Dutch Resistance Members Celebrate at the Moment They Heard of Adolf Hitler’s Death Over the Radio (1945)

Dutch resistance members celebrate at the moment they heard of Adolf Hitler’s death over the radio, May 1945. Originally titled “The very instant that we heard of Hitler’s death on the radio and knew the war was over!” Attributed to Tony van Renterghem.

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Two German Patrol Boats on Lake Ladoga on the Eastern Front (1942)

Two German patrol boats on Lake Ladoga on the Eastern Front, August 13, 1942.

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German Soldiers Firing an Artillery Piece at a Building During the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Warsaw, Poland (1943)

German soldiers firing an artillery piece at a building during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Warsaw, Poland, 1943. Photographs from the Stroop Report.

An American Soldier Firing a Bazooka at an Axis Target 300 Yards Away Near Lucca, Italy (1944)

An American soldier firing a bazooka at an Axis target 300 away distant near Lucca, Italy, September 7, 1944. Original caption: "This Negro combat patrol advanced three miles north of Lucca (furthermost point occupied by American troops) to contact an enemy machine gun nest. Here a bazooka-man cuts loose at the target some 300 yards distant."

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A German Soldier Wearing a Captured Dutch Helmet During or After the German Invasion of the Netherlands (1940)

A German soldier wearing a captured Dutch helmet during or after the German invasion of the Netherlands, 1940.

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