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These photographs are practically the last evidence of the ‘quiet’ life in Crimea. Exactly one year later, the Crimean Tatar people will be deported. Crimea, 1943 Magnum Photos/Herbert List Estate Creative Commons
“Reunion in Vienna” American cartoon about the German annexation of Austria, March 1938
As the ceremonies for the formal surrender of Japan concluded 9/2/45, MacArthur told Halsey ‘Start ’em now’ which was the order for the final display of airpower. Hundreds of carrier-based planes and B-29 bombers filled the sky over Tokyo Bay to punctuate the day’s events.
Yugoslav WW2 Poster – 1945
My mom and her siblings 1940 (she’s the big one holding her sister)
Nazi film director Leni Riefenstahl accidentally witnessing German soldiers shooting Jews in the Polish town of Końskie. 12 September 1939.
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1860’s photo of Russian general Grigory Von Zass, notorious for his brutal role in the still officially denied “Circassian genocide,” that killed from 1-1.5 million people. Zass openly encouraged the murder, rape & torture of Circassian civilians & was known for collecting their body parts (342×435)
18 year old GI John Wauthier with his BAR near Bütgenbach Belgium, January 1945. He survived the war and married Ursula Ann Hoffman, they had ten kids together. John passed away at the age of 71 on Nov 7, 1997 and is buried at Saint Mary’s Cemetery in Cecil, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
American elections. Soviet Union, 1970s
British pro women’s suffrage publication(1912. )
My grandfather third on the right bottom row. Shot down on his 17th mission. 2 KIA the 8 POW’s. Top turret gunner Technical Sergeant Lowell T Jolley was lynched. Tail gunner SSG James H Wayne chute failed. My grandfathers after action report will be put in the body text & I have a few POW stories.
Indonesian President Sukarno (right) formally handing power over to General Suharto (left) 1966. Suharto had killed hundreds of thousands of dissidents & effectively worked to overthrow him behind the scenes for months. He went on to rule for 32 years & acquired a $15-35 billion fortune (1024×682)
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