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Members of the flight deck on a British aircraft carrier take the opportunity to sunbath on the wing of a Hellcat areoplane - Sumatra, Indonesia, Jan 1945. Photo by Popperfoto #ww2 #worldwar2 #sumatra #indonesia #hellcat #aircraftcarrier #royalnavy #sunbathing
January 12, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Members of the flight deck on a British aircraft carrier take the opportunity to sunbath on the wing of a Hellcat areoplane - Sumatra, Indonesia, Jan 1945. Photo by Popperfoto #ww2 #worldwar2 #sumatra #indonesia #hellcat #aircraftcarrier #royalnavy #sunbathing
A German Jagdtiger and a collection of infantry surrender to US forces at Iserlohn in the Ruhr Pocket on 16th April 1945
#ww2 #worldwar2 #jagdtiger #germany #tankdestroyer #ruhr #iserlohn #tank #surrender
#ww2 #worldwar2 #jagdtiger #germany #tankdestroyer #ruhr #iserlohn #tank #surrender
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 PM
A German Jagdtiger and a collection of infantry surrender to US forces at Iserlohn in the Ruhr Pocket on 16th April 1945
#ww2 #worldwar2 #jagdtiger #germany #tankdestroyer #ruhr #iserlohn #tank #surrender
#ww2 #worldwar2 #jagdtiger #germany #tankdestroyer #ruhr #iserlohn #tank #surrender
Irish Guards take part in a gas training exercise at Nooks Head near Woking in Surrey, England - 8th July 1940. Photo by War Office Official Photographer/ Imperial War Museum #ww2 #worldwar2 #surrey #england #woking #gasmask #britisharmy
January 10, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Irish Guards take part in a gas training exercise at Nooks Head near Woking in Surrey, England - 8th July 1940. Photo by War Office Official Photographer/ Imperial War Museum #ww2 #worldwar2 #surrey #england #woking #gasmask #britisharmy
German Messerschmitt Bf. 109G-2 (4./JG52) undergoes maintenance / repair at an airfield in Slavyansk (Sloviansk) Ukraine - April 1943 #ww2 #worldwar2 #ukraine #bf109 #messerschmitt #aviation
January 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
German Messerschmitt Bf. 109G-2 (4./JG52) undergoes maintenance / repair at an airfield in Slavyansk (Sloviansk) Ukraine - April 1943 #ww2 #worldwar2 #ukraine #bf109 #messerschmitt #aviation
As part of their training US soldiers swim in full kit in the Serpentine - Hyde Park, London 1943. Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis. The Serpentine is a 40-acre artificial lake created in 1730 #ww2 #worldwar2 #hydepark #london #england #serpentinelake #usarmy #training
January 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
As part of their training US soldiers swim in full kit in the Serpentine - Hyde Park, London 1943. Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis. The Serpentine is a 40-acre artificial lake created in 1730 #ww2 #worldwar2 #hydepark #london #england #serpentinelake #usarmy #training
US soldiers continue their advance near Bütgenbach, Belgium - Jan 1945
CREDIT : LIFE Magazine Archives - George Silk #ww2 #worldwar2 #butgenbach #belgium #winter #history #usarmy
CREDIT : LIFE Magazine Archives - George Silk #ww2 #worldwar2 #butgenbach #belgium #winter #history #usarmy
January 5, 2026 at 5:40 PM
US soldiers continue their advance near Bütgenbach, Belgium - Jan 1945
CREDIT : LIFE Magazine Archives - George Silk #ww2 #worldwar2 #butgenbach #belgium #winter #history #usarmy
CREDIT : LIFE Magazine Archives - George Silk #ww2 #worldwar2 #butgenbach #belgium #winter #history #usarmy
US soldiers Sgt. Harold Smith, Sgt. Richard Bennett and Robert McCurty have some down time outside of a ruined building in La Haye du Puits, Normandy, north-west France - 15th Jul 1944 #ww2 #worldwar2 #normandie #normandy #france #usarmy
January 4, 2026 at 5:31 PM
US soldiers Sgt. Harold Smith, Sgt. Richard Bennett and Robert McCurty have some down time outside of a ruined building in La Haye du Puits, Normandy, north-west France - 15th Jul 1944 #ww2 #worldwar2 #normandie #normandy #france #usarmy
Soviet soldiers take up positions on a street in Berlin - Germany, April 1945
#berlin #germany #soviet #sovietunion #ww2 #worldwar2 #history
#berlin #germany #soviet #sovietunion #ww2 #worldwar2 #history
January 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Soviet soldiers take up positions on a street in Berlin - Germany, April 1945
#berlin #germany #soviet #sovietunion #ww2 #worldwar2 #history
#berlin #germany #soviet #sovietunion #ww2 #worldwar2 #history
German medical personnel carry a civilian from a damaged building - Berlin, April 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #berlin #germany
January 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
German medical personnel carry a civilian from a damaged building - Berlin, April 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #berlin #germany
A Japanese cavalry detachment try to spot any signs of the enemy - China, circa 1939 #ww2 #worldwar2 #japanese #china #history
January 2, 2026 at 1:09 PM
A Japanese cavalry detachment try to spot any signs of the enemy - China, circa 1939 #ww2 #worldwar2 #japanese #china #history
US soldiers examine a downed German Bf-109 - Belgium, Jan 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #belgium #messerschmitt #me109 #bf109 #usamy
January 1, 2026 at 10:33 AM
US soldiers examine a downed German Bf-109 - Belgium, Jan 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #belgium #messerschmitt #me109 #bf109 #usamy
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and a fantastic 2026.Thank you to all my friends and followers for all your support this year! All the very best to you and your families-thank you so much!! It’s you guys that make it all worth while!! Take care. Back to business on the 2nd Jan 2026 #happynewyear
December 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and a fantastic 2026.Thank you to all my friends and followers for all your support this year! All the very best to you and your families-thank you so much!! It’s you guys that make it all worth while!! Take care. Back to business on the 2nd Jan 2026 #happynewyear
