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Destruction of 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division Command Post

Destruction of 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division Command Post

Results of an attack by two squadrons of the 405 Group on the Command Post (CP) of the 17 SS Panzer Grenadier Division. The CP, located at Peltre, France, two miles east of Metz, was dive-bombed on November 8 along with many other CPs in a campaign timed to aid General Patton's offensive in the area. The buildings housing the G-2 and G-3 at Peltre were completely destroyed and most of the occup...
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The destroyed old part of Heilbronn after the December 1944 bombings

The destroyed old part of Heilbronn after the December 1944 bombings

On the evening of 4 December 1944, 282 Lancaster bombers of 627 Squadron and ten escort fighters flew over the city in loose formation. The night was thickly clouded, and this factor altered the approach height for the planes. At 7:18 the first plane flew over, but it was the second plane that dropped 10 bombs with long-term fuses onto the city about one minute later. Immediately after dropping...
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Airfield at Juvincourt, France

Airfield at Juvincourt, France

The airfield at Juvincourt, France, 10 miles north of Reims, which was used as a base for XIX TAC fighter-bombers for many months during the winter of 1944-45.
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461st BG (H), Mission 83, Frejus Beach

461st BG (H), Mission 83, Frejus Beach

15 August 1944

During the afternoon of the 14th, the "hot information" on the big push came down through channels. "H" Hour of "D" Day was to be the break of dawn the morning of 15 August. The invasion was to be aimed at the southern coast of France. Missions of the Fifteenth Air Force in the support of the invasion were four in number: (1) To cause...
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Aerial view of Garbutt airfield in 1943, Townsville

Aerial view of Garbutt airfield in 1943, Townsville

Garbutt aerodrome was initially established as a lightly gravelled runway with a pavement 100 feet wide to carry service aircraft.

When the RAAF base was established at Garbutt the runway was widened to 150 feet. In November 1941, the Commonwealth Works Department requested three runways to be extended to 5,000 feet by the Main Roads Commission (MRC). The Townsville City Council...
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Sainte Mere Eglise - Operation Detroit, 6 June 1944

Sainte Mere Eglise - Operation Detroit, 6 June 1944

During World War II, Operation Detroit was the insertion, by parachute and glider, of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division into Normandy on the night of 5–6 June 1944 as part of Operation Overlord. The drop zone for the 82nd Airborne was around Sainte-Mère-Église, to the west of Utah beach, intending to protect the western flank of the invasion.

The objective of the division was to s...
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Sainte Mere Eglise, 24 May 1944

Sainte Mere Eglise, 24 May 1944

Aerial picture taken thirteen days before D-Day.
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Omaha Beach, 6 June 1944 (Overlay I)

Omaha Beach, 6 June 1944 (Overlay I)

Aerial view, Easy red sector between Exit D3 and Exit E1, taken 6 June 1944 at 1230 hrs.

(Photograph U.S. National Archives)
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Omaha Beach, 6 June 1944 (Overlay II)

Omaha Beach, 6 June 1944 (Overlay II)

Detailed aerial view, Exit D3, taken 6 June 1944 at 1230 hrs.

(Photograph U.S. National Archives)

See also overall view of Easy Red:
http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile25563/Omaha-Beach,-6-June-1944-(Overlay-I).htm
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Omaha Beach, 6 June 1944 (Overlay III)

Omaha Beach, 6 June 1944 (Overlay III)

Detailed aerial view, Exit E1, taken 6 June 1944 at 1230 hrs.

