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Italian prisoners of war walk to line up for lunch at the Wady Sarar station in Palestine. Italian POWs photo source: US Library of Congress. Location: Wady Sarar, PalestinePhoto time:…
British destroyer Terpsichore anchored in port, 1944.The British destroyer Terpsichore (HMS Terpsichore, R33) had hull numbers R33 and D48 and belonged to T-class destroyers.The destroyer Terpsichore was under construction in…
The British destroyer HMS Terpsichore (D48) is escorting the USS Wasp, CV-18 of the US Navy. The main characteristics of the destroyer Terpsichore: displacement – 1710 tons (standard), 2505 tons…
American female workers handle 37mm anti-tank shells at Aluminum Industries Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio. American female workers photo source: US Library of Congress. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USAPhoto time: February 1942Photo…
French and American officers attend the flag-raising ceremony in the Battle of North Africa. French and American officers, in the first row, stand from right to left: French General Alain…
The leader of the Moroccan Berbers, Ali Pasha, takes aim with a Thompson submachine gun (M1928), surrounded by French officers and tribesmen. Ali Pasha photo source: US Library of Congress.…
US officers from the US Air Force 57th Fighter Group inspect the Roman Colosseum in Tunis, North Africa. American officers photo source: US Library of Congress.
American vehicles drive along a mine-cleared road in North Africa.In the foreground is an American car – the Jeep “Willis”. The sign to the right of the road warns of…
A Free French Forces soldier drinks from a flask during the Battle of North Africa.Most likely, the Free French Forces soldier belongs to the Foreign Legion. Free French Forces soldier…
Aerial view of the US Air Force Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombing the Tunisian port of Bizerte. Source: US Library of Congress. Location: Bizerte, TunisiaPhoto time: 1943