Rare Photo Gallery
Historic photographs capturing moments of courage, sacrifice, and humanity from World War II
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Desmond Doss at Hacksaw Ridge
75 men saved by one man's faith and courage
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POWs Returning Home
They survived hell to come home
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Victory in Europe Celebrations
The day Europe breathed again
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Liberation of Concentration Camp
Never forget - liberation came too late for many
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Prisoners After Liberation
The human cost of hatred
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Navajo Code Talkers
Their code was never broken
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Churchill Roosevelt Stalin Yalta
The peace was as important as the war
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Ghost Army Inflatable Tanks
The army that wasn't there - but won battles
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Normandy American Cemetery
9,387 American soldiers rest here, most never identified
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Medics Landing on Omaha Beach
The first heroes on the beach - medics under fire
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Wojtek the Bear Soldier
The only bear to serve as a soldier
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Polish 303 Squadron Pilots
The squadron that shot down more enemy aircraft than any other
Pacific Island Hopping
Every yard was paid for in blood
Resistance Fighter Simone Segouin
She rode 80 miles to deliver D-Day intelligence
Normandy Hedgerow Fighting
The bocage cost more American lives than D-Day itself
Waverly Woodson on D-Day
He worked for 30 hours despite his own wounds
D-Day Landing Craft
The long wait to go home began here
Home Front Rosie the Riveter
They built the planes that won the war
Soviet Female Snipers
309 confirmed kills in 18 months
Rats of Tobruk Defenders
They held for 242 days against Rommel
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