Massacre at Buchères. August 24, 1944. With German forces withdrawing in France, and Paris on the cusp of liberation, the Nazis continue their brutal treatment of the civilian population. On August 24, 1944, the village of Buchères (10800) near Troyes was to experience a day of horror. The previous evening, FFI fighters set up aContinue reading “Massacre at Buchères. August 24, 1944.”
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The Liberation of Paris, Wednesday, August 23, 1944.
Day 5 – Liberation of Paris, Wednesday, 23 August 1944. Parisians listen with stupefaction as the BBC in London prematurely announces that the capital has been liberated by its own population. Heavy fighting is still taking place throughout the capital.
The Freckleton Air Disaster. August 23, 1944.
Image: B-24 Classy Chassis II, pictured in March 1944 with its operational crew before being sent to Warton for refurbishment. The Freckleton Air Disaster. August 23, 1944. At 10:30 a.m., two newly refurbished B-24 Liberators took off for an air test from the USAAF Base Air Depot 2 at Warton, near Preston in Lancashire. AContinue reading “The Freckleton Air Disaster. August 23, 1944.”
Photographs from the Battle of the Falaise Pocket – August 1944
Image: American forces in Chambois, France, during the Battle of the Falaise Pocket. August 1944. Photographs from the Battle of the Falaise Pocket – August 1944 The Falaise Pocket or Battle of the Falaise Pocket occurred from August 12-21, 1944. It was the decisive engagement during the Battle of Normandy, during which a “pocket” wasContinue reading “Photographs from the Battle of the Falaise Pocket – August 1944”
23 Amazing Vintage Photographs Taken Inside WWII Tank Factories
36 Amazing Vintage Photos of America During World War 2
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1940s Volume 4
37 Fascinating Photos Showing Life in Chicago in the Early 1940s
John Vachon was a Minnesotan, a graduate of St. Thomas College in St. Paul who moved to D.C. during the end of the Great Depression with dreams of becoming a writer. What he became was a file clerk; actually, it started a bit worse than that:“Well, in 1936 I was looking for a job inContinue reading “37 Fascinating Photos Showing Life in Chicago in the Early 1940s”
32 Interesting Vintage Photographs Showing the Ruins of Berlin During the Late 1940s
The ruins of Berlin in the late 1940s stood as a stark reminder of the devastating consequences of World War II and the violent destruction that engulfed Europe. By the end of the war, Berlin was reduced to a shattered shell of its former self—a city of crumbled buildings, displaced residents, and fractured infrastructure. ThisContinue reading “32 Interesting Vintage Photographs Showing the Ruins of Berlin During the Late 1940s”
