The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Two German soldiers clowning for the camera. One stands in underwear and boots pointing a rifle while the other, an...

Photograph. A young girl holding a baby poses in a garden. Personal caption on photo reverse: "I hope that you will...

Photograph. A male and female military officer, both in uniform, have fun putting their feet in stocks. Personal...

Body of a person worked to death at a concentration camp. "ETO-45-32688. Roberts. 11 Apr. Signal corps photo. Horrible...

German civilians ride home on top of a train car after the war has ended in 1945. "German civilians going home after...

Photograph, cropped. Civilians gathering around the Victoria Memorial and in front of the gates of Buckingham Palace on...

"Entrance to US bivouac area, Deane outfit, at Nordhausen, Germany, their fourth east of the Rhine River. This had been...

Officers of the 5th Armored Division on 8 October 1944 in France. MacFarland with other officers. "In the field...

U.S. soldier Corttell in postwar Germany. "Corttell"

The USS Threat (AM-124), a rescue vessel, nearing the sinking USS Tide (AM-125) that was hit by German mines the on D-...

Nose art on B-25 Mitchell bomber; woman diving, wearing bathing suit with text "Lemmon Lu"; bombing strikes also...

Damaged buildings and roofs in postwar Germany.

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