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A German tank crew examines an abandoned French Somua S-35 Cavalry tank during the invasion of France - June 1940 #ww2 #worldwar2 #somua #tank #france #cavalry #abandoned
February 16, 2026 at 5:52 PM
A German tank crew examines an abandoned French Somua S-35 Cavalry tank during the invasion of France - June 1940 #ww2 #worldwar2 #somua #tank #france #cavalry #abandoned
Soldiers on guard duty at the Sirocco Engineering works - Belfast 1941. Photo by Public Record Office of NI. #ww2 #belfast #worldwar2 #northernireland #ireland #sirocco #guardduty
February 15, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Soldiers on guard duty at the Sirocco Engineering works - Belfast 1941. Photo by Public Record Office of NI. #ww2 #belfast #worldwar2 #northernireland #ireland #sirocco #guardduty
A squadron of Lockheed P-38 Lightnings, under the command of Lt. Col. Clarence Shoop, fly across the English countryside on their way to France on D-Day, England, June 6, 1944. Photo by FPG #worldwar2 #ww2 #p38lightning #aeroplane #airplane #countryside #dday #england
February 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
A squadron of Lockheed P-38 Lightnings, under the command of Lt. Col. Clarence Shoop, fly across the English countryside on their way to France on D-Day, England, June 6, 1944. Photo by FPG #worldwar2 #ww2 #p38lightning #aeroplane #airplane #countryside #dday #england
An RAF Hawker Typhoon 1B JP677 QC-P of 168 Squadron makes an emergency landing on Brighton beach. Piloted by F/Lt John Kielder Brown - 26th Nov 1944. Colour by : DBCOLOR #ww2 #worldwar2 #brightonbeach #brighton #england #raf #royalairforce
February 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM
An RAF Hawker Typhoon 1B JP677 QC-P of 168 Squadron makes an emergency landing on Brighton beach. Piloted by F/Lt John Kielder Brown - 26th Nov 1944. Colour by : DBCOLOR #ww2 #worldwar2 #brightonbeach #brighton #england #raf #royalairforce
US soldiers of the Headquarters Company 502nd PIR 101st Airborne Division perpare to move out towards the town of Bastogne, Belgium, 17th Dec 1944 #ww2 #worldwar2 #bastogne #belgium #101stairborne #101st #bandofbrothers #airborne
February 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
US soldiers of the Headquarters Company 502nd PIR 101st Airborne Division perpare to move out towards the town of Bastogne, Belgium, 17th Dec 1944 #ww2 #worldwar2 #bastogne #belgium #101stairborne #101st #bandofbrothers #airborne
British soldiers man a barricade in a street in the town of Bailleul in an attempt to hold up the German advance. A few hours later the town fell - France, 15th April 1918. Photo by Paul Popper/Popperfoto
#ww1 #worldwar1 #Bailleul #france #history #britisharmy
#ww1 #worldwar1 #Bailleul #france #history #britisharmy
February 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
British soldiers man a barricade in a street in the town of Bailleul in an attempt to hold up the German advance. A few hours later the town fell - France, 15th April 1918. Photo by Paul Popper/Popperfoto
#ww1 #worldwar1 #Bailleul #france #history #britisharmy
#ww1 #worldwar1 #Bailleul #france #history #britisharmy
Thomas "Red" O'Brien, of C Company, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th (Yankee) Division, tucks into a quick meal in a snow covered field near Mecher - Luxembourg, 12th Jan 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #101st #belgium #luxembourg #snow #usarmy
February 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Thomas "Red" O'Brien, of C Company, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th (Yankee) Division, tucks into a quick meal in a snow covered field near Mecher - Luxembourg, 12th Jan 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #101st #belgium #luxembourg #snow #usarmy
