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utwo · 1 year
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Spitfire Mk.VIII
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theworldatwar · 25 days
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German troops prepare to make their move - Eastern Front, date unknown
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unbfacts · 10 months
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jhlcolorizing · 2 months
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Finnish sentry from the Infantry Regiment 15 at the Sirkiä sector, Karelian Isthmus. January 16, 1942.
Infantry Regiment 15, established in Satakunta was a unit of the 15th Division in the Continuation War. •••••••• Jalkaväkirykmentti 15:n vartiomies taisteluhaudassa Sirkiän lohkolla, Karjalan kannaksella, 16.1.1942.
Satakunnassa perustettu jalkaväkirykmentti 15 oli 15. divisioonan joukkoyksikkö jatkosodassa. •••••••• [ sa-kuva | 70174 | H.Tornia ]
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andrewckeeper · 7 months
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LIDMF AI
"Second Alien World War"
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usnatarchives · 2 years
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Original caption: “arriving in Australia, the first Negro nurses to reach these shores try bicycle riding near their quarters in Camp Columbia, Wacol, Brisbane.” 2nd Lts: L-R: Beulah Baldwin, Alberta Smith, and Joan Hamilton. 11/29/1943. NARA ID 178140880.
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“First Negro WAVES to enter the Hospital Corps School at Nat'l Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD.” L-R Ruth C. Isaacs, Katherine Horton and Inez Patterson. 3/2/1945. NARA ID 520634.
BLACK (military) NURSES ROCK!
By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs
For National Nurses Day we highlight Black nurses who served with courage and distinction in WWII. “In the European Theater… are the first units of Negro nurses and WACS to go overseas… They are described by their Commanding Officer as being the equals of any nurses in the area…”—Truman Gibson, Jr, chief adviser on racial affairs to Secretary of War Henry Stimson
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Statement by Truman Gibson, Jr., Aide on Negro Affairs to Secretary of War Stimson, 4/9/1945. NARA ID 40019813 (full doc below). Gibson was the 1st Black awarded the Presidential Medal of Merit, for advocating for black soldiers during WWII.
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Capt. Della H. Raney, Army Nurse Corps, head of nursing at hospital at Camp Beale, CA, “has the distinction of being the first Negro nurse to report to duty in the present war…” NARA ID 535942.
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“American Negro nurses, commissioned second lieutenants in the U.S. Army Nurses Corps, limber up their muscles in an early-morning workout during an advanced training course at a camp in Australia. The nurses will be assigned to Allied hospitals in the southwest Pacific theater.” 2/1944. NARA ID 535782.
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Commissioning ceremony: Phyllis Dailey, 2nd from right, became the 1st Black nurse in the Navy Nursing Corps 3/8/1945. NAID 520618.
See also:
We honor WW2’s #InvisibleWarriors! Black Women in WWII
Pictorial History of Black Women in the US Navy during World War II and Beyond, by Dr. Tina Ligon, Rediscovering Black History.
The Closed Door of Justice: African American Nurses and the Fight for Naval Service, by Alicia Henneberry, The Text Message.
Black Female WWII Unit Gets (Congressional) GOLD! WWII’s 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
Their War Too: US Women in the Military During WWII, The Text Message
Pictures of African Americans During World War II
African American Women in the Military During WWII
African American Activities in Industry, Government, and the Armed Forces, 1941-1945).
African Americans and the War Industry by Alexis Hill, The Unwritten Record blog
I too, am Rosie by Dr. Tina Ligon, Rediscovering Black History
Women’s History Month and African American History National Archives News special topics pages.
Mary McLeod Bethune to Return to Capitol Hill
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spinningelectro · 1 year
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Illustrated comic of Combeferre/Courfeyrac in a Les Mis World War II AU ❤ Tw: Angst 😢
🙏 just kidding there's no comic, I'm nowhere near that talented, nor do I have enough time or energy or effort to make one. I'd be lucky enough just to finish this as a fic. This is like a bundle of illustrations for my fic in that AU, which even though I'd be more than thrilled to share but sadly it's not done yet.
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warbirdphotos · 28 days
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Today's airbrushed style pinup photo features Cristina in this literal 'salute' to the Grumman F6F Hellcat! With a first flight in 1942, the mighty Hellcat was produced between 1942 and 1945 with over 12,200 built. It was a rugged carrier aircraft serving with the US Navy as the front line Naval fighter during WW2. This 9,200+ pound aircraft could travel 391 mph with a range of 945 miles. Both the Marines and Navy used the Hellcat along with Britain, France, and even Uruguay.
Note: While I've been experimenting with AI features added to the workflow of my pinup process it does not mean I'm abandoning the tradiational pinups I do like this one! I will continue to pepper them in with the new AI enhanced versions. I am continuing to try and combine my traditional style with the advancements that AI can do in order to streamline the process and make brand new pinups and styles never seen before. 
