Category: WWII

Relive the era of World War II through powerful vintage photographs. See the bravery, sorrow, and determination that defined the global conflict.
Each photo reveals human stories from the frontlines, the home front, and the aftermath that shaped our world.

#19 Red Cross workers, demonstrating one of the five mobile canteen units acquired for relief work in the event Washington has an air raid, stop by the Capitol on June 18, 1942, and dish up mugs of coffee for Senator Joseph C. O’Mahoney, left, (D-Wyo.) and Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers, right, (R-Mass.).

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#35 Mobile Canteens of World War II: How Hot Tea and Hope Fueled Soldiers on the Front Lines and Civilians #35

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#51 Nearly half of the post office staff consists of women now that the men are being absorbed into the forces.

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#16 Lt. William V. Patten briefs his crew at a port in England before the invasion of France began, 1944.

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#32 Canadian invasion troops stand guard over the first German prisoners captured, 1944.

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#48 Allied troops come ashore in the surf and vehicles start inland on the German-held beach of Normandy, France, 1944.

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#14 When Japanese American Families were Forced to Live in Internment Camps in 1942 #14 WWII

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#8 Ships burning and sinking after the attack on Pearl Harbor, 1941.

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#24 The Pearl Harbor attack, 1941.

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#40 The Pearl Harbor attack, 1941.

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