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World War II History Interesting and amazing facts about all that was World War II from all perspectives. Articles, pictures, videos and information about the war. Non-political.

A Soviet anti-aircraft battery during the defense of Leningrad near Saint Isaac's Cathedral, 1941.
06/25/2026

A Soviet anti-aircraft battery during the defense of Leningrad near Saint Isaac's Cathedral, 1941.

06/24/2026

Not a bad way for a WWII history buff to spend the day.

🚨 UPDATED! 🚨Looking for your next great book?I refreshed my WWII book lists for with multiple collections, including...
06/23/2026

🚨 UPDATED! 🚨

Looking for your next great book?

I refreshed my WWII book lists for with multiple collections, including:

🥇 Best Sellers
👀 First-Hand Accounts
🪖 Historical Fiction
🎖️ Military History
…and more.

Lists + individual Prime Day deals in the thread below👇

Paratroopers of Easy Company, 506th PIR, "Band of Brothers", in the square of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont on June 7, 1944.
06/22/2026

Paratroopers of Easy Company, 506th PIR, "Band of Brothers", in the square of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont on June 7, 1944.

Georgy Zhukov, Konstantin Rokossovsky, and other Soviet officers greeting Bernard Montgomery and other British officers ...
06/21/2026

Georgy Zhukov, Konstantin Rokossovsky, and other Soviet officers greeting Bernard Montgomery and other British officers at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, on July 12, 1945.

Winston Churchill delivering his “Blood, toil, tears and sweat” speech to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the ...
06/20/2026

Winston Churchill delivering his “Blood, toil, tears and sweat” speech to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom shortly after becoming British Prime Minister on May 13, 1940.

Young Polish soldiers from the "Radosław Regiment" after several hours marching through sewers from Krasiński Square to ...
06/19/2026

Young Polish soldiers from the "Radosław Regiment" after several hours marching through sewers from Krasiński Square to Warecka Street in the Śródmieście district during the Warsaw Uprising on September 2, 1944.

An M2A4 Stuart tank being hoisted from Arcturus-class attack cargo ship USS Alchiba (AKA-6) into a LCM(2) landing craft ...
06/18/2026

An M2A4 Stuart tank being hoisted from Arcturus-class attack cargo ship USS Alchiba (AKA-6) into a LCM(2) landing craft off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on August 7, 1942.

U.S. Soldiers moving ashore during the Landing at Aitape (code-named Operation Persecution) on northern coast of Papua N...
06/17/2026

U.S. Soldiers moving ashore during the Landing at Aitape (code-named Operation Persecution) on northern coast of Papua New Guinea on April 22, 1944.

American soldiers look at a mural commemorating the First World War in Berchtesgaden, Germany, on May 4, 1945.
06/16/2026

American soldiers look at a mural commemorating the First World War in Berchtesgaden, Germany, on May 4, 1945.

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