German soldier gives bread to a Russian orphan boy, 1942 _s2de
A German soldier gives bread to a Russian orphan boy. Volkhov region, 1942 It’s heartbreaking to consider that this soldier could have had a child of the same age at home. This truly demonstrates the humility and humanity of people…
German graves near Houffalize, Belgium – A look into the history of World War II _s2de
In January 1945, amid the final heavy fighting on the Western Front, the region around Houffalize, Belgium, was a major battlefield. German forces were heavily engaged in the Ardennes Offensive, also known as the “Battle of the Bulge.” This operation,…
Historische Fotos deutscher Kriegsgefangener in Norwegen, 1945 _s2de
Die deutsche Besetzung Norwegens begann am 9. April 1940, nachdem deutsche Truppen das neutrale skandinavische Land Norwegen besetzt hatten. Sie endete am 8. Mai 1945 nach der Kapitulation der deutschen Truppen in Europa. Während dieser gesamten Zeit war Norwegen ununterbrochen…
Eastern Front in color photos, 1942
The Eastern Front of World War II was a theater of war between the European Axis powers and their ally Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland, and several other Allies, spanning Northern, Southern, and Eastern Europe from June 22, 1941,…
Images from Ravensbrück, the German concentration camp exclusively for women during the Second World War.
Ravensbruck war das einzige große nationalsozialistische Konzentrationslager fur Frauen. Im Spätherbst 1938 beschloss Himmler, in Ravensbruck ein Konzentrationslager fur Frauen zu errichten. Himmler wählte diesen Ort, weil er abgelegen und gleichzeitig leicht zu erreichen war. Ravensbruck war ein kleines Dorf in…
Case Blue: the Eastern Front between Barbarossa and Stalingrad _s2de
Die Ostfront: Deutsche strategische Planung, 1942 Deutschlands Ölbedarf war ein wesentlicher Faktor für Hitlers Entscheidung, 1941 in Russland einzumarschieren: An der Operation Barbarossa, die am 22. Juni begann, waren 3,8 Millionen Soldaten der Achsenmächte beteiligt – die größte militärische Invasion…
The Last Jew in Vinnitsa, 1941-1943
“The Last Jew in Vinnitsa” is a famous photograph taken near the city of Vinnitsa (Vinnytsia) during the Holocaust in Ukraine. The photo shows a man waiting for his execution by the Einsatzgruppen next to a mass grave. The photo dates…
Black and white photos of destroyed Berlin in 1945
Berlin is the most heavily bombed city in history. During World War II, large parts of Berlin were destroyed in Allied air raids from 1943 to 1945 and the Battle of Berlin in 1945. The Allies dropped 67,607 tons of…
Historic moment: A German woman and a Polish man – a controversial love story from 1942 _de
In 1942, in the midst of World War II, a remarkable yet highly controversial love story unfolded between a German woman and a Polish man. At that time, the Nazi regime ruled Germany, which not only wreaked war on Europe…
German unity in jubilation: November 12, 1989 at Potsdamer Platz _de
On November 12, 1989, just days after the historic fall of the Berlin Wall, Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz was transformed into a place of boundless jubilation. Where barbed wire, watchtowers, and the impenetrable concrete wall had dominated the scene for…