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Soldiers on the beach of Normandy assist survivors of a landing craft sunk off shore.
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Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., assistant commander of the 1st Infantry Division, seen here at the Tunisian front. An accomplished author, diplomat, businessman, and soldier, he was erudite and valorous; but in tattered fatigues and wool cap, h
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British LCA landing craft with American soldiers, Operation Torch, November 1942.
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General George S. Patton, Jr., North Africa, 1943.
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Patton talks to wounded soldiers preparing for evacuation, Italy, 1943-44.
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Rangers from 2nd Ranger Battalion demonstrate the rope ladders they used to scale Pointe du Hoc. 1944.
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En route to England, the men of the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry found and rescued this pup, Smokey, seen here in Iceland. At right, is a member of the British 1st Airborne Division to which the 2nd Battalion was attached for training. The 2nd
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Lt. Gen. Hugh Drum is seen meeting with other senior military personnel at Grenier Field, New Hampshire. A Douglas A-20 Havoc light bomber is visible in the background.
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Canadian postage stamp issued in 1992 commemorating the 50th anniversary of the construction of the Alaskan Highway.
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Finnish machine gun nest near Syväri power plant area, April 23, 1944. Note that the spring thaw has flooded the position.
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Finnish soldiers man trenches during the Winter War.
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German troops in the suburbs of Leningrad, 24 November 1941.
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German troops await the order to make their move. Eastern Front.
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German graveyard, North Africa.
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General arrangement plans of German bunker Type S414.
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German soldiers marching through Oslo on the first day of the invasion.
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Afrika Korps soldiers with captured Bren guns and Boys anti-tank rifle.
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Generalfeldmarschall Paulus after surrender in Stalingrad 1943.
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MG 42 machine gun position of the Waffen-Grenadier Division 33 "Charlemagne" during the summer of 1944 on the Eastern Front. The unit was formed by French volunteers in the Waffen-SS.
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Waffen-SS soldiers with magnetic mines.
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The crew of a 17 cm Kanone 18 rush to their weapon on February 2, 1944, near Berdichev.
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German soldiers return fire, crouching in a ditch after being shot at by a sniper during the invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941.
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17 pdr firing APCBC at 2900 F/S against Tiger and Panther tanks.
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75mm firing APCBC (M.61`) at 2030 F/S against Tiger and Panther tanks.
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Kübelwagen with canvas top erected and rear side windows. The Volkswagen Kübelwagen was a light military vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche and built by Volkswagen during World War II for use by the German military (both Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS). Based
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German Army Kübelwagen crossing a shallow stream in winter. Kübelwagen is an abbreviation of Kübelsitzwagen, meaning "bucket-seat car" because all German light military vehicles that had no doors were fitted with bucket seats to prevent passengers from fa
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German Army Kübelwagen with sand tires, captured in Tunisia, 24 February 1943. In November 1943, the U.S. military conducted a series of tests as well on several Type 82s they had captured in North Africa. In U.S. War Department Technical Manual TM-E 30-4
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The German light car Kfz 1 Type 82 Kübelwagen was produced by Volkswagen and used by German forces during World War II. It had a weight of about 1,500 pounds and was powered by a four-cylinder engine of about 25 brake horsepower. The “fat” tires on this A
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Command reconnaissance car captured by the French in the southern Tunis-Bizerte sector, North Africa, 1 March 1943. Vehicle was from a Luftwaffe unit as indicated by the “WL” on the license plate. This was the final version, the type “40,” which had the f
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SdKfz 251 half-track.