British soldiers march through a field, past a French Potez 630 reconnaissance aircraft brought down near Braine-le-Comte, Belgium, 16th May 1940. Credit : IWM. Colour by RC #ww2 #worldwar2 #potez630 #britisharmy #brainelecomte #belgium #aeroplane
February 9, 2026 at 10:26 PM
British soldiers march through a field, past a French Potez 630 reconnaissance aircraft brought down near Braine-le-Comte, Belgium, 16th May 1940. Credit : IWM. Colour by RC #ww2 #worldwar2 #potez630 #britisharmy #brainelecomte #belgium #aeroplane
A German Horten Ho 229 is readied for a test flight - Germany, Feb 1945 #ww2 #jet #jetfighter #jetengine #worldwar2 #aircraft #germany #stealth
February 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM
A German Horten Ho 229 is readied for a test flight - Germany, Feb 1945 #ww2 #jet #jetfighter #jetengine #worldwar2 #aircraft #germany #stealth
A US B-17G drops food supplies over the Dutch countryside to help starving civilians.The German commander arranged a truce so that USAAF & RAF aeroplanes could drop life-saving rations-March1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #holland #dutch #countryside #b17 #royalairforce #raf #usairforce #usaaf #flyingfortress
February 7, 2026 at 11:45 AM
A US B-17G drops food supplies over the Dutch countryside to help starving civilians.The German commander arranged a truce so that USAAF & RAF aeroplanes could drop life-saving rations-March1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #holland #dutch #countryside #b17 #royalairforce #raf #usairforce #usaaf #flyingfortress
A line of US Army trucks queue up at the entrance to a port on the south coast of England prior to being shipped to France to take part in the Invasion of Normandy - 15th June 1944. Photo by Reuben Saidman/Popperfoto #ww2 #worldwar2 #usarmy #trucks #Normandie #normandy #france #history
February 6, 2026 at 7:24 PM
A line of US Army trucks queue up at the entrance to a port on the south coast of England prior to being shipped to France to take part in the Invasion of Normandy - 15th June 1944. Photo by Reuben Saidman/Popperfoto #ww2 #worldwar2 #usarmy #trucks #Normandie #normandy #france #history
A member of the US 101st Airborne Division enjoys the view while lounging on the terrace of the now deserted Berghof - Berchtesgaden, 7th/8th May 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #berchtegaden #bavaria #germany #berghof #101stairborne #101st
February 4, 2026 at 9:51 PM
A member of the US 101st Airborne Division enjoys the view while lounging on the terrace of the now deserted Berghof - Berchtesgaden, 7th/8th May 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #berchtegaden #bavaria #germany #berghof #101stairborne #101st
A German Tiger I designated 142 from the 5th Panzer Army after it was destroyed with demolition charges - Tunisia, North Africa, March 1943 #ww2 #worldwar2 #tunisia #tunis #northafrica #tigertank #tank #tiger #demolition
February 3, 2026 at 9:21 PM
A German Tiger I designated 142 from the 5th Panzer Army after it was destroyed with demolition charges - Tunisia, North Africa, March 1943 #ww2 #worldwar2 #tunisia #tunis #northafrica #tigertank #tank #tiger #demolition
RAF Hawker Hurricanes fly back to base - 1940. MK I Hurricane, serial number V6684, belonged to the 303 Polish Squadron and flown by Fl/Lt Witold Urbanowicz during the Battle of Britain carrying squadron code RF-F.
CREDIT : ron_eisele #ww2 #worldwar2 #hawker #hurricane #royalairforce #raf #england
CREDIT : ron_eisele #ww2 #worldwar2 #hawker #hurricane #royalairforce #raf #england
February 1, 2026 at 12:57 PM
RAF Hawker Hurricanes fly back to base - 1940. MK I Hurricane, serial number V6684, belonged to the 303 Polish Squadron and flown by Fl/Lt Witold Urbanowicz during the Battle of Britain carrying squadron code RF-F.
