Franceska Mann (1917-1943) was a courageous Jewish dancer. Upon arriving at Auschwitz, the Jewish dancer Franceska Mann began to perform a striptease. When the guards asked her to remove her clothes, she took advantage of one of their distractions to steal his weapon and shoot him dead. GalleryFranceska Mann (1917-1943) was a courageous Jewish dancer. Upon arriving at Auschwitz, the Jewish dancer Franceska Mann began to perform a striptease. When the guards asked her to remove her clothes, she took advantage of one of their distractions to steal his weapon and shoot him dead.
Hiroshima, Japan, 1945: This shadow that seems almost drawn on the white of five steps, tells the last moments of a person. All that remains is the shadow caused by the flash of the atomic bomb that August 6th. GalleryHiroshima, Japan, 1945: This shadow that seems almost drawn on the white of five steps, tells the last moments of a person. All that remains is the shadow caused by the flash of the atomic bomb that August 6th.
Christer Pettersson arrives at his apartment outside Stockholm, Sweden, in 1989 after the appeals court freed him from his life sentence and conviction for the 1986 assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme GalleryChrister Pettersson arrives at his apartment outside Stockholm, Sweden, in 1989 after the appeals court freed him from his life sentence and conviction for the 1986 assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme
American M4A1(76)W Sherman medium tanks of the 771st Separate Tank Battalion in Münster. The tower of St. Lambert’s Church is visible in the background. GalleryAmerican M4A1(76)W Sherman medium tanks of the 771st Separate Tank Battalion in Münster. The tower of St. Lambert’s Church is visible in the background.
HQ 2nd Battalion 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment w/a member of the Dutch Resistance with annotations. Vicinity of Stanggas, Bischofswiesen, May 1945. GalleryHQ 2nd Battalion 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment w/a member of the Dutch Resistance with annotations. Vicinity of Stanggas, Bischofswiesen, May 1945.