A whale carcass explodes on a beach in Florence, Oregon, on Nov 12, 1970. It had been packed with dynamite in an effort to dispose of it. Chunks flew as far as 800 feet, and one piece crushed a car nearby. - History Education Network

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‘Never forget that England imposed this war on us’ – Goebbels speaks at the NSDAP district rally in the Berlin Sportpalast, 4 December 1942.

A German soldier with his French girlfriend in the occupied Paris, 1942.

Grim-faced Rangers of the 2nd Battalion prepare to assault Pointe Du Hoc. 60% of them will be dead or wounded in the next 48 hours. It should be noted that this was the first time the 2nd Rangers Battalion had been in combat. They were very well trained but had no combat experience.

Pilot Victor Vizcarra, after being evacuated from a jungle landing site. After ejecting, his flame-engulfed F-105 fighter-bomber passed beneath him as he parachuted and crashed into a mountain. Vietnam, 1966.

Inside a 14-inch turret on the battleship HMS King George V

A whale carcass explodes on a beach in Florence, Oregon, on Nov 12, 1970. It had been packed with dynamite in an effort to dispose of it. Chunks flew as far as 800 feet, and one piece crushed a car nearby.

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