German submarine U1, a type IIA U-boat undergoes sea trials. Built at the Deutsche Werke shipbuilding company in Kiel in 1935. She was lost in the North Sea - April 1940. Photo by Hulton Archive #germany #kiel #ww2 #worldwar2 #uboat #submarine
December 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
German submarine U1, a type IIA U-boat undergoes sea trials. Built at the Deutsche Werke shipbuilding company in Kiel in 1935. She was lost in the North Sea - April 1940. Photo by Hulton Archive #germany #kiel #ww2 #worldwar2 #uboat #submarine
British soldiers and members of the local Private Defence Force (later the LDV and after that the Home Guard) prepare a camp for captured German submariners - North of England, Nov 1939. Photo by Fox Photos #ww2 #worldwar2 #england #homeguard #ldv #camp #submariners
December 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
British soldiers and members of the local Private Defence Force (later the LDV and after that the Home Guard) prepare a camp for captured German submariners - North of England, Nov 1939. Photo by Fox Photos #ww2 #worldwar2 #england #homeguard #ldv #camp #submariners
A US mortar crew target German positions - Halstroff along the Moselle river, France, Dec 1944. US Official Photo EA 45774 (KY). Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive #ww2 #worldwar2 #moselleriver #france #halstroff #usarmy #history
December 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A US mortar crew target German positions - Halstroff along the Moselle river, France, Dec 1944. US Official Photo EA 45774 (KY). Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive #ww2 #worldwar2 #moselleriver #france #halstroff #usarmy #history
RAF Hawker Hurricanes prepare for another night mission - England 1940 CREDIT : ron_eisele #ww2 #worldwar2 #raf #royalairforce #hawkerhurricane #england #history
December 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
RAF Hawker Hurricanes prepare for another night mission - England 1940 CREDIT : ron_eisele #ww2 #worldwar2 #raf #royalairforce #hawkerhurricane #england #history
A German family wear their gas masks as they take a stroll in the park - Germany, April 1939. Photo by Daily Herald Archive/National Science & Media Museum/SSPL #ww2 #worldwar2 #germany #gasmask #history
December 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A German family wear their gas masks as they take a stroll in the park - Germany, April 1939. Photo by Daily Herald Archive/National Science & Media Museum/SSPL #ww2 #worldwar2 #germany #gasmask #history
US soldiers decorate their Xmas tree in the captured town of Ederen, Germany - Dec 1944 Credit:U.S. Army Signal Corp
Merry Christmas to all my amazing followers and friends, old and new - a huge thank you for all your help and support again this year #ww2 #worldwar2 #usarmy #germqny #history
Merry Christmas to all my amazing followers and friends, old and new - a huge thank you for all your help and support again this year #ww2 #worldwar2 #usarmy #germqny #history
December 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
US soldiers decorate their Xmas tree in the captured town of Ederen, Germany - Dec 1944 Credit:U.S. Army Signal Corp
Merry Christmas to all my amazing followers and friends, old and new - a huge thank you for all your help and support again this year #ww2 #worldwar2 #usarmy #germqny #history
Merry Christmas to all my amazing followers and friends, old and new - a huge thank you for all your help and support again this year #ww2 #worldwar2 #usarmy #germqny #history
US troops make their way through narrow sunken lanes - July 1944, Normandy, France. Most fields only had one gated entrance and were surrounded by high hedgerows, which made them ideal for German ambushes #ww2 #worldwar2 #bocage #hedgerows #normandie #france #normandy #usarmy #history
December 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
US troops make their way through narrow sunken lanes - July 1944, Normandy, France. Most fields only had one gated entrance and were surrounded by high hedgerows, which made them ideal for German ambushes #ww2 #worldwar2 #bocage #hedgerows #normandie #france #normandy #usarmy #history
British soldiers take part in invasion training exercises - south coast of England, 1940. (Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive #ww2 #worldwar2 #britisharmy #training #southcoast #england #history
December 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
British soldiers take part in invasion training exercises - south coast of England, 1940. (Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive #ww2 #worldwar2 #britisharmy #training #southcoast #england #history
A German U-boat surfaces in rough seas off the coast of Heligoland (Helgoland), North Sea - 1942. Photo by Paul Popper/Popperfoto #ww2 #worldwar2 #submarine #kriegsmarine #uboat #northsea #heligoland #history
December 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A German U-boat surfaces in rough seas off the coast of Heligoland (Helgoland), North Sea - 1942. Photo by Paul Popper/Popperfoto #ww2 #worldwar2 #submarine #kriegsmarine #uboat #northsea #heligoland #history
A US Navy PBM (Martin Mariner) taking off and climbing to altitude in a matter of seconds with the assistance of jet propulsion - exact location unknown, Oct 1944. Photo by US Navy/Interim Archives #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #navy #usn #aviation #aircraft #jetengine #pbm
December 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A US Navy PBM (Martin Mariner) taking off and climbing to altitude in a matter of seconds with the assistance of jet propulsion - exact location unknown, Oct 1944. Photo by US Navy/Interim Archives #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #navy #usn #aviation #aircraft #jetengine #pbm