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Animals at war: circus elephants clear bomb damage, Hamburg, November 1945. Kiri the elephant loads a wrecked car onto a cart while another elephant, named Many, can be seen in the background. Old Pictures, Old Photos, Vintage Photos, World History, World War Ii, War Elephant, Interesting History, Historical Photos, Wwii

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Animals at war: circus elephants clear bomb damage, Hamburg, November 1945. Kiri the elephant loads a wrecked car onto a cart while another elephant, named Many, can be seen in the background.

Romani children in Auschwitz, victims of medical experiments. Anne Frank, Jewish History, World War Two, Gypsy, Religion, The Past

Romani children in Auschwitz, victims of medical experiments.

18 year old French Résistance fighter, Simone Segouin, during the liberation of Paris. [19 August 1944] Women In History, Today History, British History, American History, Native American, History Online, American Symbols, Asian History

Women In History

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American History

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18 year old French Résistance fighter, Simone Segouin, during the liberation of Paris. [19 August 1944]

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Bergen Belsen, Germany, Liberation, SS men forced to carry out burials, after the liberation

May 21, 1945, Germany. The Jewish Brigade with trucks from the Beriha Movement. The Jewish Brigade was a unit in the British Army of more than 5,000 Jewish volunteers from Palestine. Formed in September 1944, the Jewish Brigade helped liberate Italy in 1945. Members of the Jewish Brigade went to work in the DP camps, helping in survivors' rehabilitation and in organizing the flight of Jewish refugees from eastern Europe and their clandestine entry into Palestine as part of the Beriha movement. Recent Events, British Army, History Museum, Photo Archive, Eastern Europe, His Eyes, First World

May 21, 1945, Germany. The Jewish Brigade with trucks from the Beriha Movement. The Jewish Brigade was a unit in the British Army of more than 5,000 Jewish volunteers from Palestine. Formed in September 1944, the Jewish Brigade helped liberate Italy in 1945. Members of the Jewish Brigade went to work in the DP camps, helping in survivors' rehabilitation and in organizing the flight of Jewish refugees from eastern Europe and their clandestine entry into Palestine as part of the Beriha movement.

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A young boy wearing an SA uniform, Berlin c.1934. Germany Ww2, Berlin Germany, Man Of War, Boys Wear, Modern History

A young boy wearing an SA uniform, Berlin c.1934.

Women holding their children; waiting to be executed in the gas chambers. Did they know this was going to happen? What were their final thoughts? Napalm Girl, History Facts, Black History

Women holding their children; waiting to be executed in the gas chambers. Did they know this was going to happen? What were their final thoughts?

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Ronna Nussbaum-Langley

A German tank in Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1943 #tanks #worldwar2 Panzer Iv, Milan Cathedral, Military Armor, Armored Fighting Vehicle, Ww2 Tanks, Battle Tank, World Of Tanks, German Army, Military History

Milan Cathedral

Armored Fighting Vehicle

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A German tank in Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1943 #tanks #worldwar2

Child inmates of Auschwitz. So sad.. Muslim Brotherhood, Historia Universal, Jehovah's Witnesses, The Face

Muslim Brotherhood

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Child inmates of Auschwitz. So sad..

If there's one thing Sara Ginaite-Rubinson, 85. is adamant about, it's that she is not a hero. As a Holocaust survivor and part of an anti-Nazi resistant group, she's often classified as a hero. "I don't think a survivor is a hero. A hero is a person who tried and didn't survive. To survive was accidental; it was pure luck. This is the reality of the Holocaust," she recalls. French Resistance, Female Fighter, Female Soldier, Second World, Civil War Photos, History

French Resistance

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If there's one thing Sara Ginaite-Rubinson, 85. is adamant about, it's that she is not a hero. As a Holocaust survivor and part of an anti-Nazi resistant group, she's often classified as a hero. "I don't think a survivor is a hero. A hero is a person who tried and didn't survive. To survive was accidental; it was pure luck. This is the reality of the Holocaust," she recalls.

The end of World War II brought a baby boom to many countries, including the USA. Returning G.I.s were getting married, starting families, pursuing higher education and buying their first homes. With veteran’s benefits, the twenty-somethings found new homes in planned communities on the outskirts of American cities. Hardened by the Great Depression, now thriving on the American Dream, life was simple, jobs were plentiful, and a record number of babies were born. Vintage Photographs, Midcentury Modern, Vintage Nurse, Baby Boomer, Medical History, Interesting Photos

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The end of World War II brought a baby boom to many countries, including the USA. Returning G.I.s were getting married, starting families, pursuing higher education and buying their first homes. With veteran’s benefits, the twenty-somethings found new homes in planned communities on the outskirts of American cities. Hardened by the Great Depression, now thriving on the American Dream, life was simple, jobs were plentiful, and a record number of babies were born.

