World War II

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Auschwitz

The words "Arbeit Macht Frei" are written on the gates when entering the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. The words are translated to mean "Work Brings Freedom". However, over 4 million Jews died here during the Holocaust, so this statement was a false hope.

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Countries Of The World

71 years ago today was the liberation of Paris. 1944. [1180 x 841]

France. Liberation of Paris. WWII,1944.

Keller woman’s 100 years filled with adventure

Mary O'Gorman served in the United States Navy during World War II. She was one of the first WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service).

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Black And White Photographs

Belle Epoque

Vintage Photographs

What Is Life About

Incredible photos reveal what life was like in the 19th century

Children in a country lane, Dinton, Buckinghamshire, 1904. The child on the left is in a rather basic perambulator, which was thought to be good for the health

Texas Forces Military Museum

Cast bronze sculpture of Audie Murphy outside the Texas Forces Museum, Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas.

Force 136 - Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society

Force 136 | Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society

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Soviet female pilots -73 guards fighter Regiment Lieutenant Lydia Litvyak (1921-1943) after combat flight on the wings of his fighter yak-1B.Lidija Litvyak - the highest scored female ace of the world. She was wounded 3 times; and then KiA on August 1, 1943.

Australian poster: Avenge the Nurses. On May 14, 1943, the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur was sunk by a Japanese submarine. Of the 332 persons on board only 64 survived. History Of Nursing, Avatarul Aang, Ww2 Propaganda, Ww2 Posters, Wwii Posters, Vintage Nurse, Military Nurses, Propaganda Posters, Art Vintage

WWII Posters & Art

Australian poster: Avenge the Nurses. On May 14, 1943, the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur was sunk by a Japanese submarine. Of the 332 persons on board only 64 survived.

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Dr. William Hanna’s presentation about prisoners of war, Camp Myles Standish

Wehrmacht troops stormed through the vast, open fields of the East at the launch of Operation Barbarossa; the invasion of the Soviet Union. Summer, 1941.

The Man Who Refused To Launch Nuclear Missiles During The Cuban Missile Crisis - Saving The World! | War History Online

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