Learn about Anne Frank, a young girl who lived during World War II and the diary she wrote while in hiding, with this Anne Frank Study.
In the final months of the Second World War, Canadian forces were given the important and deadly task of liberating the Netherlands from Nazi occupation.
World War II lasted from 1939 to 1945, when the Allies defeated the Axis powers. Learn about key invasions and events during WWII, also known as the Second World War.
Just a few of the many badasses of human history, and why they're badass.
British Commandos march through the city of Vlissingen during the capture of island Walcheren, Holland, 1944. #WW2
The Netherlands celebrates 70 years since the end of World War II on May 5. But, of course, the war did not end in a day. Here’s an overview of the main events leading up to May 5 and beyond. Dolle Dinsdag (Mad Tuesday) On September 4, 1944, Dutch prime minister-in-exile Pieter Gerbrandy broadcast the news that Breda had been liberated. ‘The hour of freedom has struck,’ he proclaimed from London. People lined the streets to welcome their liberators who...
Dit is een ingekleurde en gerestaureerde versie van een foto die omstreeks 8 April 1945 werd gemaakt in Zutphen dat toen door de Canadese leger werd bevrijd. De foto maakt deel uit van een volledig ingekleurde beeldcompilatie van 6 minuten die reisfotograaf Hans Hendriksen maakte ter gelegenheid van de 65-jarige herdenking van de bevrijding van de Achterhoek. Met dank aan Barchief!. Deze film vindt u op Bevrijding Achterhoek in kleur - April 1945. This photograph of the liberation of the city of Zutphen in The Netherlands by the Canadian Army was taken on April 8th 1945. This image has been postcolorised by travel photographer Hans Hendriksen. The image is part of a fully colorised image compilation of 6 minutes that you can find at Liberation Route East Holland in full-color - April 1945.
Following the use of tankettes, the Universal Carrier was introduced in the late 1930s to provide mechanised transport to the Vickers MG Platoon both during WW2 and after the war. It wasn’t i…
NB Натиснення на картинку веде на першоджерело. Що сподобалося, те й увійшло. Порядок фото у пості - випадковий і нічим не обумовлений. 01. Французький дирижабль у польоті, 1921 02. Австро-угорські офіцери, 23 лютого 1916, село Ботин, зараз Луцького р-ну Волинської області в Україні 03. 04. Цісар…
My version of the Life Magazine covers for D Day.
