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histcryprincess · 2 months

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French girls wearing their German boyfriends uniforms during World War 2. The photo on the right was found on a German POW.

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jdvcolours · 2 years

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Three Westland Lysander Mark IIIAs of No. 309 Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron RAF on a photo-recon training sortie over snow-covered Scottish hills.

On 15th September 1940, the Luftwaffe launched the largest attack they ever had on London. The aim was to draw out the RAF into a battle of annihilation.

Up until this point, the RAF had been locked in a battle of 'non-attrition,' where the RAF sought to only inflict moderate losses against the Luftwaffe and to take few of their own. This way, by always putting up some resistance but refusing to engage in larger battles, the Luftwaffe felt they were getting nowhere.

And so 1,120 Luftwaffe aircraft (620 fighters, 500 bombers) met 630 RAF fighter aircraft in the skies above London. But there, 57-61 Luftwaffe aircraft fell, as opposed to only 29 British planes.

While these losses again seem only moderate they represented a large chunk of Axis air power. This is not to mention that all the German pilots were lost, as if they survived the crash or bailed out, they were still captured and interned for the rest of the war. British pilots could return straight to the front.

Both groups tried to overclaim the amount of aircraft they shot down. The Luftwaffe claimed 79 kills for under 40 losses, and the RAF claimed a staggering 185 German planes shot down.

As far as Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park was concerned, it was ridiculous to claim 200 aircraft downed. It was also not a cause for celebration as, despite the 2:1 ratio in favour of the RAF, this was proof that the RAF needed 'tightening up.' It was a good performance, but not the RAF's best.

Hitler was not overly concerned with the outcome - he believed from the end of August the Luftwaffe would not achieve aerial supremacy, and so postponed Operation Sealion indefinitely on 17th September. His plan now was to knock the USSR out of the war before they could even start it, neutralising the UK's last potential ally.

But for the British public, it was a cause for great celebration. The Luftwaffe had failed in its last attempt to gain full aerial superiority. For this reason, every 15th of September is celebrated as Battle of Britain day in the UK.

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ilovemesomevincentprice · 2 months

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Vincent Price in a dress - performing for the troops circa 1943.

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theworldatwar · 3 months

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US Marines pose with their War Dogs - Bougainville, Solomon Islands 1943

#world war two #ww2 #worldwar2photos #history #1940s #ww2 history #wwii #world war 2 #ww2history #wwii era #solomon islands #bougainvillea #Bougainville #war in the pacific #pacific war #pacific #dog handler #us marines #ww2 colour photos

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lonestarflight · 1 month

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Two workers attaching a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp onto a F4U Corsair at the Chance-Vought factory in Stratford, Connecticut.

Date: March 1943

NARA: 179036630

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hauntedbystorytelling · 5 months

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Evacuee Barrie Peacop enjoys an ice cream as he sits on a mine washed up on the beach at Deal in Kent (UK), 7th February 1940. (Fox Photos - Hulton Archive) | src getty images

#kids at war #vintage photography #wwii #uk #kent #kid #child #chiildhood #1940s #1940 #press photo #fox photos #beach scene #peebles #getty images #dangerous #gefährlich #risky

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dronescapesvideos · 6 months

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Douglas SBD Dauntless piloted by American Lt. George Glacken with his gunner Leo Boulange. New Guinea, April, 1944

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eyesfullofmoon · 2 months

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"During the tension of World War II, a revue has dressed one of their showgirls in a gas mask and helmet in addition to a sexy outfit."

Anonymous photographer, September 1939, England.

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vox-anglosphere · 3 months

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During the Blitz, Sir Douglas Bader flew his own plane into combat.

#Sir Douglas Bader #WWII #RAF #The Blitz #UK #fighter plane #aviation photo #airmen #cockpit #Battle of Britain #Finest Hour

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k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9 · 3 months

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A mummified head of a japanese soldier. Battle of Guadalcanal, 1942.

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nihilismlobster · 2 months

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“Infantrymen of the Third US Army staying close to the wall as they advance through the rubble-strewn streets of Echternach, Luxembourg, February 7th, 1945.”

Source: https://tinyurl.com/Wwii-soldiers

#ww2 #ww2 history #world war 2 #world war ii #history #western front #american soldier #ww2 photo #war history #wwii history #wwii #wwii era

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histcryprincess · 2 months

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