Emil Hácha (left), the symbolic President of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, along with other officials, giving the Nazi salute at the funeral of Reinhard Heydrich, June 1942 (640×543)

‘Scenes of July 1830’ by Léon Cogniet (1830), romanticizing the genesis of the Republican French flag, after the white flag of the French kings was torn by gunfire and drenched in blood.

My grandmother on a hike – 1923

The Japanese military delegation (one IJA officer and one IJN officer) attending the Red Square victory parade, June 24, 1945. The USSR was not at war with Japan, and Japan sent an awkward delegation to attend the ceremony commemorating the defeat of their German ally.

My Great Grandmother (Far left) With her sisters and Mom 1929