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The ruins of the English city of Coventry, destroyed by German aerial bombardment on November 14, 1940.437 German bombers dropped 56 tons of incendiary bombs, 394 tons of high-explosive bombs…
The Soviet T-28 multi-turret medium tank of the Red Army Armored Force with a conical turret at the parade on November 7, 1940 on Uritsky Square (now Palace Square) in…
A Belgian refugees family on a tandem bicycle escapes from the advancing German Army (Wehrmacht), trying to get to France. Source of Belgian refugees photo information: www.theatlantic.com Location: BelgiumImage Date:…
German women, children and soldiers of the Wehrmacht are pulling their hands up in the Nazi salute at a mass event in the Third Reich dedicated to the victory of…
Belgian women, with tears in their eyes, escort their men to the front.On May 10, 1940, German troops switched to active hostilities to seize Belgium. Source of Belgian women photo…
Pilots Heroes of the Soviet Union, awarded this title for distinction in the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940. From left to right: Major General Ivan Gavrilovich Pyatykhin, captain Alexander Yakovlevich Letuchiy…
The English fighters formation of local self-defense units in the UK was announced on May 14, 1940, and within 24 hours a quarter of a million volunteers joined these teams.…
A convoy of British prisoners of war under an escort of German soldiers is on the way to Norway. On the night of April 8-9, 1940, during the operation “Fall…
The French artillery crew is firing from a heavy 220-mm cannon 17S model of 1917.The 17S model of 1917, the gun was released from the concern “Schneider” and was quite…
British servicemen, the soldiers from the 1st Battalion of Royal Irish Fusiliers help French farmers in the Marchiennes commune plow a field with plows using the Bren Carrier infantry transporters…