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- Collection: HIST 27/127 WWII European Theater Spring 2026
We French Workers Warn You: Defeat Means Slavery, Starvation, DeathWorld War II propaganda poster by Ben Shahn showing three French laborers with their hands raised. The poster warns American workers that defeat by…
Hassenzahl served in a parachute division of the US infantry. He was there during D-day and served in Operation Market Garden, the allied military…
Raymond VanDuzer, was a US Army Medic who was captured by German troops and was experimented on during his time in captivity. In this interview,…
Food Supply and Nutrition in the Netherlands during and Immediately after World War IIThis source explains how food shortages and rationing affected the people in the Netherlands during World War II and immediately after. It is…
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…
Behind the Enemy Powers: The JewThis photograph shows an antisemitic Nazi propaganda poster titled “Behind the enemy powers: the Jew.” The poster connects Jewish people with enemy…
Capitulatie: Wageningen foto collectieThis image shows preparations made for the German surrender. It represents the end of the occupation and explains how Dutch society transitioned into…
Food Supply and Nutrition in the Netherlands during and Immediately after World War IIThis source explains how food shortages and rationing affected the people in the Netherlands during World War II and immediately after. It is…
The Influence of ULTRA in the Second World WarA 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…
The US 6812 Bombe Report 1944A 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…