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World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 9h

A U.S. Army officer standing next an abandoned German Panzer V Panther tank, 1945.

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A person in military uniform stands next to a World War II German tank, marked with the number 312, in a forest setting with snow patches on the ground.

World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 1d

Men of Battery F, 70th Coast Artillery of the US Army manning a 37-mm anti-aircraft gun at Wickham Anchorage, Solomon Islands, in 1943.

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Troops operating an anti-aircraft gun by a lake, with some soldiers standing and others seated around the weapon, under a clear sky.

World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 2d

A Japanese Type 10 120mm dual-purpose anti-aircraft and coastal defense gun on hill east of the Orote Peninsula Airfield on the island of Guam on October 5, 1944.

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Black and white historical photo of a damaged artillery gun among rubble, with a barren landscape and mountains in the background.

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Winston Churchill with Stafford Cripps and Admiral John Tovey aboard HMS King George V in Scapa Flow, Scotland, on October 11, 1942.

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Three individuals, including Winston Churchill in the center, standing in front of large naval gun barrels on a ship.

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World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 4d

Aerial view of a Japanese ship from a low-flying B-25 bomber of 90th Squadron of USAAF 3rd Bomb Group during Battle of Bismarck Sea, in early March, 1943.

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Aerial black and white photograph of a submarine moving through water with crew members visible on deck.

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World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 5d

Allied troops of the POW Camp in Ōmori, Japan, celebrate upon liberation on August 29, 1945.

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A group of joyful individuals celebrates, raising their hands near the American flag and another unidentified flag, with striking expressions of triumph and happiness.

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World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 6d

C-47 Skytrains of the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron loaded with paratroopers on their way for the invasion of southern France (Operation Dragoon) on August 15, 1944.

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Two U.S. Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft flying in formation over a mountainous landscape.

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World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 7d

Soviet tank crew raising a flag on a KV-1 heavy tank, Moscow, Russia, on December 31, 1941.

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Two individuals standing on a tank, with one holding a flag emblazoned with Soviet symbols, and the tank adorned with a "Happy New Year!" message in Russian.

World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 8d

A German Wehrmacht motorcycle courier somewhere on the Eastern Front, 1942.

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A person in heavy winter gear and a gas mask sitting on a motorcycle with a rifle strapped to their back, in a snowy landscape.

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World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 9d

A British PIAT team on exercise at a firing range in Tunisia, on February 19, 1943.

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Two British soldiers in World War II gear operating an anti-tank gun in a field.

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World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 10d

A Japanese-American sniper of 100th Infantry Battalion of US 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Castellina Sector, near Livorno, Italy, on July 15, 1944.

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A person wearing a military helmet and uniform gazes to the left in a black and white photograph. The setting appears to be outdoors with foliage in the background.

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World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 11d

VE Day celebrations from atop the Arc de Triomphe in #Paris, France, on on May 8, 1945.

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A historic black and white photo showing a large crowd gathered on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, viewed from an elevated perspective with several individuals in the foreground observing the scene.

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World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 12d

The crew of a German SdKfz 165 self-propelled gun in the Soviet Union, 1943.

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Two individuals in World War II German military uniforms inspect a bomb on a train carriage.

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World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 13d

A German Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper) with an FG 42 automatic rifle and Stielhandgranate hand grenades in France, 1944.

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A soldier in camouflage uniform, wearing a helmet, is crouched behind a rock with a machine gun, looking upward attentively. Nearby, several ammunition shells are visible on the ground.

World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 14d

Damage crews dousing the flames after a P-47N Thunderbolt of the 413th Fighter Squadron belly-landed at Central Field, Iwo Jima, on September 7, 1945.

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A historical black and white photo showing a crashed World War II-era aircraft, specifically a P-47 Thunderbolt, marked with the number "6748" and partially scorched, with smoke billowing in the background. Several individuals are inspecting the damage on a flat, open field.

World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 15d

Pilots of 7th Fighter Squadron, Chinese-American Composite Wing (Provisional) Ye Wangfei, at Guilin Airfield, China, on March 4, 1944.

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Four pilots standing in front of a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk with a shark mouth nose art.

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Flight deck crews of Yorktown-class carrier USS Enterprise (CV 6) rest en route to Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942.

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Crewmen laying on the deck of a World War 2 aircraft carrier.

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World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 17d

New York-class battleship USS Texas (BB-35) at sea in 1943.

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Aerial black and white photograph of a large naval ship moving through water, creating a wake.

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World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 18d

Tribal-class destroyer HMS Eskimo (F75) patrolling the landing area during the Allied invasion of Sicily while in the distance a supply ship burns after being hit by enemy aircraft in July, 1943.

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Black and white image depicting a British destroyer sailing on the ocean, with another ship visible in the distance and smoke rising from the horizon.

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World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 19d

Japanese Type 99 machine gun crew of Lieutenant Hajime Asai's platoon demonstrating its anti-strafing set up on February 15, 1942.

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A historical black and white photo from World War 2 showing two soldiers in helmets aiming a machine gun.

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World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 20d

A soldier of U.S. 1st Army posing with a wrecked Jagdtiger tank destroyer, Offensen, Germany, in 1945.

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A person wearing a military uniform leans against a large, damaged tank with a long barrel, surrounded by trees in a forested area.

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World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 21d

A B-24 Liberator of the 464th Bomb Group bracketed by flak bursts from German anti-aircraft guns in November, 1944.

Historical black and white photo of a World War II bomber aircraft, possibly a B-17 Flying Fortress, flying over a landscape with multiple parachutes deployed in the sky.

World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 22d

A British patrol is on the lookout for enemy movements over a valley in the Western Desert (on the Egyptian side of the Egypt-Libya border) in February, 1942.

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Two soldiers in helmets are crouched inside a rocky outpost, one aiming a rifle, overlooking a vast barren landscape.

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World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 23d

A "Hedgehog" anti-submarine mortar mounted on the forecastle of W-class destroyer HMS Westcott (D47).

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Photograph showing several individuals operating and overseeing anti-aircraft rockets on the deck of a ship during a historical military operation.

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World War II History @ww2facts.bsky.social · 24d

A Japanese Army soldier posing with a Type 26 revolver and a Type 11 machine gun.

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Photograph of a historical military figure in fur clothing, kneeling with a machine gun set up on a tripod. The individual is aiming a pistol, wearing a fur hat and multiple ammunition pouches.