stunning ww2 photos

i know most people are probably sick and tired of anything ww2-related, but these photos coupled with the captions are pretty awesome, and i figured it might be of interest to some of you.

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/ww2.html

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Two American Nazis in uniform stand in the doorway of their New York City office, on April 1, 1932, when the headquarters opened.

Awesome. Thanks!

yeah, i was stuck on the site for hours last night, thanks man!

Symbolic of the defense of Sevastopol, Crimea, is this Russian girl sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, who, by the end of the war, had killed a confrimed 309 Germans -- the most successful female sniper in history.

Amazing photo, what a woman.

This is great.

Works well with: The Caretaker - An Empty Bliss Beyond This World

Thanks for posting! Brilliant stuff.

Great find, thanks a lot!

  On 10/24/2011 at 8:41 PM, halisray said:

Great find, thanks a lot!

Yes! Great stuff

Nice. There are tons of great/interesting photos in there.

amazing stuff.

  On 10/24/2011 at 8:10 PM, Pennywise said:

Symbolic of the defense of Sevastopol, Crimea, is this Russian girl sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, who, by the end of the war, had killed a confrimed 309 Germans -- the most successful female sniper in history.

 

 

Amazing photo, what a woman.

Soviets produced a plethora of badass female soldiers. They fielded all-female combat squadrons as well, including bomber units the Germans dubbed "The Night Witches" PRI ran a good story on them: http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/night-witches/

I just waded through the "holocaust" section...

fuck I feel bad even seeing these images. They definitely shouldn't be kept locked away, but I feel pretty ashamed for how bad things were and I feel intrusive and disrespectful seeing the remains of these people. I think any of these photos are more graphically affecting than most war films.

  On 10/24/2011 at 11:52 PM, Billov said:

I just waded through the "holocaust" section...

 

fuck I feel bad even seeing these images. They definitely shouldn't be kept locked away, but I feel pretty ashamed for how bad things were and I feel intrusive and disrespectful seeing the remains of these people. I think any of these photos are more graphically affecting than most war films.

I've been a huge WW2 buff since I was a kid (back then I found the equipment more interesting) and I often reflect how much my attitude has changed about the war. As much as it was "the good war" or actual "good vs evil" it's a bit strange how much it's been romanticized in pop culture, whether it be a backdrop of a plot or just toned-down patriot films, especially in the US and UK. These kind of galleries and documentaries shatter that kind of impression. I wish more people would reflect on those facts and realities.

  On 10/23/2011 at 7:18 PM, data said:

 

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Two American Nazis in uniform stand in the doorway of their New York City office, on April 1, 1932, when the headquarters opened.

Skinheads with an office. hah, it's quite funny to think about.

It's cool seeing the fashion for clothes at the time, in colour rather than drab black and white. It gives the era a different sheen, makes it seem less divorced from our reality.

oh and .....

She's so dreamy.

just came across this 1945 american propaganda film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoXAzl6EgkQ

great stuff! Love the depth of the analog photos

Im a huge ww2 buff, too.

  On 10/24/2011 at 11:52 PM, Billov said:

I just waded through the "holocaust" section...

 

fuck I feel bad even seeing these images. They definitely shouldn't be kept locked away, but I feel pretty ashamed for how bad things were and I feel intrusive and disrespectful seeing the remains of these people. I think any of these photos are more graphically affecting than most war films.

listen to this when you look at them.

Jesus Christ.

Herp derp

  On 10/25/2011 at 7:49 AM, jefferoo said:

Jesus Christ.

 

needs explanation.

A U.S. soldier inspects thousands of gold wedding bands taken from Jews by the Germans and stashed in the Heilbronn Salt Mines, on May 3, 1945 in Germany.

glad he found them before gollum did

in b4 lumpen...oh shit.