/r/WorldWar2
A place for historically-accurate content relating to the Second World War.
A place for historically-accurate content relating to the second world war.
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- /r/GermanWW2photos
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Hi - I have this old and (I must specify) hollow shell? Could anyone identify it?
For more reference, it’s about 3.5cm x 10cm, and is completely hollow. I figure it’s an anti-tank round, but what kind? My hand is there for reference. It was found in France, i believe post liberation, but beyond that i have no idea. If anyone knows it would be much appreciated!
21:26 UTC
Finnish troops inspecting a knocked out Soviet armored car (looks to be a BA-20) on the Tolvajärvi front.
13:22 UTC
Who is this a painting of?
I did some home repairs for an elderly man, this was hung on the wall. Curious on who it is/was.
02:29 UTC
Helpful reference chart of Insignia - This is available on the PA State Archives Digital Collection- Might answer some questions!
00:27 UTC
Men of the British 6th Airborne Division greet the crew of a Soviet T-34-85 tank during the link-up of British and Soviet forces near Wismar on the Baltic coast. May 3, 1945
13:29 UTC
I now mad at Switzerland
I found out in a brief video I saw that the swiss would attack airplanes on both the Ally's and axis to keep there neutralaltity during the war but after they shot down some German bombers they stopped shooting down the German planes because they would actually attack the swiss but they would still attack the Ally's. And this is the first time I have been angry at almost anything in a minute and I'm getting evicted but I wouldn't be mad if they gave the Ally's the same treatment of we won't shoot you down now too. Now I'm probably not that informed on this subject of the swiss so please correct me and add on plz
05:38 UTC
Company I, 325th Glider Infantry; Camp Claiborne, Louisiana.
My great granduncle is in this photo (Died on D-Day). There are a few surnames of people and locations of said people. Is there a roster to see who is in this company?
01:30 UTC
WW2 Helmet with bullet hole. Any ideas on Brown 0484?
Bought on eBay for my dad as a gift. Any ideas behind this. Has brown carved into the back as well.
21:41 UTC
Ans van Dijk on trial in 1947 for betraying fellow Dutch Jews to the Nazis. She was complicit in the murders of at least 85 people.
19:07 UTC
Uniform Identification?
My grandfather fought in the Pacific Theatre in the US Army. Can anyone help me identify what the badges mean? Thanks!
16:27 UTC
Vietnamese laborers stand at the entrance to their camp near Frejus, France after their liberation in August 1944. These men had been used as forced labor by the Germans for the construction of fortifications.
13:13 UTC
Was the ‘small solution’ a feasible option?
11:17 UTC
Eastine Cowner, a former waitress, at work on the Liberty ship SS George Washington Carver at the Kaiser shipyards, Richmond, California, in 1943.
13:29 UTC
Rare photo of Waffen ss members on the eastern front with the boiled skull of a russian commissar.
21:17 UTC
Book recommendations
I am interested in blow-by-blow unfloding of events between Germany and UK. For this there is no way but to read a few books. If anyone has recommendations on books from both sides. I am not looking to read a book that is a paean to Churchill. I want facts and dates.
Thanks!
14:52 UTC
Bofors anti-aircraft gun firing at Soviet bombers. Taivaskallio, Helsinki. November 1942
13:44 UTC
Looking for absolutely any information about my great grandfather cylde Henry tuck (also known as jack)
This is the one image we were given
13:39 UTC
Findings. Hand soap and feld post note
I found these in a military shop in Japan, the owner says they are real from the 2nd world war times, used by the German army, any experts here to shed some light?
08:59 UTC