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- Collection: World War II - Fall 2023
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Japanese prisoner of war listening to Emperor Showa's surrender announcement, Guam, 15 Aug 1945
Japanese prisoner of war listening to Emperor Showa's surrender announcement, Guam, 15 Aug 1945
A German soldier, heavily armed, carries ammunition boxes forward with companion in territory taken by their counter-offensive in this scene from captured German film. Belgium, December 1944.
A member of Kampfgruppe Hansen, they ambushed and completely destroyed the U.S. 14th Cavalry Group on the road between Poteau and Recht.
USS Arizona Burning in the Shallows of Pearl Harbor
The USS Arizona and its crew attempted to make an escape into the open ocean but their efforts were promptly curtailed as Japanese bombers swiftly eliminated that threat. 60 of the crew members of the USS Arizona succumbed to injuries incurred…
Japanese Warplanes Bomb US Military Airfield in an Effort to Delay Organized Response to their Attacks
US Aviators look up in dismay as Japanese bombers relentlessly strike the US military airfield on the morning of Pearl Harbor
Charles E. Sorensen, William S. Knudsen and Edsel Ford at Willow Run Airport
View of General William S. Knudsen, Charles E. Sorensen and Edsel Ford posing with group of men in front of military plane at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Handwritten on back: "Knudsen, William S. (6th from left), Edsel Ford (8th from…
SHERMAN TANK MOVES DOWN UP A ROAD FOLLOWED BY 2 TON TRUCK, ANOTHER TANK AND THIRD VEHICLE IN ITALY, CIRCA 1944-45
99.Photograph. M4 Sherman tank moving up hill on muddy road followed by 2 ton truck filled with GIs. Further down the road another tank and another wheeled vehicle can barely be seen. Smoke in background. Italy. 1944-45
FATE OF RELATIVES
Jewish refugees in Shanghai look for names of relatives and friends who may have survived the war. Awaiting repatriation, these displaced persons were under United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration care. China
GERMAN JEWISH REFUGEE ERWIN EISFELDER IN SHANGHAI
German Jewish refugee Erwin Eisfelder stands outside Cafe Louis on Ward Road. The cafe was named in honor of his father. It was a popular gathering place for refugees in Shanghai during the war years. Shanghai, China
WWII: Europe: Wetzlar, Germany; "Sgt. Edward Hill, Manchester, England, captured five years ago at Dunkerque was freed when American Seventh Armored Division, First Army captured Dulag-Luft POW Camp"
"Sgt. Edward Hill, Manchester, England, captured five years ago at Dunkerque was freed when American Seventh Armored Division, First Army captured Dulag-Luft POW Camp"
