Nazis parade in Vienna, Austria, on May Day, 1938. The Anschluss with Nazi Germany violated of the Treaty of Versailles. Britain made 'grave warnings' but took no military action.
Adolf Hitler, ca. late 1930s-early 40s
Adolf Hitler salutes parading Nazi Party storm troopers in Nuremberg, Nov. 5, 1935.
Nazi Celebration of the Thousandth Anniversary of the German Reich, 1936. The 1000th anniversary of the death of Heinrich I was celebrated in the market square in Quedlinburg, Germany, July 2, 1936
Hitler and Mussolini in Munich, Germany, June 18, 1940. Hitler was at a high point, as his army accomplished a string of victories and was completing its conquest of continental Western Europe.
Storm troopers marching, Munich, 1923.
Adolf Hitler waving to crowds from his car at the head of a parade. The streets are decorated with various swastika banners. Ca. 1934-38. Location is unidentified.
Bandaged British World War 1 soldiers in a battlefield trench, 1915-1918.
Allied aircraft drop paratroopers into German held Netherlands, for Operation Market Garden. The plan to capture key bridges in Netherlands failed with 15,000 Allied casualties.
U.S. soldiers of a shore fire control group operating Signal Corps radios. One man cranks the hand generator, while another uses a hand-held radio set. June 6-8, 1944, Normandy, France.
We Can Do It!' World War 2 poster boosting morale of American women contributing to the war effort. It was created by J. Howard Miller for Westinghouse Company in 1942.
American fighter fly in formation over the USS MISSOURI during surrender ceremonies. Tokyo Bay, Japan. Sept. 2, 1945. World War 2.
World War 1. Women and children who had been hiding in the cellars of Chateau-Thierry, France, emerging after the Allies liberated the city in July 1918.