Wartime Archive
“We have one aim Berlin.” Soviet poster
Soviet and American soldiers share a dance upon their meet-up at the River Elbe near Torgau, Germany. 26 April 1945.
American soldiers discover Manet’s “In the Conservatory” that was hidden in the salt mines of Merker, Germany. 1945.
Forces of Polish Anders Army were formed in Russia 1941-42 then made its way through Iran (where private Wojtek was also enlisted) to Palestine. There it passed under British …
A rather standard recruitment poster for the WAC
“Queen of the lost world”: an incredible tale of survival in the waning days of WWII. WAC Margaret Hastings and two of her Filipino-American paratrooper rescuers.
U.S. soldiers care for a Filipino infant who had suffered from bayonet wounds to the face by retreating Japanese forces during the Battle of Leyte. Southern Leyte Province, Leyte …
The Marines leave Guadalcanal by assault craft for the ships waiting offshore.December 1942
Transporting the wounded off Saipan.
Ducklings used to cheer up girl in a hospital bed, 1956