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…
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…
History in Pictures: The German Armed Forces (82001) _de
On November 21, 1941, a group of German children visited the German paratroopers in the Lustgarten on Berlin’s Museum Island. When the boys saw the sophisticated equipment, they couldn’t help but touch it. In the photo, German soldiers are welcomed…
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…
AMBUSH OF A CONVOY, WIPEWORK OF A VILLAGE: the brutal Nazi reprisal that killed hundreds of innocent Greeks
Content warning: This article deals with historical events involving extreme violence, war crimes, and the Holocaust, including the murder of civilians, which may be deeply disturbing. Its purpose is to educate about the atrocities committed by the Nazi occupation and…