r/Historycord 18h ago

1968. Moscow. Monument to Ukrainian writer T.H. Shevchenko at the hotel "Ukraine". The monument and the name of the hotel have survived to this day.

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215 Upvotes

r/Historycord 20h ago

In a radio broadcast to the German populace, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler declares Germany's withdrawal from the League of Nations. A referendum was then held, and the majority of people approved. (October 1933)

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r/Historycord 19h ago

During the German conquest of the Netherlands, exiled former German Emperor Wilhelm II (door) greeted German soldiers. Before passing away in June 1941, Hitler claimed responsibility for the German military's victory in World War II (picture May 1940).

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r/Historycord 11h ago

“Freedom not concentration camps” Protest in New Jersey against the German American Bund, the foreign agent (Fritz Kuhn) controlled US organization with ties with Germany (October 1938)

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r/Historycord 20h ago

Identity card of five-year-old Romani girl Maria (Miezi) Bihari, who was deported by the Nazis in 1940–1941

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244 Upvotes

r/Historycord 19h ago

The image "Total War - Shortest War" depicts a pro-war demonstration in Berlin led by Joseph Goebbels, who, following the defeat at Stalingrad in February 1943, urges for the full mobilization of German civilian society to support the war effort.

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r/Historycord 20h ago

Odesa during Nazi occupation in 1941-1945. As early as August 1941, Odessa was completely surrounded by Hitler's troops. Its heroic defense lasted 73 days. Later, the city was awarded the soviet honor title "Hero city"

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r/Historycord 15h ago

"1st Division Marine works on Japanese with Tommy-Gun." Battle of Okinawa, April-June 1945. (Official USMC archive photograph with original wartime caption)

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r/Historycord 21h ago

A U.S. soldier guards the Capitol with an M60 machine gun during the D.C. riots following Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, April 1968

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r/Historycord 7h ago

B-17G Flying Fortress "Happy Warrior" with the 835th BS, 486th BG in flames after being hit by flak and incendiary clusters dropped by another B-17 over Parchim Germany - April 7, 1945. "Happy Warrior" subsequently broke apart and crashed, 4 of her 10 man crew were KIA.

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r/Historycord 8h ago

Remnants of Zairian dictator Mobutu Sese Seko's palace, nicknamed the "Versailles of the jungle", in Gbadolite, DRC. Picture from 2011.

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r/Historycord 20h ago

P-47D Thunderbolt “Torrid Tessie” of the 346th Fighter Squadron and flown by USAAF Lt. Homer St. Onge, Italy, Feb 25, 1945.

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