Hans-Georg Henke: A 16-Year-Old German Soldier Crying After His Capture by the Allies, 1945

A sixteen-year-old German anti-aircraft soldier of the Hitler Youth, Hans-Georg …

Abandoned Boy Holding a Stuffed Animal Amid Ruins Following German Aerial Bombing of London, 1945

The boy did in fact survive the war and became a truck driver. In the photo he's…

Loyalty Oath of Nazi SS Troops: Feldherrnhalle in Munich, 1938

The SS loyalty oath was as follows: "I vow to you, Adolf Hitler, as Führer and c…

Executions of Kiev Jews by German Army Mobile Killing Units, 1942

Executions of Kyiv Jews by German army mobile killing units (Einsatzgruppen) nea…

The Soviet Flag Over the Reichstag in 1945: Backstory and Photos

The "Soviet flag over Reichstag" photograph is full of symbolism and represents …