/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.
Use built-in reddit image hosting system or imgur whenever possible.
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.
Racist, sexist or hate-filled comments will not be tolerated and content that does not have historical or educational value will be removed and the user who submitted the comment/content will be banned with no exceptions.
Do not use this subreddit as a place to push your political and ideological viewpoints onto others. That includes war crime and Nazi apologism. It also includes discussion of modern political issues and controversies. There are other, more appropriate places for conversations on such topics.
Please keep discussions civil and respectful. Avoid memes and low-effort jokes. If you don't have anything intelligent to say, don't say it at all. Trolls and generally toxic behavior will be dealt with swiftly and may happen without prior warning. This includes cross-posting onto other subreddits for the purpose of brigading.
Limit downvoting and reporting to only comments and/or posts that violate these guidelines and rules.
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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British Army Corporal M. Smith poses at the main headquarters of the Eighth Army near Monte Sant'Angelo, Italy. Circa 1944.
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American tank crew servicemen post at Fort Knox, Ken., in June 1942.
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Scandinavian Wehrmacht volunteers pass by some burning houses in Novgorod mid 1943
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A fire correction circle for artillery from Finland, it was considered a top secret and wasn't told about even to the Nazis during Continuation War. More info in comments.
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German forces march through Paris. c. 1942
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Hungarian personnel, aligned with the Nazis, move into Bistrița, Romania on September 8, 1940.
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An American soldier trains at Fort Knox, Ken., in June 1942.
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Camouflaged Tiger tank firing at enemy forces on the flat plains of Kursk
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Albert Speer with Hitler in front of a rack of tiles that are set up in the courtyard of the New Reich Chancellery for selection for a building project, Berlin, August 1940.
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Majdanek Concentration Camp. Soldiers with children's shoes. July 1944. Photo by Arkady Khodov
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Poland. Majdanek 1944. Photo by Mikhail Trachman
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Major-General Smirnov, commandant of the city and fortress of Königsberg, at the Lithuanian Fort. April 1945
16:46 UTC
Does anybody know who the people in this picture are?
15:18 UTC
The surrender of the Nazi garrison of Königsberg. April 1945
15:03 UTC
Can anyone help me with finding more info about my cousins grandpa. His name was Jens Martin Slettebø. He was a Norwegian volunteer in the 5th SS Panzer division "Wiking".
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Sturmgeschütz III assault gun early stages of ammo cookoff at the battle of Prokhorovka
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Goebbels, after his appointment to chief representative for the total war with soldiers from the Volksturm in Lauban, Silesia. He is greeted by 16 year-old Willi Hübner, 9-3-1945.
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A group of U.S. Army soldiers, rifles in hand, wears gas masks during a training exercise in California related to chemical attacks. 1943.
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Joint Finnish-German river boat patrol during the Leningrad blockade
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2018 photo of a tree carving made by a Soviet soldier in Bielinek, Poland, (at the time, Bellinchen, Germany) on the eastern bank of the Oder. It reads, in Russian, "March 1945, Death to the Germans."
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Canadian soldiers hold a Nazi flag that they'd captured south of Hautmesnil, France on August 10, 1944.
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Canadian soldiers disembark at Juno Beach in Normandy, France during the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944.
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One of the officers of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Bennington inscribes a bomb "For Gael!" in memory of a departed shipmate, prior to strikes on Japanese targets. Circa May 1945.
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Members of an Anti Aircraft unit on the Dutch coast near Den Helder paint the 22nd victory ring on the barrel of an 88mm FLAK Gun. 1943-44
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British M3 Grant Tank moves in to support the 26th Indian Infantry Division on Ramree Island off of Burma, January 1945
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Pvt. Jesse Kenner Jr of HQ Co., 501st PIR, 101st Airborne Division, guards the road into Foy, Belgium with a bazooka, January 11, 1945
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South African sappers disarm German Teller mines in North Africa, January 12, 1942
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