sherman medium tank with puppies during a break between fighting in the…
Hungarian prisoners and Germans in Soviet prisoner of war camp
Hungarian prisoners and German soldiers stand in formation in a Soviet prison camp (Stalin’s Gulag) after the defeat of the Axis armies. The Eastern Front of World War II in…
Bank of America Manila, S. Wilson inspects Japanese banknotes
American Commander S. J. Wilson of the US Army sits at the foot of a mountain of Japanese occupation banknotes at the Bank of America Manila. Battle of the Philippines,…
Otake Oil Refinery, powerful explosion in Japan in Kure naval base
Aerial photograph of a powerful aerial bomb explosion at the Otake oil refinery in the vicinity of the Kure naval base as a result of a raid by the American…
American flamethrower tank M4 Sherman fires in Battle of Okinawa
An American flamethrower tank M4 Sherman fires at the defensive positions of Imperial Japanese Army soldiers during the Battle of Okinawa Island. World War II in the Pacific ocean. Location:…
Captured German officers from Wehrmacht captured by the Allies
Captured German officers from the Nazi Wehrmacht (Armed Force) and Panzerwaffe (Armored Force) captured by the Allies army at the Battle of Germany (Third Reich) in 1945. Western Front, end…
OS2N Kingfisher seaplane takes off from the US cruiser “Astoria”
The OS2N Kingfisher reconnaissance seaplane, piloted by Lieutenant Charles Tanner, takes off from the catapult of the American “Astoria” cruiser (USS Astoria CA-34)) of the US Navy in the South…
6th Marine Division mortarmen sleep on the Okinawa island
Mortarmen from the U.S. 6th Marine Division sleep in a safe location during a break in the battle for the city of Naha on the island of Okinawa, Japan. World…
Captured Luftwaffe officers captured by the Allies stand in formation
Captured Luftwaffe officers (Air Forces of the Third Reich) captured by the Allied Armed Forces stand in the ranks in 1945. Battle of Germany, Western Front, World War II in…
Tokyo after the attack of US Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers
The bodies of those killed in the barbaric American aerial bombing of civilians in Tokyo, the capital of Imperial Japan, during World War II. Pacific Theater of Combat Operations. After…