US soldiers take cover from enemy shell fire in a road side ditch - St Lo, France, July 1944 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #stlo #france #normandy #shellfire #usarmy

British soldiers undergo coastal defence training - South Coast of England, 1940 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #southcoast #coastal #defence #greatbritain #england

A German Panzer II & III in full winter camouflage during Operation Typhoon - Nov 1941. Operation Typhoon was the German army’s attempt to capture Moscow starting on the 2nd Oct 1941 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #typhoon #moscow #easternfront #panzer

British Commandos undergo intensive training - Scotland 1940 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #commandos #training #scotland

US troops make their way through the recently liberated French town of Carentan - June 1944 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #france #carentan #usarmy #liberation

German kommandos caught behind American lines in the Ardennes - Battle of the Bulge, January 1945 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #commandos #belgium #ardennes #pow

A US M3A1 Stuart tank wearing a foliage covering makes its way through the damaged streets of Coutances, France, July 1944. The Stuart, nick named ‘The Honey’ was a sturdy and extremely reliable tank used, not exclusively by the American, British and French troops during WW2 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #coutances #france #stuart #july1944

A British patrol makes its way through the village of St Mauvieu during Operation Epsom - June 1944 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #stmauvieu #normandy #france #epsom #operationepsom #britisharmy

American volunteer pilots from ‘Eagle Squadron’ scramble to their Hawker Hurricanes at RAF Kirton in Lindsey air base - Lincolnshire, England, March 1941 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #kirtoninlindsey #lincoln #lincolnshire #england #raf #royalairforce

A German radio crew monitor the airwaves - Germany, April 1945 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #germany #april1945 #radiooperator #radio #operator

US soldiers load their supplies onto a mule due to the rough terrain - Monte Cassino, Italy, Dec 1943 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #montecassino #italy #packhorse #mule #usarmy

A German JU 52 that had been towing a glider is shot down during the Battle for Crete - June 1941 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #crete #greece #glider #battleforcrete #june1941

A US M4A3 Sherman tank of the 11th Armoured Division, 3rd US Army makes its way through the centre of Kronach, Germany - April 1945 CREDIT : Royston Leonard #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #sherman #m4 #tank #kronach #germany #m4sherman

Soldiers from the US Third Army cross the River Rhine in a LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) - Boppard, (Boppart) Germany, March 1945 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #boppard #boppart #germany #rhine #usarmy

As U-boats were vulnerable to both aircraft and surface vessels maintaining a good look out was essential - date and location unknown #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #kriegsmarine #uboat #submarine

US soldiers man a .50 cal Browning at a checkpoint near Malmedy, Belgium - December 1944 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #malmedy #belgium #battleofbastogne #browning

German soldiers defend their position at the Dniepr River - Aug 1943 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #dnieper #dniepr #easternfront

Members of the Royal Observer Corps watch for enemy planes - South Coast of England, Summer 1940 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #royalobservercorps #BattleOfBritain #southcoast #greatbritain #england

20 year old US marine Corporal George W Wright crawls through a cane field with his Johnson light machine gun - Okinawa , April 1945 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #usmarines #marines #okinawa #japan

A British Hurricane fighter is targeted by the gunner of a German Heinkel He111 - date and location unknown #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #heinkel #he111 #raf #hurricane #BattleOfBritain