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A German Horten Ho 229 is readied for a test flight - Germany, Feb 1945 #ww2 #jet #jetfighter #jetengine #worldwar2 #aircraft #germany #stealth
February 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM
A German Horten Ho 229 is readied for a test flight - Germany, Feb 1945 #ww2 #jet #jetfighter #jetengine #worldwar2 #aircraft #germany #stealth
A US B-17G drops food supplies over the Dutch countryside to help starving civilians.The German commander arranged a truce so that USAAF & RAF aeroplanes could drop life-saving rations-March1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #holland #dutch #countryside #b17 #royalairforce #raf #usairforce #usaaf #flyingfortress
February 7, 2026 at 11:45 AM
A US B-17G drops food supplies over the Dutch countryside to help starving civilians.The German commander arranged a truce so that USAAF & RAF aeroplanes could drop life-saving rations-March1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #holland #dutch #countryside #b17 #royalairforce #raf #usairforce #usaaf #flyingfortress
A line of US Army trucks queue up at the entrance to a port on the south coast of England prior to being shipped to France to take part in the Invasion of Normandy - 15th June 1944. Photo by Reuben Saidman/Popperfoto #ww2 #worldwar2 #usarmy #trucks #Normandie #normandy #france #history
February 6, 2026 at 7:24 PM
A line of US Army trucks queue up at the entrance to a port on the south coast of England prior to being shipped to France to take part in the Invasion of Normandy - 15th June 1944. Photo by Reuben Saidman/Popperfoto #ww2 #worldwar2 #usarmy #trucks #Normandie #normandy #france #history
A member of the US 101st Airborne Division enjoys the view while lounging on the terrace of the now deserted Berghof - Berchtesgaden, 7th/8th May 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #berchtegaden #bavaria #germany #berghof #101stairborne #101st
February 4, 2026 at 9:51 PM
A member of the US 101st Airborne Division enjoys the view while lounging on the terrace of the now deserted Berghof - Berchtesgaden, 7th/8th May 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #berchtegaden #bavaria #germany #berghof #101stairborne #101st
A German Tiger I designated 142 from the 5th Panzer Army after it was destroyed with demolition charges - Tunisia, North Africa, March 1943 #ww2 #worldwar2 #tunisia #tunis #northafrica #tigertank #tank #tiger #demolition
February 3, 2026 at 9:21 PM
A German Tiger I designated 142 from the 5th Panzer Army after it was destroyed with demolition charges - Tunisia, North Africa, March 1943 #ww2 #worldwar2 #tunisia #tunis #northafrica #tigertank #tank #tiger #demolition
RAF Hawker Hurricanes fly back to base - 1940. MK I Hurricane, serial number V6684, belonged to the 303 Polish Squadron and flown by Fl/Lt Witold Urbanowicz during the Battle of Britain carrying squadron code RF-F.
CREDIT : ron_eisele #ww2 #worldwar2 #hawker #hurricane #royalairforce #raf #england
CREDIT : ron_eisele #ww2 #worldwar2 #hawker #hurricane #royalairforce #raf #england
February 1, 2026 at 12:57 PM
RAF Hawker Hurricanes fly back to base - 1940. MK I Hurricane, serial number V6684, belonged to the 303 Polish Squadron and flown by Fl/Lt Witold Urbanowicz during the Battle of Britain carrying squadron code RF-F.
CREDIT : ron_eisele #ww2 #worldwar2 #hawker #hurricane #royalairforce #raf #england
CREDIT : ron_eisele #ww2 #worldwar2 #hawker #hurricane #royalairforce #raf #england
A British Airspeed Horsa glider brings in reinforcements during Operation Varsity - Wesel, Germany, March 1945. Paratroopers from the US Airborne Division are in the foreground. Photo by Robert Capa #ww2 #worldwar2 #operationvarsity #glider #airborne #wesel #germany
January 31, 2026 at 5:31 PM
A British Airspeed Horsa glider brings in reinforcements during Operation Varsity - Wesel, Germany, March 1945. Paratroopers from the US Airborne Division are in the foreground. Photo by Robert Capa #ww2 #worldwar2 #operationvarsity #glider #airborne #wesel #germany
Members of the Local Defense Volunteers (LDV) / Home Guard undergo training - Osterley Park, London, England, 23rd Oct 1940. Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive #worldwar2 #ww2 #london #england #osterleypark #ldv #homeguard
January 29, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Members of the Local Defense Volunteers (LDV) / Home Guard undergo training - Osterley Park, London, England, 23rd Oct 1940. Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive #worldwar2 #ww2 #london #england #osterleypark #ldv #homeguard
The USS Idaho, a New Mexico-class battleship springs in to action - Okinawa, 1st April 1945. Photo by: Pictures from History/Universal Images Group
#ww2 #worldwar2 #ussidaho #okinawa #japan #usn #usnavy #battleship
#ww2 #worldwar2 #ussidaho #okinawa #japan #usn #usnavy #battleship
January 28, 2026 at 8:59 PM
The USS Idaho, a New Mexico-class battleship springs in to action - Okinawa, 1st April 1945. Photo by: Pictures from History/Universal Images Group
#ww2 #worldwar2 #ussidaho #okinawa #japan #usn #usnavy #battleship
#ww2 #worldwar2 #ussidaho #okinawa #japan #usn #usnavy #battleship
A US built Stuart VI (M5A1) light tank of the 15th Scottish Div,British army-Germany 1945.Built by the Cadillac division of General Motors,it was supplied to the British Army under the Lend/Lease Agreement.The M5 was based on the fully tracked Light Tank chassis and was in use from 1942to1990.
