The Berlin Siegessule or Victory column in Berlin, Germany in April 1945

The Berlin Siegessule or Victory column in Berlin, Germany in April 1945.

The Berlin Victory Column in Germany in the winter of 1945/46

The Berlin Victory Column; a British flag flying in foreground. "Monument to Franco-Prussian War, Berlin." Berlin, Germany.

The Berlin Victory Column in postwar Berlin

The Berlin Victory Column in Berlin in postwar Germany.

The Berlin Victory Column in postwar Berlin

The Berlin Victory Column in Berlin in postwar Germany.

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The Bismarck Memorial in the Tiergarten in Berlin, Germany in the winter of 1945/46

The Bismarck Memorial; statue of Prince Otto von Bismarck in the Berlin Tiergarten. "Tiergarden [sic], Berlin." Berlin, Germany.

The Blow Hole, Oahu, January 1945

Photograph. The Blow Hole; a hole in the rocks on the coast that catches waves and shoots them like a geyser.

The Blow Hole, Oahu, October 1945

Photograph. The Blow Hole; a hole in the rocks on the coast that catches waves and shoots them like a geyser. Personal Caption: "16 Oct 45.

The bodies of Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Claretta Petacci, lay side by side in public square, in Milan, Italy on 29 April 1945.

34.Photograph. Former dictator of Italy Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Claretta Petacci after their bodies were dumped in Milan, Italy.

The bodies of dead Japanese soldiers lie on the ground next to marching American soldiers, Pacific Theater, 1943-45

The bodies of dead Japanese in the foreground with American soldiers in the background securing a position occupied by damaged coconut palms.

The bodies of dead Japanese soldiers on Kwajalein Atoll, 1944

The bodies of dead Japanese soldiers lie on the ground. They are still wearing their uniforms. There is a cannon in the background.

The bodies of dead Japanese soldiers, Saipan, 1944

Photograph. Open field littered with the bodies of dead Japanese soldiers. Personal caption: "Saipan - 1944." Saipan. 1944