German soldiers enjoying the summer of 1940,France.Disabled French Hotchkiss tank and posing for the homefront

taken from fb/France and Flandres Campaign 1940

Military sightseeing

Using a pontoon bridge section, SS troops ferry an infantry gun across a river. This was the first time that the SS forces were extensively used in combat, and for the most part they fought well; France, 1940. 


River crossing in France

Japanese POWs at Guam bowed their heads after hearing Emperor Showa's surrender announcement, 15 August 1945.
taken from fb/War History Online