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M3A1 Half-track from the “Ghost Army” 1944
M3A1 half-track with 500 pound speaker, capable of projecting sounds as far as 15 miles. Used by the US 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, aka the Ghost Army, for sonic deception, 1944 Read more about the Ghost Army
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Two Red Army soldiers ride through the liberated city of Odessa surrounded by destroyed German army vehicles, 1944
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A grave for fallen comrades
A German panzer crewman stands over the grave of two fallen panzer crewmen – potentially from the Panzer I in the background. Most likely this photo is taken in 1941 during Operation Barbarossa, as the black panzer beret – the schutzmütze – was phased out and production had ceased in 1941, however it continued to […]
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A British soldier engaged in the street fighting around Caen, shortly after the D-Day landings.
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U.S. soldier in the Ardennes Forest (Belgium 12-19-44)
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U.S. Third Army troops crossing the Rhine March 1945
Crouching Low In A DUKW For Concealment And Protection, Men Of The 89th Division, U.S. Third Army, Cross the Rhine River at Oberwesel, Germany. March 26, 1945
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German POW’s – July 1944
These six “Landser” from 353. Infanterie-Division, are observed by two GIs of the 4th Armored Division during the Operation Cobra, and lined up in front of a ruined house in Coutances, 29 Km West of Saint-Lô, Normandy. 29 July 1944.
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88mm Flak Ambush – Holland 1944
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Merry Christmas! Have a safe and happy holiday!
GI’s of the 84th Infantry Division trim their Christmas tree in a bunker 1944.
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German paratroopers in a trench, supported by a StuG III