A very rare picture of the mushroom cloud above Hiroshima on the 6th of august 1945,was found in a Japanese school.The picture was taken very shortly after the blast from a distance of  about 10 km from the citycenter.There is however a discussion going about the exact time it was taken ,some believe just a few minutes after the explosion,others say it must have been after half an hour.
The photo gives an idea of the immediate aftermath of the blast.
'The existence of the photo was known in history books,but this is the first time an original print is discovered.' says the curator of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.

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6th of august 1945 

On May 3, 1945 , the German transport ships Cap Arcona, Thielbek, and Deutschland came under attack by Typhoon fighter-bombers of the RAF. All three ships were sunk in the Baltic Sea by bombs, rockets and cannon fire. Unbeknown to the pilots however, was that the ships actually contained concentration camp survivors as well as Allied Prisoners of War. Many of the SS guards on board the ships were rescued by German trawlers, but the prisoners were left on board the sinking ships, while other survivors were shot as they swam ashore. It is estimated that almost 10,000 concentration camp survivors were killed in the attack.



Cap Arcona Incident

a rare photo of a Spitfire shot down by a Do 17 gunner. December 1940, southern England.
(This comes from serious literature, so please, don't start the 'fake yak'.)