A pair of B-24 Liberators over Normandy on the day of the invasion. 6 June 1944.
I always love photos that help to capture the scale of the Normandy landings. All those massive ships look like tiny toys!
In total, D-Day involved more than *7,000* Allied vessels.
Amazing!!
The concept of "unconditional surrender" also came with a lot of planning and expectations. It actually *meant* something. It's not a word to just ostentatiously throw around!
This came after the May Offensive, also known as "Mini Tet"--the second large-scale North Vietnamese attack of 1968.
The Haul: Soldiers examine a trove of Viet Cong weapons recovered during street fighting in Saigon. Photo from 6 June 1968.
You can see a whole lot of Ak-47s (or their Chinese Type 56 variant), as well as grenades, grenade launchers, and a machine gun.
Good for them, attacking him way back in 1933. Well-deserved. (I mean, sorry about the property damage, Madame Tussauds, but...)
Man, it sucks to be called the "future of your party", doesn't it? Just a death sentence.
Kids know tanks are awesome. 😉
Don't forget the baguette.
Suavity: A Mexican staff colonel in full dress uniform. Circa 1914.
Classic. The fact that the soldiers look very child-like (small statures, large heads) only makes it more compelling and frightening.
Great illustration of the Battle of Leyte Gulf too!
Getting flashbacks to Fall 2024, when the most common Twitter/TikTok meme was that shot of the actors in Tropic Thunder with the caption "Me and the boys going to war because Taylor Swift told a bunch of white girls to vote Kamala"
This is just one guy going through all the motions in one night.
Honestly the two guys in front seem to be looking down at it as if afraid it's going to collapse at any second.
Big Boys: 10-inch mortars near Dutch Gap, Virginia, during the American Civil War. 1865
These guns had a maximum range of 4,300 yards, and were used both as siege artillery and as coastal defense.
New reaction image found.
Thanks for the rec, will try to find!
Missed this one, really interested. Thanks for sharing!
So it's fair to say that sending Elefants (and Tigers, or any tank over 40ish tons) was a terrible idea, right?
Great video, thanks for covering this.
Photograph by Yefim Kopyt.
(This work is public domain, as it was part of a report created by an employee of TASS between 1925 and 1955)
Close One: Soviet soldiers evacuate a wounded fighter across the Sozh River. An enemy shell lands mere meters away. October 1943
The medic at left is 20-year old Senior Sergeant Valentina Mikhailovna Roslikova.
The theory that most of us are just bored with prosperity remains undefeated.
Now I'm revved for my 3rd reread.
Did the Riksråd have major discussions about war aims and strategy at this time? Or were they more inclined to rubber-stamp what the King and army demanded?
Okay, new favorite mascot.
This was one of the most stunning events of the war--indeed, in Greek history.
Painting by Nikiforos Lytras, circa 1873.
The burning of the Ottoman flagship Mansur al-liwa during the Greek War of Independence, 18 June 1822.
The Greeks used fire ships to approach the Mansur al-liwa under cover of darkness, and set the flagship ablaze. When the fire reached the gunpowder hold, the ship exploded.
Was this comb for royalty only? Aristocrats?
