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Visitors to Castle Combe take photographs in the village that was recently featured in Steven Spielberg's latest film, the wartime drama, War Horse, on January 10, 2012 near Chippenham, England. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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11 Jan 2012 10:42:00


Raising a flag over the Reichstag is a historic World War II photograph taken during the Battle of Berlin on 2 May 1945, by Yevgeny Khaldei.
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09 May 2012 02:27:00
A Hawker Hurricane Mk XIIa 5711 (G-HURI) fighter aircraft prepares to perform an aerobatic display at the IWM Duxford on October 18, 2012 in Duxford, England. The aeroplane, similar to those that defended British shores during the Battle of Britain in World War II, is due to be auctioned by Bonhams in their sale of “Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia” at Mercedes-Benz World Brooklands on December 3, 2012. The plane was built in 1942 and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force the following year, where it remained for the duration of the war, it is expected to fetch up to 17 million GBP.  (Photo by Oli Scarff)

A Hawker Hurricane Mk XIIa 5711 (G-HURI) fighter aircraft prepares to perform an aerobatic display at the IWM Duxford on October 18, 2012 in Duxford, England. The aeroplane, similar to those that defended British shores during the Battle of Britain in World War II, is due to be auctioned by Bonhams in their sale of “Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia” at Mercedes-Benz World Brooklands on December 3, 2012. The plane was built in 1942 and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force the following year, where it remained for the duration of the war, it is expected to fetch up to 17 million GBP. (Photo by Oli Scarff)
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20 Oct 2012 09:11:00
Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army march with their weapons during a training session for a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, at a military base in Beijing, China, August 22, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army march with their weapons during a training session for a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, at a military base in Beijing, China, August 22, 2015. Troops from at least 10 countries including Russia and Kazakhstan will join an unprecedented military parade in Beijing next month to commemorate China's victory over Japan during World War Two, Chinese officials said. The parade on September 3 will involve about 12,000 Chinese troops and 200 aircraft, Qi Rui, deputy director of the government office organizing the parade, told reporters in Beijing on Friday. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)
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23 Aug 2015 10:06:00


“An Oscar nominated documentary maker and war photographer who learnt his trade at Cardiff University has been killed while covering the conflict in Lybia. Tim Hetherington is understood to have died in a rocket-propelled grenade attack in the Libyan city of Misrata. Earlier this year the 40-year-old was nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category at the Academy Awards for the war documentary Restrepo which he co-directed”. – WalesOnline

Photo: Tim Hetherington arrives at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards – Nominated Docs! Reception on February 23, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
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21 Apr 2011 09:23:00
A boy wearing a World War II guerrilla cap with the five-point star attends the Victory Day ceremony in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 9, 2022. People are marking the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in WWII. (Photo by Darko Vojinovic/AP Photo)

A boy wearing a World War II guerrilla cap with the five-point star attends the Victory Day ceremony in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 9, 2022. People are marking the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in WWII. (Photo by Darko Vojinovic/AP Photo)
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02 Jun 2022 05:12:00
One image shows an unidentified American soldier posing with a pistol, helmet, and Iron Cross medal taken from a German soldier, 1918. (Photo by Mario Unger/Mediadrumworld)

The faces of war have been brought back to life after a series of World War One photographs were expertly colourised. The black and white snaps were painstakingly restored and colourised by photographer Mario Unger (53) from Rotenturm, Austria. Here: One image shows an unidentified American soldier posing with a pistol, helmet, and Iron Cross medal taken from a German soldier, 1918. (Photo by Mario Unger/Mediadrumworld)
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04 Dec 2017 07:47:00
A girl, named Tata and aged 8, wears a Red Army uniform-styled dress during the celebrations of Victory Day, which marks the 78th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Moscow, Russia on May 9, 2023. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

A girl, named Tata and aged 8, wears a Red Army uniform-styled dress during the celebrations of Victory Day, which marks the 78th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Moscow, Russia on May 9, 2023. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)
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27 May 2023 03:00:00