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When World War II commenced, the resident Army Co-operation Wing (No 614 Squadron) of the airfield at Odiham moved to France, and No 225 Squadron, flying Lysanders, took possession of the St ...

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When World War II commenced, the resident Army Co-operation Wing (No 614 Squadron) of the airfield at Odiham moved to France, and No 225 Squadron, flying Lysanders, took possession of the St ...

Germany 1945

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Germany 1945

Berlin 1945

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Berlin 1945

General Dwight D. Eisenhower did not announce the Allied landings on the coast of France until 3:30 a.m on June 6, 1944. As the last edition of the day, this 6:00 a.m. extra edition of The N ...

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General Dwight D. Eisenhower did not announce the Allied landings on the coast of France until 3:30 a.m on June 6, 1944. As the last edition of the day, this 6:00 a.m. extra edition of The N ...

Germany 1944

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Germany 1944

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Lt. General Omar Bradley pins the Bronze Star on Colonel V.R. Pogue, one of the first group of officers and men to receive the award in World War II.

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Lt. General Omar Bradley pins the Bronze Star on Colonel V.R. Pogue, one of the first group of officers and men to receive the award in World War II.

Medic carrying wounded German prisoner.

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Medic carrying wounded German prisoner.

Standing in the grassy sod bordering row upon row of white crosses in an American cemetery, two dungaree-clad Coast Guardsmen pay silent homage to the memory of a fellow Coast Guardsman who ...

2009-02-21T06:17:35Z

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Standing in the grassy sod bordering row upon row of white crosses in an American cemetery, two dungaree-clad Coast Guardsmen pay silent homage to the memory of a fellow Coast Guardsman who ...

Starving inmate of Camp Gusen, Austria. May 12, 1945.

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Starving inmate of Camp Gusen, Austria. May 12, 1945.

Sugar rationing.

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Sugar rationing.

During the period of September 1, 1942 to November 15, 1942, Captain McGraw, then an auxiliary (enrolled woman), the only assigned Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) photographer, set up t ...

2009-02-21T06:36:03Z

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During the period of September 1, 1942 to November 15, 1942, Captain McGraw, then an auxiliary (enrolled woman), the only assigned Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) photographer, set up t ...

England- A sturdy P-47 "Thunderbolt", ready to go on a minute's notice. This plane, along with the P-38 "Lightning", escorted Forts and Liberators to the Wilhelmshaven Naval Base, November 3 ...

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England- A sturdy P-47 "Thunderbolt", ready to go on a minute's notice. This plane, along with the P-38 "Lightning", escorted Forts and Liberators to the Wilhelmshaven Naval Base, November 3 ...

Mortar on roof, Germany 1945.

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Mortar on roof, Germany 1945.

Italy 1943

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Italy 1943

A P-51 Mustang. The P-51 was perhaps the best American fighter of the war. The aircraft came about when the British asked North American Aviation to quickly design a fighter.

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A P-51 Mustang. The P-51 was perhaps the best American fighter of the war. The aircraft came about when the British asked North American Aviation to quickly design a fighter.

A young boy plays on a tank at a memorial to the battle for Moscow during World War II at Snegiri, a town in the Moscow region.

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A young boy plays on a tank at a memorial to the battle for Moscow during World War II at Snegiri, a town in the Moscow region.

These are slave laborers in the Buchenwald concentration camp near Jena; many had died from malnutrition when U.S. troops of the 80th Division entered the camp. April 16, 1945.

2009-02-21T06:19:26Z

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These are slave laborers in the Buchenwald concentration camp near Jena; many had died from malnutrition when U.S. troops of the 80th Division entered the camp. April 16, 1945.

With a canvas tarpaulin for a church and packing cases for an altar, a Navy chaplain holds mass for Marines at Saipan. The service was held in memory of brave buddies who lost their lives in ...

2009-02-21T06:13:53Z

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With a canvas tarpaulin for a church and packing cases for an altar, a Navy chaplain holds mass for Marines at Saipan. The service was held in memory of brave buddies who lost their lives in ...

In an underground surgery room, behind the front lines on Bougainville, an American Army doctor operates on a U.S. soldier wounded by a Japanese sniper. December 13, 1943.

2009-02-21T06:14:26Z

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In an underground surgery room, behind the front lines on Bougainville, an American Army doctor operates on a U.S. soldier wounded by a Japanese sniper. December 13, 1943.

A complete telephone system connecting A.C. instructor in the front cockpit and his Flying Cadet student pilot in the rear cockpit, a distance of 3 ft., is used at Randolph Field, Texas gian ...

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A complete telephone system connecting A.C. instructor in the front cockpit and his Flying Cadet student pilot in the rear cockpit, a distance of 3 ft., is used at Randolph Field, Texas gian ...