The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Slide. Dead tree, ruins of Montecassino Abbey after Allied bombing destroyed it in background. Abbey of Cassino. From...

Photograph. United States Navy officer with a head wound talking with a war correspondent on a beach; landing craft are...

Photograph. Starboard side view of the USS Shipley Bay (CVE-85). Official caption on front: "USS Shipley Bay US Navy...

Photograph. Starboard side view of the USS Hornet (CV-8). Official caption on front: "USS Hornet US Navy Photo 111-4."...

Photograph. Port side view of the USS Colorado (BB-45). Official caption on front: "USS Colorado US Navy Photo 106-12...

Photograph. Two United States Army soldiers leading surrendered Italian prisoners of war down a paved street. Official...

Photograph. American landing craft cruising towards in open ocean; a large ship is in the background. Official caption...

Photograph. German military officer addressing German prisoners of war in large courtyard; graves are in the foreground...

Photograph. African American brass band The Jungleers playing in camouflage uniforms on a stage. Personal caption on...

Mass-produced German photograph of factory worker greeting Adolf Hitler with Nazi salute; other men nearby and...

Sequence of two images showing a hit bomber going down in flames. "Two shots of one of our bombers hit and going down...

An ornate arch or gate in Munich. "Munich, Germany." 1945

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