Historic events are typically not quickly forgotten, and one that will be ingrained in the memories of people for generations to come is WWII. While many photographs from this period were splashed across newspapers around the world, some rarely seen pictures from this tumultuous time have gone mostly unseen until now. This article shares some of these intriguing photographs, which offer greater insight into what life was like for many people between 1939 and 1945.
The Acquired Tastes of Hermann Goering
The Acquired Tastes Of Hermann Goering
Talk about mixing business with pleasure. The campaign lasted for as long as the war went on, and the picture above shows German soldiers posing with one of the pieces that had been stolen for Goering’s personal collection.
A Glimpse of Reality
After the war, American and British soldiers were keen on exposing German soldiers to the harsh realities of what they had done, and civilians weren’t exempt from this. The German army had to watch many videos of life in concentration camps.
A Glimpse Of Reality
Most soldiers couldn’t hold back their emotions as they watched the video, in what some suggest was them coming to terms with what the Holocaust had done. This was just the tip of the iceberg, but it was an important part of the healing process.
