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Lee Miller in the bathroom of Adolf Hitler

By Andrew Piper
October 5, 2020
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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….

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Adolf Hitler trains body language - unique historical photos

By Anna Ramirez
October 3, 2020
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The infamous Adolf Hitler was an inspiring speaker and turned out to train his body language for this. Gestures accompany a good…

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Eyes of hate: story behind iconic photo by  Alfred Eisenstaedt

By Carol Pearson
October 1, 2020
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‘Eyes of hate’ is one of the iconic photos of the outstanding Germany-born photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt. Oldpics published his 64 of his…

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Outstanding WW2 pictures (Part3: Emmanuil Evzerikhin)

By Andrew Piper
September 30, 2020
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Oldpics continues to publish the most amazing WW2 pictures made by the Soviet photographers. It’s the third volume of this series.  Here…

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Nazi Rally in Madison Square Garden in pictures, 1939

By Carol Pearson
September 28, 2020
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Could you ever believe that American Nazi followers organized a huge rally event in New York, in Madison Square Garden, just several…

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Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II, 1905

By Andrew Piper
September 22, 2020
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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…

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WWI Christmas truce in 1914: pictures and facts

By Andrew Piper
September 9, 2020
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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…

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Nine European kings in one photo, May 1910

By Andrew Piper
September 8, 2020
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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…

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Schienenzeppelin: the Rail Zeppelin, June 1931

By James Maurer
September 8, 2020
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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…

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German WWI submarine UB122 that spent 92 years underwater

By Andrew Piper
September 8, 2020
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This decrepit german WWI submarine appeared on the surface 92 years after the last dive. We guess that if this U-boat UB122…

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