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Voilà comment ils Mentent!

This poster is an anti-British propaganda poster issued in occupied France around 1941. The poster uses a montage of black-and-white photographs and…

Turing's Treatise on the Enigma - A Photographic Copy of a Paper Prepared in GCCS, written ca. 1939-1942

A declassified internal manual written by Alan Turing and other codebreakers at Bletchley Park during the war. It gives a detailed breakdown of how…

German U-boat U-118 Attacked

This photograph shows the German submarine U-118 sinking after being attacked by aircraft from the escort carrier USS Bogue on June 12, 1943.

The US 6812 Bombe Report 1944

A 1945 manual by the US Army explaining how they broke German codes. It explains how the Enigma machine worked and gives instructions for using the…

The Influence of ULTRA in the Second World War

A transcript of a 1993 speech by Sir Harry Hinsley, a former codebreaker. He talks about how the British broke German codes at Bletchley Park, kept it…

Food Supply and Nutrition in the Netherlands during and Immediately after World War II

This source explains how food shortages and rationing affected the people in the Netherlands during World War II and immediately after. It is…

Capitulatie: Wageningen foto collectie

This image shows preparations made for the German surrender. It represents the end of the occupation and explains how Dutch society transitioned into…

Behind the Enemy Powers: The Jew

This photograph shows an antisemitic Nazi propaganda poster titled “Behind the enemy powers: the Jew.” The poster connects Jewish people with enemy…

We Won!

This 1945 Soviet propaganda poster by V. Ivanov shows a soldier holding two large red flags and celebrating victory. The poster uses strong patriotic…

Food Supply and Nutrition in the Netherlands during and Immediately after World War II

This source explains how food shortages and rationing affected the people in the Netherlands during World War II and immediately after. It is…