(Photograph U.S. National Archives)

See also overall view of Easy Red:
http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile25563/Omaha-Beach,-6-June-1944-(Overlay-I).htm
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Sainte Mere Eglise, 6 June 1944

Sainte Mere Eglise, 6 June 1944

Aerial view, 6 June 1944. In the lower right corner we can see the location of the crash of the C-47 # 42-92868, 313th TCG, Chalk number #16, serial 22, piloted by 1st Lt. William Robert Roycraft. All the crew members in the plane were killed in the crash.
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340th BG, Mission 704, Bressana-Buttarone Railroad Bridge

340th BG, Mission 704, Bressana-Buttarone Railroad Bridge

27 January 1945

In Italy, bad weather during the morning causes all medium bombers to abort except for an attack on a bridge at Bressana Bottarone; XXII Tactical Air Command fighters and fighter-bombers continue the interdiction of communications with good results against motor transport, trains, rail lines, bridges, and storage dumps.
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Downtown Beirut 1982

Downtown Beirut 1982

Aerial photo of Beirut downtown 1982 after the Israeli invasion.
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Battle of Passchendaele 1917

Battle of Passchendaele 1917

Overlays from the village before and after the battle.

The 1917 Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres or simply Third Ypres, was one of the major battles of World War I. In this battle, British, ANZAC, Canadian and South African units engaged the Imperial German Army. The battle was fought for control of the village of Passchendaele (now called Passenda...
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Area of Beirut after Israeli bombardement 2006

Area of Beirut after Israeli bombardement 2006

The city of Beirut has been described as the Paris of the Middle East, but as these dramatic pictures show the capital of Lebanon now resembles a post-Blitz London.

A million people – almost a quarter of the population of Lebanon – have been forced to abandon their homes with up to 1,000 people killed.

Whole city squares have been obliterated across miles of the ...
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Nice Marshalling Yard 1944

Nice Marshalling Yard 1944

Post-attack reconnaissance photograph shows destruction caused at Nice marshalling yard by aircraft of MASAF, which pounded communication objectives from 19 May to 16 August 1944.
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Attack on Toulon harbor before Operation Dragoon

Attack on Toulon harbor before Operation Dragoon

This photograph, taken during the attack on the Dunkerque, shows direct hits being scored on the vessel, with another cluster of bombs on its way.

While the prime objective of operations against Toulon was the destruction of submarine pens and submarines afloat, additional widespread damage was inflicted upon harbor installations and naval vessels which, while rendered unseawort...
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RAF attack on Wanne-Eickel, 12 October 1944

RAF attack on Wanne-Eickel, 12 October 1944

111 Halifaxes and 26 Lancasters of Nos 6 and 8 Groups attacked the oil plant at Wanne-Eickel. A direct hit on a storage tank early in the raid produced dense cloud and smoke which hindered later bombing. A German report says that the refinery itself was not seriously damaged but that the GAVEG chemical factory was destroyed; it is possible that the bombers were aiming at the wrong target.
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Cologne under attack by the 8th US Airforce

Cologne under attack by the 8th US Airforce

Unknown dated photo of an attack in Winter 1944.
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River Kwai Bridges and Work Camp

River Kwai Bridges and Work Camp

This recon image shows the two bridges over the River Kwai, on the north bank the work camp can be see.
This image was taken late 1944.
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Colditz Castle - POW Camp

Colditz Castle - POW Camp

This picture shows Colditz Castel on 10 April 1945.
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Mariel Naval Base 1962, Cuba

Mariel Naval Base 1962, Cuba

Cuban Crisis

Soviet ships being loaded at the Mariel Naval Base in Cuba, Nov 5, 1962. They were removing missiles from the country.

Never before and after, the world was so near at the beginning of World War III.
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Dnieper dam blown up in 1941

Dnieper dam blown up in 1941

During World War II, the strategically important dam and plant were partially destroyed by retreating Soviet troops in 1941, and then again by the retreating German troops in 1943. In the end the dam was heavily damaged, and the powerhouse hall was nearly destroyed. Both were rebuilt between 1944 and 1949. Power generation was restarted in 1950. In 1969-80, the second powerhouse was built with ...
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Sword Beach - 6th June 1944

Sword Beach - 6th June 1944

British Forces (2nd East Yorks) landing late morning on Sword Beach, west of Ouistreham. The first major target for this sector was the capture of Pegasus Bridge.
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Omaha Beach - 6th June 1944

Omaha Beach - 6th June 1944

The US First Army under Lt. General Omar Bradley, pictured here in the early stages of the assault. This was perhaps the most fiercely fought over of the five beaches.
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