7-8 May, 1945: the Allies accept the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. Victory in Europe is officially celebrated the following day.
A miniature model of Hiroshima before and after the bomb hit. At the Memorial Peace Museum in Hiroshima.
Private H.A. Woodruff of The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders distributing candy to Dutch civilians, Bathmen, Netherlands, 9 April 1945.
My strength has now been reduced to the equivalent of 36 squadrons…we should be able to carry on the war single-handed for some time if not indefinitely.
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| — | Sir Hugh Dowding, Royal Air Force Fighter Command, May 1940 (via worldwar-two) |
L’Opera Nazionale Balilla was the Italian Fascist youth organization, which consisted of 7 age groups, and were divided further by gender.
Boys:
- 6-8 - Figli della Lupa
- 8-12 - Balilla
- 12-14 - Balilla Moschettieri
- 14-16 - Avanguardisti
- 16-18 - Avangard. Moschett.
- 18-21 - Giovani Fascisti
- University - o G.R.U.F.
Girls:
- 6-8 - Figlie della Lupa
- 8-12 - Piccole Italiane
- 12-14 - Piccole Italiane
- 14-16 - Giovani Italiane
- 16-18 - Giovani Italiane
- 18-21 - Giovani fasciste
- University - o G.R.U.F.
The crew of a Sherman M4 from the 14th Armored Division drive through a wired connection. Note the sandbags as a means of added protection; Rittershoffen, France - March 1945.
April 27, 1939 - Alois Eliás was named the prime minister of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.
April 27, 1940 - Heinrich Himmler gave the order to convert the 22 former artillery barrack buildings at Oswiecim, Poland into a concentration camp, later known as Auschwitz.
April 27, 1941…
Make peace, you fools!
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Message given to a staff officer after calling Hitler’s headquarters. Generalfeldmarschall Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt (via reichsmarschall) |
