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20/05/201721/05/2017 HistorianLeave a Comment

Ten Rarely Seen Colour Images of Tanks in WW2

In an age when the digital manipulation of images is commonplace, we are now used to seeing ‘colourised’ photographs of classic images from the Second World War. Some of these are good, some less so, some exceptional, like the work of Marina Amaral. However, we often forget that colour photos of warfare date back to […]

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01/05/201730/04/2017 HistorianLeave a Comment

Welcome to the World at War

Growing up in the 1970s the Second World War was ever present. Even though it had ended nearly 30 years ago, it touched almost every facet of my childhood. Comics like Battle and Victor carried story after story of the war, the few television channels we had then were filled with films about WW2, my […]

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When East met West at Torgau in 1945

As the Allied Armies advanced across Nazi Germany, with the Soviets coming from the East and the British and Americans coming in from the West, it was only a matter of time before their soldiers met on the battlefield. The first instance of this was at Torgau on the River Elbe on 25th April 1945, […]

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Allied Soldiers Explore Hitler’s Eagles Nest 1945

The Eagle’s Nest, or Kehlsteinhaus, is an Alpine building high on the Kehlstein mountain. Despite popular myth it was never the home of Adolf Hitler but was built for Hitler’s 50th Birthday in 1937 although it was not officially presented to him until April 1939. Hitler used it on several occasions and was photographed here. […]

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