US ground crew prepare for another mission on the hanger deck of the USS Yorktown as other crewman take a break and watch a movie in the background - Aug 1944 #ww2 #worldwar2 #ussyorktown #pacific #usnavy #aircraftcarrier

A German werkstatt repair team set to work putting the turret into the hull of a Tiger tank from s.Pz. Abt. 503 on the Eastern Front - Summer 1943 #tigertank #tiger #tank #ussr #sovietunion #easternfront #ww2 #worldwar2

A Japanese pilot poses for a photograph next to his Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa fighter plane - 1942. Photo : fujiama #ww2 #worldwar2 #nakajima #hayabusa #fighterpilot #pilot #aircraft #aviation

A German Tiger tank from s.Pz. Abt. 503 is watched by civilians as it makes its way along a street in Rue d'Enghien, Mons - Belgium, Sept 1944 #worldwar2 #ww2 #mons #belgium #tiger #tank #tigertank #history

A knocked out Soviet T34 tank in the city of Voronezh near the Don river, 280 miles south of Moscow - July 1942 #ww2 #worldwar2 #voronezh #donriver #moscow #sovietunion #ussr #t34 #tank #history

The US/Canadian First Special Service Force (a unit trained in mountain fighting), in action against German forces outside Radicosa, near Cassino - 4th Jan 1944, Italy. PHOTO : Robert Capa © International Center of Photography #worldwar2 #ww2 #radicosa #cassino #italy #mountain #unit #history

USAAF fighter Ace Richard West (14 victories) with his Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at Finschhafen Airfield - New Guinea 1942.CREDIT:world war 2 aviation #ww2 #worldwar2 #papuanewguinea #newguinea #p40 #curtiss #warhawk #usaaf #pilot #history

A US M4 Sherman T34 Calliope - France 1944. The T34 “Calliope” was a tank-mounted multiple rocket system used by the US Army during WW2. Fitted atop the M4 Sherman, it fired 4.5-inch (114 mm) M8 rockets from 60 launch tubes arranged in a distinctive clustered frame. Developed in 1943 and produced in limited numbers, it saw service with US armoured units in 1944–45. Its name derived from the calliope steam powered instrument, whose pipe-like structure it closely resembled. #ww2 #tank #usarmy

A damaged Soviet SB 2M-100A aircraft with twin MG mount and fitted with the M-100 engine captured by German forces - Eastern Front, July 1941 #ww2 #worldwar2 #easternfront #sovietunion #ussr #aeroplane #airplane #aviation #aircraft

An abandoned German StuG 40 tank destroyer - location unknown, 1944. The StuG III and StuG 40 essentially refers to the same vehicle, with the latter being a designation for the later models produced during WW2, most notably the StuG III Ausf. G, which was produced in large quantities. #ww2 #stugiii #stug40 #abandoned #tank #worldwar2 #history