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Vintage Advertisements

Sailor sleeping just inside a hatch on board the battleship New Jersey while en route to the Philippines in December 1944. Vintage Sailor, Vintage Men, Navy Sailor, Battleship

Sailor sleeping just inside a hatch on board the battleship New Jersey while en route to the Philippines in December 1944.

German soldiers on a motorcycle BMW R71. Eastern Front, February 1942 Motos Retro, Image Foto, Harley Davidson Merchandise, Vintage Motorcycles, Racing Motorcycles, Motorcycle Gear, Motorcycle Engine, Vintage Bikes

Harley Davidson Merchandise

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Racing Motorcycles

Motorcycle Gear

Motorcycle Engine

German soldiers on a motorcycle BMW R71. Eastern Front, February 1942

Belarus town discovers its buildings were built with Jewish graves Ancient History, Garden Paving, Vs The World, Order Of The Day, Political Events, Vietnam War, Pavement

Ancient History

Order Of The Day

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Belarus town discovers its buildings were built with Jewish graves

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Ww2 Propaganda Posters

Doctors of the US 7th Army standing amongst Dachau victims, 30 April 1945 Army Look, Army Medic, Ww2 History

Doctors of the US 7th Army standing amongst Dachau victims, 30 April 1945

WW2: A French woman who conceived a baby with a German soldier, punished by having to have her head shaved as a form of humiliation for her treasonous act. Her mother also was subjected to the same punishment - June 1944 Antique Photos, Non Plus Ultra, Cultura General

Cultura General

WW2: A French woman who conceived a baby with a German soldier, punished by having to have her head shaved as a form of humiliation for her treasonous act. Her mother also was subjected to the same punishment - June 1944

Dead man lies in front of a shop in the Warsaw ghetto. The photo belongs to a collection of images by Heinrich Joest and Willy Georg, two German soldiers who took to the streets of the ghetto with a camera. Guerra Total, Warsaw Ghetto, Rare Historical Photos

Rare Historical Photos

Dead man lies in front of a shop in the Warsaw ghetto. The photo belongs to a collection of images by Heinrich Joest and Willy Georg, two German soldiers who took to the streets of the ghetto with a camera.

In this famous photograph, Dr Fritz Klein is standing in a mass grave at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp; his main duty was the selection of prisoners to be sent into the gas chambers. From 1942-1944 transport trains delivered Jews, Romani, people with disabilities, Soviet war prisoners, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses and other political and religious opponents to “forced labor camps”. Belle Photo, Change The World

Change The World

In this famous photograph, Dr Fritz Klein is standing in a mass grave at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp; his main duty was the selection of prisoners to be sent into the gas chambers. From 1942-1944 transport trains delivered Jews, Romani, people with disabilities, Soviet war prisoners, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses and other political and religious opponents to “forced labor camps”.

An American Army chaplain recites prayers at an open mass grave in the Gusen concentration camp. Army Chaplain, Persecution, War Machine, Germany, Israel

An American Army chaplain recites prayers at an open mass grave in the Gusen concentration camp.

War and Conflict, World War Two, (D-Day), Invasion of France, pic: June 1944, The scene at the village water pump in Ste, Marcouf, Normandy, shows a dead American soldier, who when trying to quench his thirst, had set off a German made booby trap (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images) Battle Of Normandy, D Day Normandy, Normandy Invasion, American Soldiers

Battle Of Normandy

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War and Conflict, World War Two, (D-Day), Invasion of France, pic: June 1944, The scene at the village water pump in Ste, Marcouf, Normandy, shows a dead American soldier, who when trying to quench his thirst, had set off a German made booby trap (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)

Battle of the Bulge | LIFE at the Battle of the Bulge: Photos From Hitler’s Last Gamble | LIFE.com John Florea—Time Life Pictures/Getty Images Allied troops and German dead, Battle of the Bulge Ardennes, Korean War, Rare Photos, Ww2 Photos

Battle of the Bulge | LIFE at the Battle of the Bulge: Photos From Hitler’s Last Gamble | LIFE.com John Florea—Time Life Pictures/Getty Images Allied troops and German dead, Battle of the Bulge

"Easy Preserving For Victory" ~ Due to food rationing during WWII, home canning of fruits and vegetables was very popular with housewives - 1943. Vintage Labels, Vintage Ephemera, Vintage Posters, Vintage Cooking, Vintage Kitchen, Vintage Housewife, Victory Garden

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"Easy Preserving For Victory" ~ Due to food rationing during WWII, home canning of fruits and vegetables was very popular with housewives - 1943.