/r/wwiipics
A place to share and discuss World War II photographs.
A place to share and discuss World War II photographs.
Submission Guidelines and Rules
WWII only. Per Wikipedia, WWII dates are defined as September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945.
Whenever possible, include some context (event, battle, location, year/date, etc.) in the title.
Do not sensationalize titles.
Please organize groups of photos into albums. Do not spam the subreddit with dozens of individual posts at one time.
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Photographs only. No videos. No video screenshots. No photos with added text. No AI generated images. No self-promotion. Colorized photos are permitted, but please try to include as much background and source information as possible. AI colorized photos must be tagged appropriately.
Nudity, graphic, and/or disturbing content is permitted assuming it has historical or educational value. Please mark it NSFW.
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In light of controversial discussions that have been popping up on here more frequently, please take a moment to read the following note:
This sub was created for people to view, share and discuss interesting photographs from WWII, and not as a place to attack, shame, and insult other members for the actions of individuals 75+ years ago. Please be respectful, or you will be removed.
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Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin at the Livadia Palace in Yalta, Russia , Feb 1945,
13:31 UTC
US Army Engineers of the 4th Infantry Division placing TNT charges on a tree felled across a road by retreating German troops to act as a barrier to the American advance, Prüm, Germany, February 1945.
02:11 UTC
Identification
Is this a world war 2 picture? I found it in my attic and my grandpas brother was in the Wehrmacht so i was wondering if it could be him
16:09 UTC
German prisoners being marched along the beach in Normandy. 1944.
14:52 UTC
Battleship USS Iowa and carrier USS Shangri-La receiving fuel from oiler USS Cahaba, 8 Jul 1945.
13:06 UTC
P-51 Mustangs of the 506th FG aboard USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) being carried across the Pacific Ocean en route to Guam.
12:24 UTC
Soviet POWs at forced labour
The picture is an original colour photograph. The photographer as well as the persons pictured are unknown. The Soviet soldiers performing forced labour at Sildhopvatnet, Sørfold, in Northern Norway sometime during August 1944. At this area the POWs constructed a road, barracks and a small power station. The POW in the front wears a budionnovka cap, indicating he may have been a POW for some time already. The majority of the pictures of Soviet POWs depicts the POW being issued unserviceable German uniforms, which also is the case of the POW on the left in the picture. In most cases, the only discerning item of Soviet origin worn by the POWs is a cap. The standard wear appears to be a tattered German uniform with a “KG” painted on the back, the abbreviation for Kriegsgefangener. The conditions for POWs, especially Yugoslav and Soviet prisoners, were exceptionally harsh with a high mortality rate due to malnutrition, extreme weather and cold, in addition to mistreatment. The SS were in command of the camps from 1941-44, by then they were transferred to the Wehrmacht. In some cases, but not all, conditions for the prisoners improved during the last year of the war.
12:19 UTC
B-17E, 41-9017 'Heidi Ho', taking off from Polebrook 17th October 1942.
02:12 UTC
The ZiS-3 crew changes position, East Prussia, 3rd Belorussian Front, photographer Mark Redkin, 10-11.1944
20:38 UTC
Soviet female POW. Summer 1941
17:09 UTC
My uncle left this "HIMAMARU"* flag from pearl harbor. I heard the families keep these flags. how could I find the family? if not what's it worth if I sell it?
16:05 UTC
USS Hornet off Okinawa, Japan, 27 Mar 1945; note various aircraft on the flight deck
14:10 UTC
A GI shares his rations with two Italian children, 1944
11:32 UTC
Germany. 26 March 1945. Sappers with the 73rd Field Company, Royal Engineers, line up for a warm meal during Operation Plunder.
09:04 UTC
US Vehicles cross the River Rhine on the Alexander Patch Pontoon Bridge near Worms, Germany - March 28, 1945. This pontoon bridge, built by the 85th Engineers, replaces the ruined bridge at right, which was destroyed by retreating German forces. (Original Color Picture)
17:18 UTC
Poster advertising vacancies for women with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). 1942.
13:35 UTC
[NSFW] Bodies photographed by Hanka Housková in Ravensbrück camp soon after the SS fled on 29 April 1945.
13:34 UTC
British landing craft, US Army troops, and US Coast Guard LCI(L)s staged at Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom prior to the Normandy invasion, June 1944.
10:53 UTC
Destruction of German cities in ww2
08:56 UTC
“Death of a Condor, As the westbound convoy it was stalking steams on in the distance, a Focke-Wulf FW200 is abandoned by its crew, having been shot into the sea by a No 233 Squadron Hudson (serial AM536) on 23 July 1941.”
01:41 UTC
Ruins Of Köln Cathedral and Hohenzollern bridge, 1945.
20:47 UTC
Mikazuki after being attacked by USAAF B-25 bombers, off Cape Gloucester, New Britain, 28 Jul 1943
11:41 UTC
Grumman F6F Hellcat naval fighters on the deck of the USN carrier USS Saratoga as fire erupts after being hit by a Japanese kamikaze off Iwo Jima, 21-Feb-1945
08:07 UTC
Danish resistance fighters stealthily confront German occupiers, 1945
00:51 UTC
B-17F "Wulfe Hound," the first B-17 captured and flown by Germans
18:20 UTC
Major General Troy H. Middleton in the Ardennes 1944.
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