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Airfield Penzing after an air raid in spring 1945

Airfield Penzing after an air raid in spring 1945

With the re-establishment of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) in 1935, locations for air bases were selected throughout the entire country. The Penzing area was selected for one of these bases because of the suitable geographical, navigational and other technical aspects. Land was procured in 1935 and by spring of 1936 the construction of Landsberg Air Base was well underway. A small detachment...
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Moulmein dock area 22.10.1944 (1), Myanmar (Burma)

Moulmein dock area 22.10.1944 (1), Myanmar (Burma)

Attack of the No. 356 Squadron RAF.
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J.A. Jones Construction Company, Brunswick

J.A. Jones Construction Company, Brunswick

The J.A. Jones Construction Company, a construction engineering firm originally established in North Carolina, was founded in 1890 by James Addison Jones, subsequently becoming one of the major construction firms of the South. The J.A. Jones Company wasn't a shipbuilding company originally, but had established a reputation for good management, which led the USMC to consider the firm as a suitab...
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Khaeng Khoi, Thailand. 2 April 1945

Khaeng Khoi, Thailand. 2 April 1945

The railway yard and workshops under attack by aircraft of No. 356 (Liberator) Squadron RAF of the Strategic Air Force, Eastern Air Command. Smoke is billowing from fires started in rolling-stock and repair facilities.
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Aerial View of Bailleul, France (After Bombing, 1918)

Aerial View of Bailleul, France (After Bombing, 1918)

The town was left 98% in ruins at the end of the First World War, and at one time it was suggested that the ruins might be preserved as a stark reminder of the horrors of war.

See also this file:
http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile24319/Aerial-View-of-Bailleul,-France-(Before-Bombing,-1918).htm
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A photo of Stalag VII A, ca. 1945, Moosburg

A photo of Stalag VII A, ca. 1945, Moosburg

The camp area is marked by a white line.

The largest German WW II POW camp was Stalag VII-A at Moosburg, Germany. Over 110,000 allied soldiers were imprisoned there. It was liberated by the U.S. 14th Armored Division following a short battle with SS soldiers of the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division on 29 April, 1945.

More information and pictures here:
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Aerial View of Bailleul, France (Before Bombing, 1918)

Aerial View of Bailleul, France (Before Bombing, 1918)

The town was left 98% in ruins at the end of the First World War, and at one time it was suggested that the ruins might be preserved as a stark reminder of the horrors of war.

See also this file:
http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile24374/Aerial-View-of-Bailleul,-France-(After-Bombing,-1918).htm
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USAAF raid on Dueren, 16. November 1944

USAAF raid on Dueren, 16. November 1944

Picture was taken after the raid.

486 of 495 B-17s hit transportation targets in the Duren area; 1 B-17 is damaged beyond repair and 8 damaged; 1 airman is WIA. Escort is 151 of 159 P-51s; 1 is damaged beyond repair.
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Dueren before the raid from 16. November 1944

Dueren before the raid from 16. November 1944

The city of Düren was located on the main fighting front during the Allied invasion of Germany in World War II. During 1944 and 1945, the protracted and bloody Battle for Hürtgenwald was fought on Düren's district area, and on November 16 1944, Düren was completely destroyed by Allied air bombings. Approximately 22,000 people lived in Düren at that time, and 3,000 of them died during the bombin...
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The 486th strikes a secret airfield at Essay, France

The 486th strikes a secret airfield at Essay, France

In the german Luftwaffe, the airfield was called Nancy-Essay.
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Bombs away near Brest, France

Bombs away near Brest, France

Strike photo from the 486th BG (H).
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POW camp Oflag 79 at Brunswick-Querum

POW camp Oflag 79 at Brunswick-Querum

Oflag 79 was a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp for officers located at Querum, near Braunschweig

It was located in a three story brick building that had previously been the home of a German parachute regiment, near the Herman Goering aircraft engine factory.
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Kobe Bombing, 5 Mar 1945

