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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A victim, tied in a tortuous position to the side of a truck, is about to be dragged to his death by Fascists during the Yekatit 12 massacre in Italian East-Africa (19 February 1937)

Execution of Hisao Tani labelled the ‘Demon King’ of the Nanjing Massacre by the Chinese, 26 April 1947.

‘Hail Caesar! Those who are about to die salute you’, Allied flyer dropped over Italy, quoting the ancient Roman gladiatorial greeting and depicting Mussolini as Hitler’s puppet while Italian soldiers march off towards Russia, Libya and death, 1942

‘Why That Interpreter’. Cartoon by Reg Manning, 1965.

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

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