During the siege of Leningrad in 1943, Belle the hippo survived the war thanks to her caretaker, Yevdokia Dashina. - History Education Network

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‘These shameful deeds: your fault!’, US propaganda poster issued in occupied Germany immediately after WWII, meant to confront the population with Nazi atrocities and foster collective guilt as part of the denazification process, 1945

15 year old Mary Vincent in 1978, spirit unbroken after she was brutally tortured by a Serial Killer who cut off both her arms and threw her off a 30 ft. Cliff. She packed her stumps with mud, climbed the cliff back up and walked for miles naked towards the nearest hospital.

Orphaned Child-Soldier Hans Georg Henke after being captured by the allies in 1945.

Greek armored cruiser Georgios Averof. Fought the ottomans twice in the First Balkan War in Elli (1912) and Lemnos (1913). Today it’s a floating museum ship in Athens.

Muamar Gaddafi and 2 of his elite Bodyguards from the all -female ‘Amazonian Guard’ in the early 2000s.

During the siege of Leningrad in 1943, Belle the hippo survived the war thanks to her caretaker, Yevdokia Dashina.

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