Nov
26
The Cologne Cathedral Stands Tall Amidst the Ruins of the City after Allied Bombings, 1944
Seen here is an aerial black and white photo of the famous Cologne Cathedral dur…
Author: RHP
Nov
26
Portrait of A Young German Soldier from 1944
This picture is taken probably by the end of the war when really young and old c…
Nov
26
The Eiffel Tower During the Nazi Occupation, 1941
Translation: “Germany is victorious on all fronts”. The V stands for Victory. Th…
Nov
25
Joseph Stalin Mugshot Held by Okhrana, the Tsarist Secret Police, 1911
The information card attached to the mugshot says “looks around 32-34 years old″…
Nov
25
Samuel Reshevsky, Age 8, Defeating Several Chess Masters at Once in France, 1920
Twenty graybeards sitting in a square played chess in Paris against a very small…
Nov
25
Ovation for Hitler in the Kroll Opera House After Announcing the Successful Anschluss, 1938
The Anschluss (German for “union”) was the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germa…
Nov
25
Jesse Owens Wins Gold in Nazi Germany in 1936: Photos and Story
In 1936 Jesse Owens arrived in Berlin to compete for the United States in the Su…
Nov
25
Photos of the Maori Battalion Performing Haka in Egypt, 1941
Maoris of 'C' Company, 28th Maori Battalion of the 2nd New Zealand Division perf…
Nov
25
The V-1 “Buzz Bomb” Plunging Toward Central London, 1945
This bomb landed on a side road off Drury Lane blasting several buildings, inclu…
Nov
25
Erwin Rommel Inspecting the Defenses in Normandy, 1944
Adolph Hitler put Field Marshall Rommel in charge of the French Atlantic wall an…
Nov
25
Rare Photographs Show the Interior of the 1918 German Submarine SM UB-110
These photographs show SUB 110, a German submarine that was sunk and risen in 19…
Nov
24
Stalin in An Off-Record Photo Captured by His Bodyguard Vlasik
Vlasik’s off-the-record photos of Stalin caused a sensation in the early 1960s w…
Nov
24
German Soldier Dives for Cover as Shell Explodes Behind Him at an Artillery Position, 1917
Many wartime photos of dramatic explosions, especially those with action like th…
Nov
24
German Troops Raising the Swastika Over the Acropolis, 1941
After the German 2nd Panzer Division captured Athens, they raised the Nazi Germa…
Nov
24
Gas Masks for Babies Tested at an English Hospital, 1940
The hospital is running a drill to make sure that they can implement the procedu…
Nov
24
Russian Soldiers Prepare Chlorine Cylinders for a Gas Attack Against German Positions, 1916
These soldiers are part of the Russian Fifth Army of World War One. They are pre…
Nov
24
Messerschmitt Me 264 Amerika Bomber, Its Objective: Being Able to Strike Continental USA, 1942
The Me 264 was designed from the beginning as part of the “Amerika Bomber” proje…
Nov
23
Testing a Bulletproof Vest: An Odd Photo from 1923
The gun players are WH Murphy and his assistant, of the Protective Garment Corpo…
Nov
23
A Russian Adjustable Mobile Shield Captured by the Germans, 1914
The immobility of the trench warfare characterizing the First World War led to a…
Nov
23
U-118: A World War One Submarine Washed Ashore on the Beach at Hastings, 1919
When the people of the town of Hastings awoke one morning to see one of the Kais…