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…
Author: RHP
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…
Nov
22
American Tank Crew Listen to Bernard Herzog Who Was Just Liberated From the Camp of Santo Tomas, 1944
An American tank crew stands beside Bernard Herzog - an American citizen who liv…
Nov
22
Eyes of Hate: A Candid Photo of Goebbels After Finding Out his Photographer was Jewish, 1933
Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels was cheerful and without a care when he…
Nov
22
Young Winston Churchill in Rare Photographs, 1890s
When Winston Churchill entered the Royal Military College (Sandhurst) few could …
Nov
22
A U.S. Soldier Offers his Hand to a Woman Leaving a Cave Where She Had Hidden with Her child, 1944
The photograph is taken during a battle of Saipan that claimed the lives of 22,0…
Nov
22
Nazis Singing to Encourage a Boycott of Jewish Shops, 1933
Within days of taking power, the Nazis called for Germany to boycott all Jewish …
Nov
22
Nine Kings in One Photo, 1910: Four Years Later, They Were Enemies at War
In May 1910, European royalty gathered in London for the funeral of King Edward …