Category: 1944

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

Soviet Colonel N. S. Vasin, the commander of the air regiment, who was involved in the transportation of aircraft under the Lend-Lease Act through Alaska to the USSR, dines with…

A group of Warsaw rebels of the Koszta battalion, armed with flamethrowers.A snapshot of Warsaw rebels from the Koszta battalion was taken near Ulrich’s Shop at the corner of Marszalkowskiej…

A ten-year-old Chinese soldier is ready to fight against the invaders from the Imperial Japanese army in the Battle of Burma. Location: Myitkyina, BurmaPhoto time: May 12, 1944

The American crew of an A-20 Havok bomber from the USAF 416th Bomber Group poses beside their plane, sitting on aerial bombs. Western front. Location: EuropePhoto time: 1944

F6F-3 Hellcat fighter aircraft (Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat) under the control of Commander Joseph C. Clifton from the VF-12 Squadron of the US Navy begins takeoff from the deck of the…

Canadian and Scottish soldiers from C Company of the 29th Reconnaissance Regiment (South Alberta Regiment) of the 4th Canadian Armored Division and soldiers of Company B of the Sutherland Highlanders…

American gunners fire a 105mm howitzer in the vicinity of Saint-Lô in the Battle of Normandy. Source of information about American gunners photo: www.archivesnormandie39-45.org Location: Normandy, FrancePhoto time: 1944

A large German bunker at Saint-Lô after the Allied capture of the city.This German bunker housed the communications center of the Wehrmacht. Source of information German bunker about the photo:…

American soldiers in search of a German sniper in the vicinity of Saint-Lô, Battle of Normandy.The American soldier on the right is armed with an M-1 carbine, the sergeant on…