Rare color photos of German-occupied Paris during World War II, 1940s
The footage shows fashionably dressed young women and commuters mingling with German soldiers on the busy streets of Paris. The famous streets of the French capital are decorated with symbols of the German regime, but the Parisians appear jubilant. André…
German soldiers on the march
German soldiers on the march. No further details are known, although some flowers by the roadside and the general appearance of the landscape suggest that the image may have taken place somewhere on the Western Front in late spring or…
1,700 rounds per minute: MG34 – the Bundeswehr’s super weapon _de
The MG 34 design originated in Germany during the interwar period before the two World Wars. Until World War II, machine guns were typically water-cooled—and accordingly heavy and immobile. Efforts to develop an air-cooled machine gun led to the…
The Wailing Wall and the Air Defense of the Third Reich
The negative archive of a German soldier serving in the anti-aircraft division consisted of 42 black-and-white negatives measuring 6 x 9 cm in a yellowed Agfa paper envelope. This envelope was handed over on September 28, 1941, at the Heinz…
Under British military escort, two captured Luftwaffe crew members leave the London Underground, 1940
Two captured Luftwaffe bomber pilots walk among Londoners in September 1940 Under British military escort, two German Air Force crewmen—a Unteroffizier (non-commissioned officer or corporal) and an Oberleutnant (the most senior lieutenant)—who had parachuted into the English countryside and been taken prisoner of war…
Everyday life at the front in pictures: German soldiers between battle and rest (part 52) _de
German soldiers in Alsace in 1917 or 1918. The man in the front row wears an Iron Cross. Source: Alain Kiffer In the photo, a German soldier standing at attention in the center of Berlin (1939) is being attentively watched…
Labour councillor who called for far right protesters to have throats cut found not guilty
An elected Labour politician who called for those who rioted in the wake of last year’s Southport stabbings to have their throats cut has been cleared of encouraging violent disorder. Suspended Labour councillor Ricky Jones, 58, has been found not…
Ein mit nur einem Pfund geborenes Baby verlässt das Krankenhaus nach vier Monaten; sehen Sie, wie sie heute aussieht.
Dies ist die Geschichte von Tru Wende Beare, einem außergewöhnlich tapferen Kind, das 14 Wochen zu früh geboren wurde, aber überlebte und jetzt eine wahre Schönheit ist. Tru wog bei ihrer Geburt nur ein Pfund und war damit das kleinste…
Können Sie erraten, wofür dieses Holzobjekt verwendet wurde?
Die Aufgabe dieses Objekts bestand darin, Sahne in Butter zu verwandeln; es wird Buttermaschine genannt. Die Buttermaschine mit ihrem gestreiften Schaft und Behälter war ein unverzichtbares Werkzeug in einer Zeit, in der das Leben einem täglichen Rhythmus folgte. Ein Bauer…
Claudia Cardinale: Sehen Sie die italienische Filmlegende mit 86
Claudia Cardinales sechzigjährige Karriere machte sie zu einer Ikone des italienischen und internationalen Kinos. Die gebürtige Tunesierin wurde mit 18 Jahren entdeckt, nachdem sie zur schönsten Italienerin Tunesiens gekürt worden war. Dies war der Startschuss für ihre Filmkarriere. Trotz ihres…