CREDIT : ron_eisele #ww2 #worldwar2 #hawker #hurricane #royalairforce #raf #england
CREDIT : ron_eisele #ww2 #worldwar2 #hawker #hurricane #royalairforce #raf #england
A British Airspeed Horsa glider brings in reinforcements during Operation Varsity - Wesel, Germany, March 1945. Paratroopers from the US Airborne Division are in the foreground. Photo by Robert Capa #ww2 #worldwar2 #operationvarsity #glider #airborne #wesel #germany
January 31, 2026 at 5:31 PM
A British Airspeed Horsa glider brings in reinforcements during Operation Varsity - Wesel, Germany, March 1945. Paratroopers from the US Airborne Division are in the foreground. Photo by Robert Capa #ww2 #worldwar2 #operationvarsity #glider #airborne #wesel #germany
Members of the Local Defense Volunteers (LDV) / Home Guard undergo training - Osterley Park, London, England, 23rd Oct 1940. Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive #worldwar2 #ww2 #london #england #osterleypark #ldv #homeguard
January 29, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Members of the Local Defense Volunteers (LDV) / Home Guard undergo training - Osterley Park, London, England, 23rd Oct 1940. Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive #worldwar2 #ww2 #london #england #osterleypark #ldv #homeguard
The USS Idaho, a New Mexico-class battleship springs in to action - Okinawa, 1st April 1945. Photo by: Pictures from History/Universal Images Group
#ww2 #worldwar2 #ussidaho #okinawa #japan #usn #usnavy #battleship
#ww2 #worldwar2 #ussidaho #okinawa #japan #usn #usnavy #battleship
January 28, 2026 at 8:59 PM
The USS Idaho, a New Mexico-class battleship springs in to action - Okinawa, 1st April 1945. Photo by: Pictures from History/Universal Images Group
#ww2 #worldwar2 #ussidaho #okinawa #japan #usn #usnavy #battleship
#ww2 #worldwar2 #ussidaho #okinawa #japan #usn #usnavy #battleship
A US built Stuart VI (M5A1) light tank of the 15th Scottish Div,British army-Germany 1945.Built by the Cadillac division of General Motors,it was supplied to the British Army under the Lend/Lease Agreement.The M5 was based on the fully tracked Light Tank chassis and was in use from 1942to1990.
January 26, 2026 at 5:33 PM
A US built Stuart VI (M5A1) light tank of the 15th Scottish Div,British army-Germany 1945.Built by the Cadillac division of General Motors,it was supplied to the British Army under the Lend/Lease Agreement.The M5 was based on the fully tracked Light Tank chassis and was in use from 1942to1990.
Two young children watch a British Army military chaplain dressed in camouflage kit undergoing training on how to advance through built up areas under possible sniper fire -Buckinghamshire, England, 27th March 1944. Photo by James Jarche/Popperfoto #buckinghamshire #england #ww2 #worldwar2 #chaplain
January 25, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Two young children watch a British Army military chaplain dressed in camouflage kit undergoing training on how to advance through built up areas under possible sniper fire -Buckinghamshire, England, 27th March 1944. Photo by James Jarche/Popperfoto #buckinghamshire #england #ww2 #worldwar2 #chaplain
A captured German He162 Volksjäger is put on display to the public in Hyde Park, London - England, Sept 1945 #worldwar2 #wa2 #hydepark #london #england #he162 #jetengine
January 24, 2026 at 10:37 AM
A captured German He162 Volksjäger is put on display to the public in Hyde Park, London - England, Sept 1945 #worldwar2 #wa2 #hydepark #london #england #he162 #jetengine
US troops on manoeuvres in England - 1944. Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive
#ww2 #worldwar2 #history #england #usarmy
#ww2 #worldwar2 #history #england #usarmy
January 22, 2026 at 6:38 PM
US troops on manoeuvres in England - 1944. Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive
#ww2 #worldwar2 #history #england #usarmy
#ww2 #worldwar2 #history #england #usarmy
British Cromwell tanks wait for Operation Goodwood to get underway - Normandy, France, 18th July 1944 #france #normandy #caen #wwii #ww2 #worldwar2 #worldwarii #cromwell #tank #goodwood
January 21, 2026 at 6:37 PM
British Cromwell tanks wait for Operation Goodwood to get underway - Normandy, France, 18th July 1944 #france #normandy #caen #wwii #ww2 #worldwar2 #worldwarii #cromwell #tank #goodwood