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Japanese reinforcements arriving on Guadalcanal, circa early September 1942; note that Savo Island in background.

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A Soviet T-34-85 tank rolls past a column of German prisoners of war near the city of Berlin, May, 1945

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need help identifying people and location WWII photos

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US Air Force bombers raid 9 oil refineries in Ploesti, Romania in 1944 as part of Operation Tidal Wave, to deny fuel to the Axis forces. The raid however ended in a failure for the Allies, with 53 aircraft shot down, referred to later as Black Sunday.

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Australians of C Company, 2/48 Infantry Battalion, move forward by a Matilda tank of C Squadron, 2/9 Armoured Regiment, in the interior of Tarakan. May 6, 1945.

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Anne Frank and her family are arrested by the Gestapo in Amsterdam from a sealed off warehouse where they were hiding on this date in 1944, following the tip off from a Dutch informer. She would die later at the Bergen Belsen concentration camp where she was deported to.

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The Nazis Came for France Once. Not Everyone There Was Upset About It. (Gift Article)

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A Hawker Hurricane Mark IV of No. 42 Squadron RAF based at Kangla, Manipur, India, piloted by Flying Officer "Chowringhee" Campbell, diving to attack a bridge near a small Burmese settlement on the Tiddim Road. The bombs of the previous aircraft can be seen exploding on the target.

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The Warsaw Uprising begins in 1944, as the Polish Resistance, begins the operation to liberate the city from the Nazis, to coincide with the German retreat from Poland as the Red Army advanced.

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What are these uniforms ?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Japanese reinforcements arriving on Guadalcanal, circa early September 1942; note that Savo Island in background.	27	ATSTlover
A Soviet T-34-85 tank rolls past a column of German prisoners of war near the city of Berlin, May, 1945	26	ATSTlover
need help identifying people and location WWII photos	24	Augustus923
US Air Force bombers raid 9 oil refineries in Ploesti, Romania in 1944 as part of Operation Tidal Wave, to deny fuel to the Axis forces. The raid however ended in a failure for the Allies, with 53 aircraft shot down, referred to later as Black Sunday.	23	LoneWolfIndia
Australians of C Company, 2/48 Infantry Battalion, move forward by a Matilda tank of C Squadron, 2/9 Armoured Regiment, in the interior of Tarakan. May 6, 1945.	23	ATSTlover
Anne Frank and her family are arrested by the Gestapo in Amsterdam from a sealed off warehouse where they were hiding on this date in 1944, following the tip off from a Dutch informer. She would die later at the Bergen Belsen concentration camp where she was deported to.	22	LoneWolfIndia
The Nazis Came for France Once. Not Everyone There Was Upset About It. (Gift Article)	20	Scoxxicoccus
A Hawker Hurricane Mark IV of No. 42 Squadron RAF based at Kangla, Manipur, India, piloted by Flying Officer "Chowringhee" Campbell, diving to attack a bridge near a small Burmese settlement on the Tiddim Road. The bombs of the previous aircraft can be seen exploding on the target.	17	ATSTlover
The Warsaw Uprising begins in 1944, as the Polish Resistance, begins the operation to liberate the city from the Nazis, to coincide with the German retreat from Poland as the Red Army advanced.	13	LoneWolfIndia
What are these uniforms ?	11	swerds_art