Kobe Bombing, 5 Mar 1945

Note the damage of prior raids.
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Damage of the Yap airfield, 1944

Damage of the Yap airfield, 1944

Extent of damage from the 7th AAF raids on Yap’s airstrip number one can be seen in this picture of the bomb-pocked airfield and parking areas. A great number of fighter planes are visible.
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Bombing of the Yap Island airfield, 22 June 1944

Bombing of the Yap Island airfield, 22 June 1944

Yap runway (Caroline Island Group) was target on 22 June 1944 for Consolidated B-24 Liberators of 13th Air Task Force, which bombed and destroyed 16 Japanese planes set five fuel trucks afire, and completed the roundtrip of about 2,100 miles with no looses.
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U.S. Army Duty Station in South Korea - 1968

U.S. Army Duty Station in South Korea - 1968

I was in the U.S. Army stationed in South Korea during 1968-1969.

This Google Earth Hack identifies many locations in South Korea that I traversed:

The DMZ and various buildings and roads
Kimpo Airfield
Osan Air Force Base
Younsan, 8th Army HQ
Incheon
Seoul Main Train Station
Site of 83rd Ordnance HQ
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Bombing of Woleai Island, 1944

Bombing of Woleai Island, 1944

Bombs burst on the airstrip on Woleai Island in the Caroline Island Group to add to the destruction wrought by previous missions. This mission was carried out by planes of the 13th Air Force’s 868th Bombardment Squadron on July 8, 1944.
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Stalag Luft 1 at Barth-Vogelsang

Stalag Luft 1 at Barth-Vogelsang

Stalag Luft 1 was situated at Barth, Germany, a small town on the Baltic Sea 23 kilometers northwest of Stralsund.

Stalag Luft One opened as a camp for British officers late in 1942, American Airmen began to arrive early in 1943. By January 1944, the camp had been split into two compounds each with seven barracks, the South (Officers) and the West (Enlisted men). As the numbers ...
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Mariendorf district of Berlin, August 6, 1944

Mariendorf district of Berlin, August 6, 1944

Picture taken by a B-17G #43-38029 from an nominal altitude of 25,000 feet. The target was the DAIMLER-BENZ aircraft parts factory. The oval track at top is the Trabrennbahn used for horse racing (sulky). The pilot was LT Andrews.
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Aerial picture from the FLAK-Barracks Hausen, 23 March 1945

Aerial picture from the FLAK-Barracks Hausen, 23 March 1945

Picture was taken after the capture of Frankfurt during March 1945.
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Bombs away over Frankfurt, March 9th, 1945

Bombs away over Frankfurt, March 9th, 1945

Attack of the 3rd Division, 486th BG (H)

http://www.486th.org/Mssn/M151t191/F161.htm
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Oil storage facilities near Ghent destroyed, 18-19 August 1944

Oil storage facilities near Ghent destroyed, 18-19 August 1944

The reemains of what was an oil store and depot on the banks of the Terneuzen Canal near Ghent after two raids by the Bomber Command.

108 Lancasters and 5 Mosquitos of Nos 1 and 8 Groups attacked and caused severe damage to the oil depot and storage tanks at Ertvelde Rieme to the north of Ghent. No aircraft lost.
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Raids against belgian airfields, like this one at St.Trond, 15 August 1944

Raids against belgian airfields, like this one at St.Trond, 15 August 1944

1,004 aircraft - 599 Lancasters, 385 Halifaxes, 19 Mosquitos, 1 Lightning - attacked 9 airfields in Holland and Belgium in preparation for a renewed night offensive against Germany. Visibility was perfect and all raids were considered successful. 3 Lancasters lost.
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Hey V-1 flying bomb launch site

Hey V-1 flying bomb launch site

Hey V-1 flying bomb launching site showing damage from bombing and (A) the launching ramp and (B) V-1 in the open.
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Handley Page Halifax

Handley Page Halifax

This is a famous WW2 photo of a stricken bomber during a raid over Germany in WW2.
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