US soldiers, in jeeps make their way through an unknown French village - 1944 #worldwar2 #ww2 #france #1944 #jeep #usarmy #history
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Australian soldiers target Japanese positions during the Battle of Balikpapan, Indonesia - July 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #balikpapan #indonesia #history #artillery #Australian #1945
US soldiers find time to take a break and drink a Coca Cola - exact date and location unknown. An estimated 5 billion bottles were consumed during WW2 #ww2 #worldwar2 #usarmy #cococola #history
Cpl James Gregory (left) and T/5 (Technician fifth grade) Omer Taylor of HQ Co, 36th Armoured Infantry Reg, 9th Infantry Div of the US First Army take cover behind an M4 Sherman tank on 11th Dec 1944 in Geich near Duren in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. #ww2 #worldwar2 #1944 #geich #germany #sherman #tank #usarmy #history
Soviet soldiers surrender to German troops during the opening weeks of Operation Barbarossa - July 1941 #ww2 #worldwar2 #barbarossa #surrender #history #1941 #ussr #sovietunion
The German Army Group B captures Rouen - France, 9th June 1940. After routing the French 10th Army on the Somme and reaching the river Aisne at Soissons, Army Group B captured Rouen. The remnants of the 10th Army retreated to the Channel coast creating a breach in the French lines which in turn opened the way for the advance on Paris. #ww2 #worldwar2 #rouen #france #history
A German lookout keeps watch over the Atlantic from La Corbiere, St Brelade, Jersey during the occupation of the Channel Islands 20th June 1940 to 9th May 1945 #jersey #1940s #ww2 #worldwar2 #channelislands #lacorbiere #stbrelade #history #occupation #sentry
A jeep and other vehicles from the British 3rd Infantry Division in La Brèche d'Hermanville as they move inland from Sword Beach - Normandy, 6th June 1944. Photo : IWM #ww2 #worldwar2 #dday #normandy #normandie #france #1944 #history #britisharmy
B17F “Mary Ruth - Memories of Mobile” and the US 401st Squadron make their way to the German U-boat pens at Lorient, France, 17th May 1943. This photo was taken from B17 Memphis Belle on her last combat sortie. CREDIT : VoicesofWW2 #ww2 #b17 #usaaf #memphisbelle #maryruth #lorient #france #1943 #history #worldwar2
