Blackburn Firebrand strike fighter during trials on board HMS Illustrious on the River Clyde, Scotland, 9th February 1943.

Blackburn Firebrand strike fighter during trials on board HMS Illustrious on the River Clyde, Scotland, 9th February 1943.

Soviet troops and heavy equipment fording a shallow river in Ukraine, 1944

Soviet troops and heavy equipment fording a shallow river in Ukraine, 1944 , note T-34 tanks, ZiS-3 gun, and M-42 gun .

A Norwegian Army machine gun crew with Colt M/29 heavy machine gun, near Narvik, Norway, in May, 1940.

A Norwegian Army machine gun crew with Colt M/29 heavy machine gun, near Narvik, Norway, in May, 1940.

German paratroopers manning a 7.5 cm Flak 264/3(i) anti-aircraft gun, San Felice Circeo, Italy, December, 1943.

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German paratroopers manning a 7.5 cm Flak 264/3(i) anti-aircraft gun, San Felice Circeo, Italy, December, 1943.

A Bersagliere on the Motoguzzi,and beside an Autoblinda AB-41, North Africa

A Bersagliere on the Motoguzzi,and beside an Autoblinda AB-41, North Africa

A Wehrmacht soldier with PzB 39 in Northern France, 21 June 1942 .

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A Wehrmacht soldier with PzB 39 in Northern France, 21 June 1942 .

British paratroopers in a trench with a No.76 wireless set. Helden, Netherlands, 3rd January 1945.

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British paratroopers in a trench with a No. 76 wireless set. Helden, Netherlands, 3rd January 1945.