World War II was a defining moment in human history, and the photographs taken during this time capture the heroism, tragedy, and triumph of the era.
From the rubble of Stalingrad to the beaches of Normandy, these images have become iconic symbols of the sacrifices made by soldiers and civilians alike.
Let’s take a journey through some of the most iconic photos of World War II.
Watching for German air raids during an Arsenal vs Carlton Athletic match, 1940.German soldiers march past the French WWI victory monument during the Fall of France, 1940Churchill inspects a Tommy Gun, Hartlepool, 1940.German soldiers in Paris salute their officers sitting at a café, Bastille Day, 1940.German troops land in Norway, 1940.
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The “Night Witches,” fearless Russian female pilots who ran bombing missions at night, 1941.Amidst the ruins of a London bookshop, a boy sits and reads a book named “The History of London, October 8, 1940.An individual air raid shelter for a Queen’s Guard during The Blitz, London, 1940.A German bomber attacks the American ship Robert Rowan off the coast of Gela, Sicily, causing it to explode, July 11, 1943.A building collapsing during the Blitz, 1941Free French soldiers at a sunrise mass during the battle of Bardia, 1941.Omaha Beach during the D-Day landings, 1944.A Russian POW stares down Heinrich Himmler, 1941. Photo by Franz Gayk.Wounded soldiers after storming Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944.The citizens of Leningrad evacuate their homes, which had been destroyed by German bombing, 1942.Disabled US vehicles on the beaches of Iwo Jima, March 1945.A German soldier poses a dog with a gun, 1940.The Miracle at Dunkirk, 1940.The atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 1945.Tuskegee Airmen Edward M. Thomas. Photo by Toni Frissell The Polish Legion in France, 1940.Captain Lewis Nixon of Easy Company, 1945.An allied soldier and a dog during the Battle of the Bulge.A captured 16-year-old German soldier, 1945.A German soldier breaks in front of the Reichstag as it burns during the Battle of Berlin in 1945.Defendants laugh during the Nuremberg Trials.
