Lee Miller in the bathroom of Adolf Hitler
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Somehow this photo of former-model Lee Miller in Hitler’s bathroom is one of the best-known WW2 photography. Its story is noteworthy, though….
The infamous Adolf Hitler was an inspiring speaker and turned out to train his body language for this. Gestures accompany a good…
‘Eyes of hate’ is one of the iconic photos of the outstanding Germany-born photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt. Oldpics published his 64 of his…
Oldpics continues to publish the most amazing WW2 pictures made by the Soviet photographers. It’s the third volume of this series. Here…
Could you ever believe that American Nazi followers organized a huge rally event in New York, in Madison Square Garden, just several…
Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II, 1905
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In this photo German and Russian Emporors, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II, wearing each others’ uniform. They met on the…
WWI Christmas truce in 1914: pictures and facts
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This fascinating story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 started on December 24, when the British watch noticed that the Germans were…
Nine European kings in one photo, May 1910
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Ironically, these nine kings will be at war (WWI) less than five years after this photo was taken. Nonetheless, there was no…
Schienenzeppelin: the Rail Zeppelin, June 1931
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Germans called Schienenzeppelin the ‘Cigar on the rails.’ This device set the world record speed for railroads, although Count Zeppelin, the inventor…
This decrepit german WWI submarine appeared on the surface 92 years after the last dive. We guess that if this U-boat UB122…