this picture sends chills down my spine

[Naix]

Utter respect for armed forces of any caliber

Here are some of my fav pics from ww2:



ww2 sniper ( russian )
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those eyes don't look russian brah

[Ricky112]

those eyes don't look russian brah

Yeah, I think he is Siberian

[Ricky112]

[burlyman619]

those eyes don't look russian brah

lmao no racist.

[mrsashman69]

It's crazy. Most people in America at least only see images of war on T.V. or the computer. Big ups to the Soldiers and people in Social Service. **** you cum guzzling greedy business majors.

Yeah

F*ck the economy man, how dare people exchange goods and services for currency. The very idea of dem business majors doin business makes my blood boil.

[Ricky112]

Canadian soldier with German POW at the Battle of Passchendaele.

Yeah, I know not WW2.

[burlyman619]

Canadian soldier with German POW at the Battle of Passchendaele.

Yeah, I know not WW2.

mud is a really good indicator of ww1 yeah? lol

[nickk]

Very touching stuff - it always gets to me.

My grandad drove a tank into Berlin in WW2 - makes me proud.

[Ricky112]

mud is a really good indicator of ww1 yeah? lol

It was at Passchendaele

Also, Canadian kit.

[Ricky112]

Very touching stuff - it always gets to me.

My grandad drove a tank into Berlin in WW2 - makes me proud.

When? Because I'm pretty sure the Soviets took Berlin..

[nickk]

When? Because I'm pretty sure the Soviets took Berlin..

Exactly - my grandad was a Soviet

[Rambo26]

[Ricky112]

Exactly

LOL my bad, bro. I assumed your grandfather was American

[liftyeah]

those eyes don't look russian brah

that's a mosin nagant dickwad

[roach_coach]

The British marine in the first part must be pretty crazy... and ingenious! Too bad UK brahs don't have light helos to use...



Also remember this ballsy rescue? This isn't like running into enemy fire on a beach, but it's still admirable.

[StreetWise]

Canadians played a big role considering the population of the country... Not only that but they were one of the most feared army by the nazis... They had the reputation to get the job done no matter what the objectives were.

Canadian soldiers are Alpha.

Look at the guy in the bottom right corner of your picture... It looks like he's laughing.

Probably from fear but still looks alpha as hell.

"Canada is the linchpin (anchor) of the English speaking world"- Sir Winston Churchill




The French were beta as hell in the war

Their generals said that Britain would have its "neck wrung like a chicken" fighting the nazi's (not saying the French soldiers were beta...but their government was).

[burlyman619]

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[TheEnlightenedOne]

I respect what those WW2 guys did, but I glad as hell I wasn't the age I am now when then were drafting...these pics make me realize what a scary thing war is...

[joker111]

brahs, i dont think that anyone here understands quite how horrible the battle of stalingrad was, here are some facts about the battle of stalingrad:
The average life expectancy of a reinforcement soldier in Stalingrad was as low as 24 hours !!. Whole units were sacrificed in Stalingrad's desperate defense. One unit which perhaps sacrificed most in the battle of Stalingrad was the elite 13th Guards division, which was sent across the Volga into Stalingrad just in time to repel a German attack that reached the Volga near the center of the city. 30% of the 10,000 warriors of the 13th division were killed in the first 24 hours of their arrival, and only 320 survived the battle of Stalingrad, a horrible 97% death rate, but they saved Stalingrad in the most critical moment.
According to archival figures, the Red Army suffered a total of 1,129,619 total casualties;[52] 478,741 men killed or missing and 650,878 wounded.
Soviet troops that were sent there KNEW that they were going to die within the first day of arrival and did it for the motherland anyway.
That being said, i can only imagine how horrible the war was on germany. SUrrounded and being crushed from all sides, real apocalypse scenario for german civilians, who were bombed to hell by the allies, and most of which (civilians of course) were completely innocent.

[OliverClozov]

luckily youre a pog so youll never have to do anything like that.

[F23]

So, I'm working at a VA right now.

WWII era vets tend to not need nearly as many pain meds as soldiers from later conflicts.

These guys are just plain tough. It's a shame that they're getting old.

[OliverClozov]

So, I'm working at a VA right now.

WWII era vets tend to not need nearly as many pain meds as soldiers from later conflicts.

These guys are just plain tough. It's a shame that they're getting old.

they also didnt carry 70 lbs of body armor either.

[Sickboy_4ever]

Some pictures of Winter War




Shows the weather conditions during the war, one of the coldest winters ever in Finland



Fallen Soviet soldiers


Finally, here's a pic of the first Finnish civil casualty from the soviet's bombings, 7-year old Armi Hillevi Metsäpelto. (The truth is she probably wasn't the very first, but nevertheless among them.) You can probably understand the effect of this pic from the propaganda point of view

[burlyman619]

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[Skyline89]

bump

lol you are bumping all of your threads this morning!

[Brando0331]

luckily youre a pog so youll never have to do anything like that.

lol pwnd ***got

[ridge_forrester]

War is hell.

[PunyFella]

^^^ Damn, never seen that pic before. I almost want to question it being real.

Bumping this old thread. Lots of great photographs in here. As far as the winning formula for the Allies, it was American war material (via Lend-Lease) and overwhelming Soviet manpower that ultimately won the war, combined with Hitler's failures as a military strategist and unwillingness to listen to his capable generals. That doesn't take away from the many other Allied countries that contributed and sacrificed so much for the effort, I'm just stating the main factors.

[camdls1]

even though its not historical like the other pictures i freaked when i saw this pic which was taken on 9/11.





















pic is a shop though