A US B-17 Flying Fortress from the 398th BG returns home with significant nose damage - England, date unknown. Credit : IWM #ww2 #worldwar2 #flyingfortress #b17 #usaaf #england #history

During 1945 aboard Panzerschiff Admiral Scheer, a sailor uses handheld flags to signal escorting Zerströrer likely during fire support missions on the Eastern Front.

#scheer #panzerschiff #cruiser #kriegsmarine #ww2 #worldwar2 #war #signal #navalhistory #history #germany #heavycruiser #destroyer

17th Airborne paratroopers S/Sgt. George H. Loss and a buddy fighting during the Battle of the Bulge.

Photo via 17thAB Memory.
#wwii #ww2 #history #worldwar2

A totally heart-wrenching World War 2 page-turner.

#WorldWar #WorldWar2 #MustRead #AllAuthor #BookSky

In 1938, Erna Dannemann finished her training and was not allowed to work in Switzerland. 
 
She found a job as a maternity nurse in Algeria.

Our #RecordOfTheDay is from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social #Humap

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#OnThisDay in 1945, the last V-1, nicknamed the Doodlebug, landed on Britain. Around 10,000 were launched against the UK. 4,261 were destroyed by a number of methods, including interceptions by the Hawker Tempest and Supermarine Spitfire. #WW2 #WorldWar2

USAAF ground crew ready a Lockheed P-38 Lightning at RAF Goxhill - Lincolnshire, England 1942 #worldwar2 #ww2 #lockheed #lightning #england #lincolnshire #goxhill #usaaf #history

Belgium’s state-owned railway shines a light on its Holocaust role. by Hussna Mohamed — DW

Belgium’s state-owned railway shines a light on its Holocaust role.

A Holocaust survivor and the son of a Nazi collaborator have shared their experiences at Brussels’ Train World museum.

Talking to students, they warned of the…

#Belgium #Holocaust #WorldWar2 #WW2 #Nazis #Jews #History #Railways

A German Panzer IV destroyed during the Battle of the Ardennes, near the town of Bastogne - Dec 1944 #ww2 #worldwar2 #belgium #ardennes #bastogne #tank #panzer #history

This video presents wartime documents detailing the tactics of the 2.SS Panzer Division in the Battle of Normandy 1944 by its tank regiment commander.

Check it out!

#History #WWII #Tanks #WW2 #dday #normandy #caen #ww2history #worldwar2 #tank #panzer

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Original post on sueden.social

ear #trump ,
in recent time you did not ask or inform #Europe because of nothing you did in the past. You did simply what you thing is good for #americafirst .
Fair enough!
We are thankful in #Germany (at least now) that #america helped European states to #defendDemocracy in #worldwar2 and we […]

The yellow square, seen here on a Spitfire Mk IA, was to let the pilot know of a gas attack as the square would change colour. As the threat of gas attacks rescinded, these squares were not used as much. #WW2 #WorldWar2

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Leigh Walker will be 100 years old if she lives ‘til November. Her daughter had no idea that she was one of the ‘Rosies’ during #WorldWar2. She decided to reveal her secret to raise public awareness about #war. “If people would think how awful wars were, they wouldn't have wars. You have to go […]

A US M4A3 Sherman tank belonging to the 12th Armoured Division heads past the small town of Schneeberg, Germany - 1945 #wa2 #worldwar2 #shermantank #tank #usarmy #schneeberg #germany #sherman

There's so much evocative symbolism in this beautiful D-Day piece!

#UKMakers #DDay #WorldWar2 #landscapeart

German tank Commander Otto Carius (left) takes the opportunity for a photo in front of his Tiger 1 - Eastern Front, date unknown
#ww2 #worldwar2 #easternfront #ussr #sovietunion #tigertank #tiger #tank

Photo of racks of bombes (early computers) with WRNS standing at the end of some of them.

#OnThisDay, 25 Mar 1941, the first WRNS arrive at Bletchley Park in the UK. They operate the Bombe machines used for decoding German Enigma messages. Their work helps shorten WW2.

At its peak, 75% of the workforce at Bletchley were women.

#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHistory #WorldWar2 #History 🗃️

In January 1943, Margaret Bourke White was on a bombing raid over Tunisia for LIFE magazine. In September this same year, she will be back in Tunisia, staying at the Ennejma Ezzahra Palace, while Captain Sally Bagby is there. Women in Uniform in #WorldWar2

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#FullyRestoredB17 #WorldWarllB17 #wallartforsale #wallart #gifts #giftideas #plane #aircraft #ShooShooShooBaby #Worldwar2 #MilitaryAircraft #flyingfortress #warplane

A group of German civilians watch as Soviet tanks enter the city of Berlin, Germany 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #berlin #Germany #soviet #tanks #history

studio photo of Éliane Plewman in civvies. She is a white woman with dark hair.

#OnThisDay, 24 Mar 1944, Éliane Plewman is arrested by the Gestapo in Nazi-occupied France after six months operating as a courier for the Special Operations Executive.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WorldWar2 #EuropeanHistory #SOE 🗃️

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#OnThisDay in 1942, the Seafire Mk IB made its first flight. Powered by the 1,470-hp Rolls-Royce Merlin 45 engine, the Mk IB had a top speed of 365 mph.

Read our Seafire profile at www.classicwarbirds.co.uk/british-airc... #WW2 #WorldWar2

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Tonight is #EKRepTheatre ‘s tech rehearsal for our #WorldWar2 double bill #LiliesontheLand and #DadsArmy (The Deadly Attachment). Tickets still available from sllcboxoffice.co.uk
Wed 25th - Sat 28th March. 🎭

#OTD #TDIH #March23, 1905 #HBD #LaleAndersen! #Chanteuses #Singers #Songwriters #Actress #LiliMarleen #Cabaret #NaziGermany #SoldatensenderBelgrad #WorldWarII #WWII #WW2 #WorldWarTwo #WorldWar2 #SecondWorldWar #EurovisionSongContest #MusicSky
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A US M1 81mm mortar crew targets German positions - Rapido River, Italy, Jan 1944. Photo : US Signal Corps Archive
#ww2 #worldwar2 #usarmy #mortar #signalcorps #rapidoriver #italy #history

Late 1937 or early 1938, the battleship Gneisenau is nearing completion in Kiel, Germany.

#gneisenau #battleship #germany #kiel #kriegsmarine #ww2 #worldwar2 #warship #ship #underconstruction #naval #navalhistory #history

A British Royal Airforce DH 98 FB VI Mosquito armed with RP-3’s in flight over England - 1944 #ww2 #worldwar2 #raf #royalairforce #mosquito #england

black and white studio photo of Hannie Schaft. She is a white woman with light hair.

#OnThisDay, 21 Mar 1945, Hannie Schaft, an active member of the Dutch resistance known as "the girl with the red hair", was arrested.

She was executed by the Nazis, allegedly saying "I shoot better" after their first shots missed.

#WomensHistoryMonth #WorldWar2 #History #WomensHistory🗃️

From chapter 5.1 of "Career, Crimes and Trial of SS-Sturmbannführer Gustav Knittel": the hamlet of Bech near Vielsalm-Salmchâteau where Knittel was caught up in an Allied bomber attack resulting in him being hospitalised with a serious concussion.
#battleofthebulge #ardennes #historybooks #worldwar2