Early 20th Century
1936
German Officer and American Athletes at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
This striking photograph captures a moment of camaraderie at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, featuring a young Wehrm...
Post-War Era
1945
US Soldiers Discover Hermann Göring's Stolen Art Trove in 1945
This historic photograph captures two U.S. soldiers inspecting a portion of the vast collection of looted art hidden by ...
Post-War Era
1978
WWI Veterans Drum and Bugle Corps Reunion in Michigan, 1978
This poignant photograph, captured by James L. Amos in 1978 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, depicts a group of elderly Am...
Early 20th Century
1943
Red Army Soldier Feeding an Orphaned Baby, Russia 1943
This poignant photograph, captured in 1943 during the height of the Eastern Front in World War II, depicts a Red Army so...
Early 20th Century
1942
Raphael Oimbari Aids Wounded Australian Soldier, New Guinea 1942
This iconic photograph, captured on Christmas Day, December 25, 1942, depicts a wounded Australian soldier being guided ...
Post-War Era
1945
Gerd von Rundstedt at the Nuremberg Trials: A Portrait (1945)
This photograph captures Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt, one of the most senior officers of the German Wehrmach...
Early 20th Century
1941
Forced Conversion of Serbs by Ustaše in 1941
This photograph depicts a grim chapter of World War II: the forced conversion of ethnic Serbs to Catholicism in the Inde...
21st Century
2024
Hagewald: Exploring Himmler's Bunker Ruins in Ukraine (2024)
This image captures the stark, concrete remnants of the 'Hagewald' field headquarters, located near Zhytomyr, Ukraine. C...
Post-War Era
1945
Japanese POW Reacts to Emperor Hirohito's Surrender Speech, 1945
This poignant photograph captures a raw moment of human emotion in the wake of the Pacific War’s conclusion. It depicts ...
Post-War Era
1946
The Execution of Romanian Dictator Ion Antonescu, 1946
This stark photograph captures the immediate aftermath of the execution of Ion Antonescu, the Conducător (leader) of Rom...
Early 20th Century
1944
B-24 Liberator Nose Art: The Story of It Ain't So Funny (1944)
This photograph captures the elaborate nose art of the B-24 Liberator, serial number 44-49853, nicknamed 'It Ain't So Fu...
Early 20th Century
1940
Luminous Flowers: Fashion for London Blackouts in 1940
This photograph, taken in 1940 at the iconic Selfridge’s department store in London, captures a unique intersection of f...