Vera Mae @ww2resource

38. World War II geek. Shark advocate. Suit wearer. Man Utd fan. Tea junkie. LOL addict. bit.ly/2t6q5UR Niagara Falls, Ontario Joined September 2009

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WWII Pictures @WWIIpix

4 years ago

A Soviet ISU-122 self-propelled gun guards German prisoners of war after the battle of Berlin, May 1945. #WW2

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4 years ago

A British marine crew mans the four barrelled two pounder Mark VIII 'pom-pom' gun of a battleship while on active service afloat in Scapa Flow. #WW2

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This day in 1943, American B-17 bomber "Memphis Belle" completes 25 missions. The aircraft and crew then returned to the United States to sell war bonds. Memphis Belle is on display at the National Museum of the US Air Force in Ohio. #WW2

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4 years ago

This day in 1941, pilot Mike Kolendorski, an Polish-American serving in the British RAF, became the first No. 121 Squadron RAF member to be killed in his Hurricane fighter aircraft. His body was washed ashore in the Netherlands in August 1941. #WW2

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4 years ago

Brazilian soldiers of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force (BEF) flash victory signs as they prepare to board a ship to cross the Atlantic and fight in the Italian Campaign, September 1944. #WW2

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5 years ago

This day in 1943, American B-17 bomber "Memphis Belle" completes 25 missions. The aircraft and crew then returned to the United States to sell war bonds. #WW2

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5 years ago

A stick of the 101st Airborne paratroopers load into their C-47 aircraft for Operation Market Garden, September 1944. #WW2

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5 years ago

This day in 1945, Canadian troops arrived on the Dutch island of Texel, ending the Georgian uprising. Georgian soldiers revolted against their German colleagues since the previous month. This was probably the last battle in the European theatre of World War II. #WW2

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5 years ago

This day in 1945, Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler is captured as he attempted to disguise himself as refugee "Heinrich Hitzinger". Two days later, while in British custody, he committed suicide after he bit into a hidden potassium cyanide pil. #WW2

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5 years ago

This day in 1942, Operation Anthropoid, a team of Czech and Slovak soldiers ambushed SS-Obergruppenführer and General der Polizei Reinhard Heydrich. Wounded in the attack, Heydrich died of his injuries on 4 June. His death led to a wave of reprisals. #WW2

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7 years ago

This day in 1945, the start of Manna and Chowhound, Allied food dropping operation for the starving Dutch population. #WW2

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost

8 years ago

Four siblings wrote hundreds of letters to each other during World War II. The story they tell of service, sacrifice and trauma was hidden away in an abandoned storage unit — until now. wapo.st/2BGeNHg