Hill 382, underground tunnel explosion on Iwo Jima Island
Undermining an underground tunnel on Hill 382 in the Battle of Japanese island of Iwo Jima. Second World War in the Pacific Theater of Combat Operations. Defending the island, the…
Forrest destroyer from the US Navy in the sea
The “Forrest” destroyer (DD-461) from the American Navy in the sea during World War II. Forrest destroyer, type Gleaves. Launched on June 14, 1941, entered service on January 13, 1942.…
Arrow tanker, torpedoed by a German submarine U-71, is sinking
The American Dixie Arrow tanker, torpedoed by a German Kriegsmarine U-71 submarine, is drowning in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the state of Virginia. The Dixie tanker was…
A British soldier inspects a burnt out German Tiger I tank
A British soldier from the Royal Army Forces examines a burnt German Panzer VI Tiger I heavy tank from the Nazi Panzerwaffe of the Third Reich. The Western Front of…
British Prime Minister Wiston Churchill aboard the Kelvin destroyer
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on board the destroyer “Kelvin” (HMS Kelvin) from the Royal Navy is heading for the coast of Normandy, France, after the opening of the Second…
Jewish rabbis in the Warsaw ghetto
The Holocaust Act: Jewish rabbis, placed by the Nazis in the Warsaw ghetto for their slow destruction. The Eastern Front of the Third Reich during the Second World War in…
Messerschmitt Bf.109G-2 of the Finnish ace Eino Ilmari Juutilainen
The Messerschmitt Bf.109G-2 with the MT-222 index in the picture is the airplane of the most successful Finnish fighter pilot Eino Ilmari Juutilainen (94 wins) during the war years. 1st…
3 SS Panzer Division the German soldiers on vacation
Tired soldiers from 3 SS Panzer Division Totenkopf rest in breaks between fights. The Second World War in the European Theatre of the Battle Operations. 3 SS-Panzer-Division “Totenkopf” is a…
Totenkopf, German motorcyclists from the 3rd SS Panzer Division
Tired German motorcyclists from the 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf at halt. The Second World War in European Theatre of Battle Operations. 3rd SS-Panzer-Division is a combination of SS troops.…
Messerschmitt BF109E fighter, German pilots in the Battle of Britain
Color photo of the Second World War: German fighter pilots of Messerschmitt BF109E fighter aircraft from the Nazi Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain. Western Front of the Third Reich.…