See the largest conflict in human history through a new lens.
World War II was a fought in just about every corner of the globe. Battles took place in grassy fields, deserts, cities, oceans and skies, but these events and settings are usually only ever seen in black and white.
Here are some exhilarating, terrifying and fascinating moments from World War II colorized for the full effect.
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A Churchill tank, England
1943
2
First U.S. Army infantrymen start through heavy woods on way to attack German-held barracks near Siegen, Germany
April, 1945
3
Soldiers of the Eighth Army in Tunisia fire a gun four miles from the enemy lines
1943
4
Panzer VI "Tiger I" Turmnummer tank on the advance in France
1944
5
Tanks on maneuvers in Britain
1942
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HMS Howe passes through the Suez Canal on her way to join the British Pacific Fleet
1944
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A Royal Air Force Lockheed Hudson Mk VI flying over Egypt
1942
8
Private T Henderson practices an assault with a fixed bayonet during training
1944
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A battery of M7 Priest 105mm self-propelled guns from one of the 3rd Division’s Royal Artillery Field Regiments near Hermanville-Sur-Mer, France
June, 1944
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A column of StuG IIIs in the Caucasus
1942
11
German soldier on the field cutting barbed wire
Circa 1940s
12
German POWs on one of the Gold area beaches, Normandy
June, 1944
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U.S. Army troops of the 2nd Infantry Division in the liberated village of Colleville-Sur-Mer near Omaha Beach
June, 1944
14
Polish troops during maneuvers
1939
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An American G.I. inspects German artillery captured or destroyed in the battle of El Guettar
April, 1943
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Bf 110s flying over Sicily
1942
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A US 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage in the French city of Metz
1944
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Shirley Slade, a World War II WASP pilot of B-26s and B-39s
1943
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American and Soviet troops in the German village of Griebo, Saxony, after the the end of World War II in Europe
May, 1945
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Canadian Sherman tanks in Arnhem
April, 1945
