US Marine Corps Air School cadets equip machine gun belts
American cadets of the US Marine Corps Air Rifle School are equipping machine-gun belts for machine guns from the armament of their aircraft. 1943.
American soldiers William R. Wilson and Jack Wilson read the message about the end of the war in Europe
American soldiers William R. Wilson (right) and Corporal Jack Wilson read the message about the end of the war in Europe near Verdun, France.Behind brothers William R. Wilson and Jack…
British officer examines a broken 88mm German FlaK 18 cannon
A British officer from the 8th Army examines a wrecked 88mm German FlaK 18 cannon damaged by artillery fire in the vicinity of El Gubbi, Cyrenaica, Libya. British officer photo…
German Panther tanks from the SS Totenkopf division destroyed by Soviet artillery to south of Pułtusk
German medium tanks Pz.Kpfw. V Panther from the 3rd SS Panzer Regiment (SS Pz.Rgt. 3) of the 3rd SS Panzer Grenadier Division Totenkopf, destroyed by Soviet artillery to south of…
Soviet soldier drinks water from a bucket of a villager
A Soviet soldier from the Red Army Infantry drinks water from a female resident’s bucket in a Russian village liberated from Nazi occupation. Photo by Alexander Ustinov. Source of information…
Soviet sapper N. Kondrashev demonstrates an M-13 rocket and a flying torpedo
Soviet sapper N. Kondrashev demonstrates an M-13 rocket and a flying torpedo.For the manufacture of flying torpedoes, which N. Kondrashev holds in his hands, M-13 rockets were used, on which…
US Marines Timerlate Kirven and Samuel J. Love after being awarded on Saipan Island
US Marines Staff Sgt. Timerlate Kirven and Cpl. Samuel J. Love was the first Black American Marines to be awarded the Purple Hearts for injuries sustained in the battle for…
US Marine Luther Woodward examines the Bronze Star after being awarded
Black American Marine Private 1st Class Luther Woodward of the Fourth Ammunition Company examines the Bronze Star after being awarded for bravery and initiative in battle. Luther Woodward photo source:…
American sailors chatting merrily while washing cutlery aboard the Ticonderoga aircraft carrier
Black American sailors have fun talking to each other while washing cutlery aboard the USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) aircraft carrier of the US Navy. Source: US National Archives.Source of information on…
American pilots of the United States Navy aboard an aircraft carrier awaiting pre-flight briefing
American pilots of the United States Navy aboard an aircraft carrier await pre-flight briefing before a combat mission in the Pacific theater of operations. Location: Pacific OceanPhoto time: 1944