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.

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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)

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‘Try to negotiate with THAT!’ — British cartoon from the Second World War (May 1940) criticising anti-war activists. Drawn by Philip Zec for the Daily Mirror.

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A photo of the aftermath of the Sétif and Guelma massacre. Immediately after the end of the war in Europe, the French embarked on a mass killing of Algerian independence protesters. Ironically, the massacre started on V.E. Day. Overall, 6,000 to 30,000 people were killed, 1945 .

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A 1943 short film, titled “Der Fuehrer’s Face,” depicts Donald Duck trapped within the Nazi war machine, forced to work in a munitions factory assembling artillery shells

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“An American Marine, in foreground, still clutches the knife with which he killed the Jap, in background, in a duel on Engebi Island, Eniwetok Atoll. A moment after finishing off his adversary, a sniper’s bullet killed the Marine.” ca. Feb 1944.

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