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Hundreds of bodies laid out on the ground, Buchenwald, Germany, May 1945
Photograph. Hundreds of bodies of dead concentration camp victims laid out on the ground inside Buchenwald...
Hundreds of bodies of dead concentration camp victims laid out on the ground, Buchenwald, Germany, May 1945
Photograph. Hundreds of bodies of dead concentration camp victims laid out on the ground inside Buchenwald...
Hundreds of bodies of dead concentration camp victims laid out on the ground, Buchenwald, Germany, May 1945
Photograph. Hundreds of bodies of dead concentration camp victims laid out on the ground inside Buchenwald...
Hundreds of soldiers gathered at the cemetery at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in September 1944
Hundreds of soldiers gathered at the cemetery on Cape Gloucester. "Army cemetery at Cape Gloucester, New Britain Island...
Indian soldier checks for mines near the body of a deceased civilian, Florence, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Indian soldier checks for mines near the body of a deceased civilian. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-...
Infantrymen of the 85th Division pass dead Germans near Verona, Italy on 26 April 1945.
79.Photograph. '26 April 45. 5/MM-45-7832. Fifth Army, Verona Area Italy. Infantrymen of the 85th Division going...
Italian partisans load German casualties into a truck near Verona, Italy on 26 April 1945.
81.Photograph. '26 April 45. 5/MM-45-7776. Fifth Army, Villafranca Area, Italy. Italian partisans clearing the area of...
Japanese soldier burned to death in Intramuros, Manila in the Philippines on 19 February 1945
"Jap soldier burned to death in Intramurals." 19 February 1945
Japanese soldiers killed by the 124th Infantry Regiment, Mindanao Island, 1945
Photograph. Several dead Japanese soldiers lying on the ground as United States Army soldiers from the 124th Infantry...
Japanese soldiers killed during the attack on Iwo Jima in February 1945
554.Photograph 'CinCPac 8015 February 26, 1945 Death on Iwo These three Japs [Japanese] were killed by Marine artillery...
Maj. Gen. Robert McClure leading a memorial service, Bougainville Island
Photograph. Major General Robert B. McClure leading crowd of troops during a memorial service at a cemetery; a military...
Man moving ashes in a crematorium in Dachau concentraction camp, Germany, 1945
Photograph. Man pushing the human ashes in an open crematorium. Official caption on front: "Human Bones, Crematorium."...
Man moving ashes in a crematorium in Dachau concentraction camp, Germany, 1945
Photograph. Man pushing the human ashes in an open crematorium. Official caption on front: "Human Bones, Crematorium."...
Marines lies as he fell on Iwo Jima in February 1945
550.Photograph 'File Number: 49,203 Released: May 24, 1945 Red Stands for Iwo Jima Half-buried in the shifting volcanic...
Marines, covered with their ponchos, lie on the Iwo Jima beach they gave their lives to win in February 1945
555.Photograph 'CinCPac 8051 Released: March 4, 1945 The Power and the Price The power of the invasion armada (...
Mass burial at sea in the Mariana Islands during World War II
Photograph. American servicemen standing beside several caskets covered with the American flag aboard a ship. Location...
Military burial at sea, Pacific Ocean
Photograph. United States Navy sailors preparing to dispose of two flag-draped bodies into the ocean. Official caption...
Military cemetery at an unknown location in the Pacific during World War II
Military cemetery at an unknown location in the Pacific during World War II. The marker in the foreground reads: "W.E....
Military cemetery at Darwin, Australia on 19 February 1942
Military cemetery at Darwin, Australia on 19 February 1942. The marker in the foreground reads: "W.E. McCord, USN." "...
Military funeral, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. American military police march past a casket; a small group of servicemen are standing behind the casket....
Military funeral, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. American servicemen folding an American flag over a casket. Manila, Philippines. 1945
Military funeral, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. American military police standing at attention as a small group of servicemen walk into a cemetery....
Military funeral, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. American servicemen carrying a flag draped casket into an American cemetery. Manila, Philippines. 1945
Military grave
Photograph. Dirt mound with a wooden cross grave marker; a helmet is sitting on top of the grave. Location unknown. No...
Military memorial services, Midway Islands, June 1942
Photograph. United States Navy sailors standing at attention near a line of flag-draped bodies on pier; servicemen are...
Military truck in flames, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Dead German prisoners of war are in and near a burning military truck. Official caption on front: "MM-5-...
Military vehicles about to cross a bridge
Photograph. Military truck and jeep driving towards the entrance of a bridge; several groups of servicemen are...
Navy men wounded during the invasion of Iwo Jima while aboard the USS New York are buried on the island on 19 February 1945
553.Photograph 'File Number: 48599 Released: March 4, 1945 Taps for the Honored Dead Three Navy men who were wounded in...
One First Division Marine comforts another after he witnessed the death of his buddy on Shuri, east of Naha, capital of Okinawa in April 1945
602.Photograph 'CINCPAC 08106 Released: 16 May 1945 My Buddy One Marine comforts another when the latter broke down and...
Outdoor funeral service for deceased Marines, Kwajalein Atoll, 1944
Outdoor funeral service with Marines gathered around graves marked with small white sticks. "Heroes of the fight for...
Patrolling US soldiers find a deceased German soldier in Cisterna, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Salvaged US tanks are towed in a field. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5750." Official caption on...
Personal effects of a dead American soldier lay in the grass at Talesea, New Britain in September 1944
Personal effects of a dead American soldier lay in the grass. "Remains of U.S. soldier killed by exploding mine at...
Pile of corpses at a concentration camp
Photograph. Naked, emaciated copses in stacked in a pile. Location unknown. 1945
Pile of corpses at Dachau concentraction camp, Germany, 1945
Photograph. A pile of corpses wrapped in black cloth sitting in the corner of a cement room; blood smears cover the...
Pile of corpses at Dachau concentraction camp, Germany, 1945
Photograph. Close up of the faces of several dead prisoners, their bodies have been placed in a pile; a pool of blood...

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