Did you know you can order many of the pinups you see posted on here? Check out the Dietz Dolls online store where you can find military pinups, classic pinups, the propaganda pinup poster series, and lots more in sizes ranging from 8x10 prints to 24x36 posters! Don't see a pinup in the store that you want to purchase? Contact me and let me know! http://www.dietzdolls.com/catalog
Model: Cristina Photographer/Illustrator: Britt Dietz Online Pinup Print and Poster Store: http://www.dietzdolls.com/catalog Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vintagepinups/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DietzPinupPhotography
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aembarcar · 3 months
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⚡️⚡️⚡️ BOCETANDO........próximamente en cuadro 🖼
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whenweallvote · 1 year
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Seventy-eight years after the liberation of Auschwitz (January 27, 1945) we honor the victims and survivors of one of the darkest periods in human history, and we reflect on the horrific consequences of hatred and prejudice. 
 "𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 — 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮." - Barack Obama
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sgmnaval · 1 year
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🇪🇸: El 7 de abril de 1945 los japoneses llevaron a cabo su última misión marítima de gran escala, llamada Ten-Go. En ella usarían al acorazado Yamato como bastión costero para defender las islas de Okinawa. La flota fue interceptada, atacada y hundida por las tropas estadounidenses. 🇬🇧: On April 7, 1945, the Japanese carried out their last large-scale maritime mission, called Ten-Go. In it they would use the battleship Yamato as a coastal bastion to defend the islands of Okinawa. The fleet was intercepted, attacked and sunk by American troops. #battleship #SGM #GuerraMundial #DKM #regiamarina #MarineNationale #Marine #IJN #JapaneseNavy #segundaguerramundial #guerra #wwii #Historia #Story #Marines #RoyalNavy #USNavy #worldwar2 #Navy #worldwar #warship #kriegsmarine #history #carrier #aircraftcarrier #destroyer https://www.instagram.com/p/CqApucvOefX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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utwo · 1 year
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F4U Corsair
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theworldatwar · 1 year
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Soldiers from the Canadian 2nd Division take time out for a smoke break - St Gervais Place, Falaise, Aug 1944
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girlactionfigure · 1 year
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WWII uncovered: US Marine Corps Corporal Glen William Bell Jr: Founder of Worldwide Restaurant Taco Bell
Today we honor WWII veteran and US Marine Corps Corporal Glen William Bell Jr, the founder of Taco Bell. Glen did not invent the taco but he was the originator of one of the most popular worldwide chains delivering tacos to the masses all over the world.
After graduating from California's San Bernardino High School in 1941 Glen entered the US Marine Corps. He served from 1943 through 1946 in the South Pacific. During the beginning of his service Corporal Bell served as a cook and food server thus gaining valuable skills for his future career.
After being honorably discharged from the military Glen Bell set his sights on being an entrepreneur. Bell opened his first restaurant, a hot dog stand named "Bell's Drive-in" in San Bernardino California in 1948. This business endeavor would next morph into "Bell's Hamburgers" where he would go on to introduce the taco as a menu item. With the popularity of the taco - Bell opened up his first taco stand "Taco Tia" in 1953. Eventually in 1962 Glen opened the first Taco Bell in Downey California. By 1964 he franchised Taco Bell and eventually sold it to PepsiCo in 1978 for $125 million in stock options.
Corporal Glen Bell Jr passed away on January 16, 2010 at the age of 86 years old. Lest We Forget.
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jhlcolorizing · 15 days
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The 105 days of battle of the Winter War ended on 13 March 1940 in a peace treaty signed in Moscow the previous night.
On most fronts, peace had come just in the nick of time. Now the heavy price of this peace was just starting to dawn on the exhausted Finnish population. Bitterness and resentment would remain.
One Soviet soldier asked a comrade with Finnish roots: ‘Tell me honestly, what kind of a character do the Finns possess? … They say the Finns are mean.’ His comrade replied: ‘They are not mean, they just really hold a grudge. They remember who has done them harm in the past. God forgives, the Finns do not.’
This statement would prove to be somewhat prophetic, as less that a year later the two nations would again find themselves at war.
A Finnish ski patrol passing a Soviet OT-130 flamethrower tank at Ruhtinaanmäki on 21 January 1940. •••••••• Talvisodan 105 päivää kestäneet taistelut päättyivät 13.3.1940 edellisenä yönä Moskovassa solmittuun rauhansopimukseen.
Useimmilla rintamilla rauha tuli aivan viime tingassa. Nyt rauhan raskas hinta alkoi sarastaa uupuneissa suomalaisissa. Katkeruus ja kauna jäivät.
Eräs puna-armeijan sotilas kysyi suomalaisjuuria omaavalta toveriltaan: "Kerropa, millainen on suomalaisten luonne?… Sanotaan että suomalaiset ovat häijyjä." Toveri vastasi: "Eivät he ole häijyjä, he vain kantavat totisesti kaunaa. He muistavat, ketkä aiemmin ovat heitä rikkoneet. Jumala antaa anteeksi, suomalaiset eivät."
Toteamus osoittautui jokseenkin profeetalliseksi, sillä runsaassa vuodessa maat olivat jälleen sodassa keskenään.
Suomalainen hiihtopartio ohittaa OT-130 liekinheitinpanssarivaunun Ruhtinaanmäellä 21. tammikuuta 1940. •••••••• [ sa-kuva | 3498 | Finland at War/Talvisota 1939-1940 | Talvisota väreissä ]
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lutnistas · 8 months
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World War II air raid shelters ( Mellieħa / Malta ) 
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