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.

#90 Russian tanks enter a ruined Berlin watched by a group of women, 1945.

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#24 People at the central square. May 1945.

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#106 Women and men are pictured clearing the ruins in Berlin, 1945.

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#40 Cyclist looking at the burning Shellhouse (Getapo’s head quarter) after the RAF attack.. 18th April 1944.

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#122 A woman walks down a street in Dresden after the war.

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#56 After May 5th 1945

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#138 Krupp Plant destroyed by Allied bombing in Essen, 1945.

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#72 May 1945

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#5 An American WAC and the bugler of the famous First Zouave Regiment of North Africa combine under Mediterranean skies to sound an Army call. At the left is a member of the historic first overseas company of the WAC which, in January 1944, will have completed a year of service in the North African Theater.

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#13 The hospital camp at Hald. Music rehearsal in the crew camp

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