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ceremony of world war 2 monument in the Netherlands

Photograph from the album documenting the March 18, 1967 ceremony in which the Royal Air Force camp in Zeelst was renamed “Peter Zuid Camp” and a…

German signposts in Goes, Zeeland

German signposts in Zeeland during World War II. Photograph from the J. Vissers album in Goes, documenting life and conditions in Zeeland during the…

Aerial View of the Ruins of Rotterdam

This black-and-white aerial photograph shows the ruins of Rotterdam after the German bombing of the city in May 1940. The image documents the…

Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in Munich, Germany

This black-and-white photograph shows Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini together in Munich, Germany, around June 1940. The image comes from Eva…

Banbury Sheet

Banbury sheets are papers with punched holes that were slid past one another to compare enciphered texts.

German Operator with Enigma Machine Aboard U-110

A historical World War II photograph showing a German operator using an Enigma machine inside the U-110 submarine.

Growing up in Germany in the 1930’s, Gert Schmitz was drafted into the Hitler Youth, witnessed the start of World War II, and joined the Luftwaffe by…