Execution of a German Communist in Munich, 1919. On the reverse of this photograph reads: “Zum ewigen Andenken an den Spartakisten Krieg in…

Stand to Death, 1944. Belorussian Strategic Offensive Operation (operation “Bagration”) resulted in complete destruction of the German Army Group Center. In 2 months…

Parade of 57,000 German prisoners of war in the streets of Moscow. Under escort 1944. In the summer of 1944 the Soviet Union…

The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk has a long and impressive history that spans over more than half a century. Developed for the US Navy…

While it took a while for Brazil to enter the Second World War, the country’s forces certainly left their mark. The Brazilian Air…

Adenauer returned to Cologne after he negotiated the release of the last 10,000 war prisoners, 1955. The mother of a prisoner thanks Konrad…

A German child meets her father for the first time, 1956. A German World War II prisoner is released by the Soviet Union…

Humanities › History & Culture Tirpitz. (Public Domain) The Tirpitz was a German battleship used during World War II. The British made several efforts…

A colossal telamon (an architectural support shaped like a man, also called atlas or atlantid) that once held up the entablature of the…

The Dolmen de Soto from above, showing both the low earth mound covering the megalithic corridor, and the reconstructed entrance way beside the…

The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine. It is an inward-flow reaction turbine that combines radial and axial flow concepts. Francis turbines are the most common water turbine in use…

A gladiator’s helmet left behind in the ruins of Pompeii is the centrepiece of an exhibition to be unveiled in Melbourne today. The…