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German infantry in Stalingrad. The German military would take 400,000 total casualties during the battle for the city. Of the 100,000 or so who surrendered, only a fraction ever returned home.

@Azapoperlamaza Very cool

@lost_histories I used to play on this tank when I was a kid)) Т-34

German infantry mounted on a King Tiger.

Russian Soldiers advance behind a T-34. Picture undated.

Michael Coleridge, 1967. Vietnam. Here's what's interesting. They look like American soldiers, but you can tell from the FAL service rifles that they're Australian. Forgotten history.

Photos of French positions during the battle of Dien Bien Phu, 1954.

@neddersassencel Thank you for the insight!

@lost_histories The dark blue street signs with white letters are still very common across Germany. The design didn‘t change at all, only the street names.

Staff Sergeant George A. Kaufman replacing a road sign in the German town of Krefeld shortly after its capture by Allied forces. The street was later renamed to Rheinstraße. (1945)

The Dream that Could have been: British occupied Constantinople, 1919 Note the Greek flags on the left and middle

German sentry on guard on the roof of the Wawel Royal Castle. Kraków, Occupied Poland, 1940

Iwo Jima (1945)

@mattbramanti Absolutely not.

@lost_histories is it indian

This is a new account dedicated to all matters historical, with an emphasis on old film photography, diaries, journals and historical sources in both English and German. Feel free to give it a follow! USS Essex, Philippines, 1944