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Etiket: WWII

The execution of László Bárdossy, Budapest, Hungary, 1946. He was the PM of Hungary from 1941 to 1942 and one of the main initiators of the country’s entry into WWII on the side of Nazi Germany. He sanctioned the attack on Yugoslavia and Hungary’s participation in the invasion of USSR. [762×768]

9 Mayıs 2026
The dictators of Iberia, Francisco Franco of Spain and Antonio de Oliveira Salazar of Portugal flanked by security guards as they exit the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, 1950. Unlike their right wing counterparts throughout Europe both men made sure to remain neutral during WWII (3543×2595)

5 Mayıs 2026
The historic city of Dresden, Germany after an 2 day allied bombing campaign known as “The Dresden Firestorm” during WWII, 1945 [600×423]

3 Mayıs 2026
Former (& future) Prime Minister Winston Churchill pays his respects at the grave of US general George S Patton, 1946. Patton died suddenly in a car crash only months after WWII ended (1300×1018)

28 Nisan 2026
Future WWII hero & French president Charles De Gaulle with his daughter Anne in the 1930’s. Anne was born with down syndrome but was never institutionalized, as was common at the time, & lived with her family until the end of her life. She died of pneumonia in 1948 at the age of 20 (1310×900)

28 Nisan 2026
German Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt during the Nuremberg Trials, 1945. Throughout WWII Rundstedt had been aware of, but never supported or opposed, various plots against Hitler. By the end of the war he was the German army’s most senior member, with 52 years of service (1000×1254)

23 Nisan 2026

Etiket: WWII

The dictators of Iberia, Francisco Franco of Spain and Antonio de Oliveira Salazar of Portugal flanked by security guards as they exit the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, 1950. Unlike their right wing counterparts throughout Europe both men made sure to remain neutral during WWII (3543×2595)

The historic city of Dresden, Germany after an 2 day allied bombing campaign known as “The Dresden Firestorm” during WWII, 1945 [600×423]

Former (& future) Prime Minister Winston Churchill pays his respects at the grave of US general George S Patton, 1946. Patton died suddenly in a car crash only months after WWII ended (1300×1018)

Future WWII hero & French president Charles De Gaulle with his daughter Anne in the 1930’s. Anne was born with down syndrome but was never institutionalized, as was common at the time, & lived with her family until the end of her life. She died of pneumonia in 1948 at the age of 20 (1310×900)

German Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt during the Nuremberg Trials, 1945. Throughout WWII Rundstedt had been aware of, but never supported or opposed, various plots against Hitler. By the end of the war he was the German army’s most senior member, with 52 years of service (1000×1254)