January 26, 2026 at 5:33 PM
A US built Stuart VI (M5A1) light tank of the 15th Scottish Div,British army-Germany 1945.Built by the Cadillac division of General Motors,it was supplied to the British Army under the Lend/Lease Agreement.The M5 was based on the fully tracked Light Tank chassis and was in use from 1942to1990.
Two young children watch a British Army military chaplain dressed in camouflage kit undergoing training on how to advance through built up areas under possible sniper fire -Buckinghamshire, England, 27th March 1944. Photo by James Jarche/Popperfoto #buckinghamshire #england #ww2 #worldwar2 #chaplain
January 25, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Two young children watch a British Army military chaplain dressed in camouflage kit undergoing training on how to advance through built up areas under possible sniper fire -Buckinghamshire, England, 27th March 1944. Photo by James Jarche/Popperfoto #buckinghamshire #england #ww2 #worldwar2 #chaplain
A captured German He162 Volksjäger is put on display to the public in Hyde Park, London - England, Sept 1945 #worldwar2 #wa2 #hydepark #london #england #he162 #jetengine
January 24, 2026 at 10:37 AM
A captured German He162 Volksjäger is put on display to the public in Hyde Park, London - England, Sept 1945 #worldwar2 #wa2 #hydepark #london #england #he162 #jetengine
US troops on manoeuvres in England - 1944. Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive
#ww2 #worldwar2 #history #england #usarmy
#ww2 #worldwar2 #history #england #usarmy
January 22, 2026 at 6:38 PM
US troops on manoeuvres in England - 1944. Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive
#ww2 #worldwar2 #history #england #usarmy
#ww2 #worldwar2 #history #england #usarmy
British Cromwell tanks wait for Operation Goodwood to get underway - Normandy, France, 18th July 1944 #france #normandy #caen #wwii #ww2 #worldwar2 #worldwarii #cromwell #tank #goodwood
January 21, 2026 at 6:37 PM
British Cromwell tanks wait for Operation Goodwood to get underway - Normandy, France, 18th July 1944 #france #normandy #caen #wwii #ww2 #worldwar2 #worldwarii #cromwell #tank #goodwood
US soldiers from the 83rd Infantry Division supported by a Sherman M4A1 (76) and two M4 Shermans from the 774th Tank Battalion move through the village of Bihain, Belgium - 24th January 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #bihain #belgium #usarmy #luxembourg #sherman #tank
January 19, 2026 at 6:50 PM
US soldiers from the 83rd Infantry Division supported by a Sherman M4A1 (76) and two M4 Shermans from the 774th Tank Battalion move through the village of Bihain, Belgium - 24th January 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #bihain #belgium #usarmy #luxembourg #sherman #tank
A British RAF Avro Lancaster B Mk I gets ready to set off on a mission over Berlin - England 1942. CREDIT : ron_eisele #ww2 #worldwar2 #avro #lancaster #england #berlin #raf #royalairforce
January 18, 2026 at 1:15 PM
A British RAF Avro Lancaster B Mk I gets ready to set off on a mission over Berlin - England 1942. CREDIT : ron_eisele #ww2 #worldwar2 #avro #lancaster #england #berlin #raf #royalairforce
Two German soldiers and a Soviet pow on the shop floor of the captured tractor factory - Stalingrad, Oct 1942 #stalingrad #ww2 #worldwar2 #factory #soviet #pow #history
January 17, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Two German soldiers and a Soviet pow on the shop floor of the captured tractor factory - Stalingrad, Oct 1942 #stalingrad #ww2 #worldwar2 #factory #soviet #pow #history
Ground crew spray foam on an RNZAF Corsair (NZ5367), after an emergency landing - Green Island, Australia, 24th Feb 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #australia #rnzaf #greenisland #corsair #history
January 16, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Ground crew spray foam on an RNZAF Corsair (NZ5367), after an emergency landing - Green Island, Australia, 24th Feb 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #australia #rnzaf #greenisland #corsair #history
Soviet soldiers target enemy positions next to what remains of the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian - Warsaw, Poland, Sept 1944. This church was destroyed by German forces during the Warsaw Uprising #ww2 #worldwar2 #warsaw #poland #cathedral #soviet #history #ww2history
January 15, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Soviet soldiers target enemy positions next to what remains of the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian - Warsaw, Poland, Sept 1944. This church was destroyed by German forces during the Warsaw Uprising #ww2 #worldwar2 #warsaw #poland #cathedral #soviet #history #ww2history
US soldiers of C Company, 30th Infantry Division,9th Army Corps examine a captured German Sturmtiger Stummorserwagen(Storm Tiger)built on the Tiger I panzer tank chassis -Oberembt, Germany,26th Feb 1945. Photo by Fred Ramage/Keystone/Hulton Archive #ww2 #worldwar2 #Germany #tank #usarmy #sturmtiger
January 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM
US soldiers of C Company, 30th Infantry Division,9th Army Corps examine a captured German Sturmtiger Stummorserwagen(Storm Tiger)built on the Tiger I panzer tank chassis -Oberembt, Germany,26th Feb 1945. Photo by Fred Ramage/Keystone/Hulton Archive #ww2 #worldwar2 #Germany #tank #usarmy #sturmtiger
Members of the flight deck on a British aircraft carrier take the opportunity to sunbath on the wing of a Hellcat areoplane - Sumatra, Indonesia, Jan 1945. Photo by Popperfoto #ww2 #worldwar2 #sumatra #indonesia #hellcat #aircraftcarrier #royalnavy #sunbathing
January 12, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Members of the flight deck on a British aircraft carrier take the opportunity to sunbath on the wing of a Hellcat areoplane - Sumatra, Indonesia, Jan 1945. Photo by Popperfoto #ww2 #worldwar2 #sumatra #indonesia #hellcat #aircraftcarrier #royalnavy #sunbathing