War—this word carries with it heaviness
War—this word carries with it heaviness, fear, and destruction. But sometimes, very rarely, there are images that briefly break through all of this. This photo is one of them. It shows a young German soldier on the Eastern Front in…
Taxpayers pay for small boat migrants to enjoy visits to the circus and crazy golf
Migrants Attempt Channel Crossing (Image: Getty) Small boat migrants have enjoyed visits to the circus, driving lessons and crazy golf at a taxpayers’ expense. An audit of local council spending by Reform also uncovered spending at luxury department store Fortnum and Mason, as well…
One reason why multi-billion-pound Brexit trade deal with India is good for Britain
ANALYSIS Narendra Modi and Keir Starmer will speak on Thursday (Image: DX) Britain’s bumper trade deal with India will have Remainers choking on their cornflakes this morning. Not only was it made possible by leaving the EU, it shows that Brexit is well and truly…
Die Nachkriegsruinen Dresdens anhand seltener Fotografien, 1945
Das Ausmaß der Toten und Verwüstungen, das erst so spät im Krieg geschah, sowie erhebliche Zweifel an der Rechtmäßigkeit der zerstörten Ziele haben zu jahrelangen Debatten darüber geführt, ob der Angriff gerechtfertigt war oder ob er als Kriegsverbrechen bezeichnet werden…
Strange photos from World War II, 1939–1945
This collection features photos from World War II that aren’t necessarily unusual—let’s just say, not entirely standard or textbook. The conflict affected virtually every part of the world during the years 1939–1945. In many ways, the war was a continuation…
The Day Humanity Returned – The Liberation of the Nazi Camps, 1945
In the spring of 1945, Europe breathed again—but in the footsteps of the Allied armies, this breath of freedom mingled with the stench of ash and death.Behind the retreating enemy lines, they discovered places no one could have imagined—landscapes of…
Everyday life in war: German soldiers between combat and rest periods (Part 33) _de
A German soldier on a Zündapp K-800 motorcycle (1940) The photo shows German soldiers next to an MG-34 (1944). Army infantry use a depression in a wooden fence as a support for their MG42 machine gun. This makes both…