A German motorcycle unit advances through the Bydgoszcz region during the invasion of Poland. September 18, 1939.
Item ViewPoles walk among the ruins of besieged Warsaw.
This photograph documenting war destruction was taken by Julien Bryan (1899-1974), a documentary filmmaker who filmed and photographed the everyday life and culture of individuals and communities in various countries around the globe.
Item ViewGerman soldiers in the Soviet Union during a December 1943 Soviet offensive on the eastern front. German troops invaded Soviet territory in June 1941 but faced counteroffensives following the battle of Stalingrad. December 16, 1943.
Item ViewA German army column struggles through the mud, past a destroyed Soviet tank. Nevel, Soviet Union, fall 1943.
Item ViewBritish troops land on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, the beginning of the Allied invasion of France to establish a second front against German forces in Europe. Normandy, France, June 6, 1944.
Item ViewBritish troops land on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, the beginning of the Allied invasion of France to establish a second front against German forces in Europe. Normandy, France, June 6, 1944.
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