Nov
27
Photos of An Opium Den in Singapore in 1941
Despite being targeted by law enforcement across the globe at the start of the 2…
Author: RHP
Nov
26
Using Banknotes as Wallpaper During German Hyperinflation: Old Photos
Before World War I Germany was a prosperous country, with a gold-backed currency…
Nov
26
A German Child Meets Her Father, a WW2 Soldier, For The First Time Since She Was 1-Year-Old, 1956
A German World War II prisoner is released by the Soviet Union and reunited with…
Nov
26
Laughing at Auschwitz: SS Auxiliaries Pose at a Resort for Auschwitz Personnel, 1942
These photos were taken between May and December 1944, and they show the officer…
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…
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…