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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 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 with the submission.

  • 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.

Other subreddits that may be of interest to you:

/r/WW2

/r/WorldWar2

/r/WWIIplanes

/r/WWIImovies

/r/Militaryporn

/r/Tankporn

/r/Historyporn

/r/Aircraftporn

/r/HistoryNetwork

/r/MilitaryHistory

/r/Militariacollecting

/r/AskHistorians

/r/CommemorativeAirForce

I also operate /r/MastersoftheAir for the Apple TV+ miniseries titled Masters of the Air.

/r/wwiipics

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The Diary of Edward Strokirk. WW2 Era Soldiers Diary. Details in comments.

1 Comment
2024/03/08
16:28 UTC

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Officers sighting guns atop an anti-aircraft tower at Messina, Sicily, Italy, circa Aug 1943

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2024/03/08
12:09 UTC

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US soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Div advance into the coastal city of Brest, France, 1944. The 2nd soldier in the foreground wears a camo uniform, these were used by US units in the first weeks after the D-Day but phased out due to concerns of confusion with German troops.

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2024/03/08
09:22 UTC

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Senior technical lieutenant ARZAMASTSEV Vasily Mikhailovich, born in 1919, commander of the photo platoon of the 796th separate reconnaissance division feeds his pet - an owlet. January 1942.

1 Comment
2024/03/08
08:26 UTC

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Gurkhas advancing with Lee tanks to clear the Japanese from Imphal-Kohima road

1 Comment
2024/03/07
22:19 UTC

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The Red Army's 2nd Ukrainian Front. Street fighting in Budapest. 30.03.1945. Photo by Mikhail Grachev

1 Comment
2024/03/07
19:42 UTC

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Soviet and Polish soldiers in Sandomierz, 30.06.1944. Photo by Mikhail Grachev

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2024/03/07
19:30 UTC

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Knocked out Soviet 85mm flak gun (52-K) with a dead Soviet Senior Lieutenant lying beside it. 1941

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2024/03/07
16:52 UTC

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Letter from a US Marine to my grandfather, 7/20/1944. The Marine was KIA 2/21/45.

7 Comments
2024/03/07
16:49 UTC

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A soldier rescues a girl named Barbara James from the ruins of her home after a series of bombings, London, 1944

7 Comments
2024/03/07
16:23 UTC

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Parisian women welcome soldiers of the allied troops after the battle for the Liberation of Paris, August 25, 1944

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2024/03/07
14:09 UTC

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AMM1c Brannam of VF-16 working on the Pratt and Whitney R-2800 engine of a Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighter aboard USS Lexington (Essex-class) during a lull between strikes on Milli and Kwajalein, early Dec 1943

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2024/03/07
11:12 UTC

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Churchill Mk.I 3-inch Gun Carrier, 1942 (pic by the Tank Museum)

2 Comments
2024/03/07
09:20 UTC

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Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bombers (left) and Vought F4U Corsair fighters (right) on the deck of USS Antietam, 1945

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2024/03/07
08:49 UTC

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P-40s of No. 80 Squadron RAAF on Noemfoor Island being loaded for a ground attack mission.

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2024/03/07
08:06 UTC

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Command of the Soviet 45-mm anti-tank gun under the command of Guards Captain, Hero of the Soviet Union Konstantin Matveevich Boboshko (1918-1994) from the 17th Guards Rifle Division of the 39th Army is changing its firing position, 1st Baltic Front, photo by Mikhail Savin, 1944

21 Comments
2024/03/06
16:59 UTC

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Sailors in a motor launch rescued a survivor from the water alongside the sunken West Virginia during or shortly after the Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941, photo 2 of 2; note false color

2 Comments
2024/03/06
13:30 UTC

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US troops in Weymouth, Dorset, get ready to board landing ships before the invasion in 1944.

23 Comments
2024/03/06
12:33 UTC

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USN Martin PBM-3C Mariner patrol bomber flying boats at NAS Banana River, Florida, US, 13-Jan-1943

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2024/03/06
08:25 UTC

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Hungarian soldiers 1945 March 29 crossing the Austrian border.

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2024/03/05
21:21 UTC

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The partisan squad operating in Rostov-on-Don. Commander: Yugov M.M., Commissar: Khomutov N.S., February 1943. The collection of machine guns is noteworthy.

5 Comments
2024/03/05
19:29 UTC

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American workers making wiring assemblies at a junction box on the firewall of a B-25 bomber at the North American Aviation plant at Inglewood, California, United States, Jul 1942

1 Comment
2024/03/05
10:10 UTC

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US Army heavy artillery. 240 mm howitzer M1 known as "Black Dragon" of Battery B', 697th Field Artillery Battalion, shelling German positions. Mignano area, Italy. January 30, 1944. They were amply used in counter-battery fire and against fortifications.

0 Comments
2024/03/05
08:52 UTC

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Berlin, Potsdam Square (Potsdamer Platz) 1945

2 Comments
2024/03/05
03:10 UTC

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