My parents headed for their honeymoon. June 22, 1971.

My grandfather (middle) and the two men who stood in front of and behind him in line at Auschwitz. 77322, 77323, and 77325. All survived the holocaust, emigrated to the United States, and stayed in touch. This photo was taken in the mid ’80s.

“Our colored fighters”1916 USA

Demmin, a German city overwhelmed by the bodies of suicide victims. Soviet officers observe the bodies of two German civilians who committed suicide in April 1945. | Anonymous

“Terror strikes in Grozny” (International Herald Tribune, 2004)