Picture of the day. (16 Viewers)

at6 · Jan 31, 2020

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So much for our day on beach.

michaelmaltby · Feb 1, 2020

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Wurger · Feb 1, 2020

syscom3 · Feb 1, 2020

B-24J Liberator "Vera L" and other aircraft from the 27th Bomb Squadron drop 55-gallon drums filled with gasoline on Iwo Jima to burn off the plant growth in advance of the landings to come two weeks later, February 1, 1945.

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Feb 1, 2020

IJN Vice Admiral Michitoro Tozuka after surrendering the Yokosuka Naval District, 28 Aug 1945. No photo credit available.

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Feb 1, 2020

A German soldier surrenders to an American officer near Bastogne, Belgium. Jan 1945. No photo credit available.

michaelmaltby · Feb 1, 2020

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Shinpachi · Feb 2, 2020

Aaron Brooks Wolters said:
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IJN Vice Admiral Michitoro Tozuka after surrendering the Yokosuka Naval District, 28 Aug 1945. No photo credit available.

A very interesting pic, Aaron.
One of his sons Hideo became a distinguished left wing activist in the postwar to deny his father and old Japan.
Hideo Tozuka (1930-2017) - Honorary professor of economics at Tokyo University. Labor issues researcher.

michaelmaltby · Feb 2, 2020

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Aaron Brooks Wolters · Feb 2, 2020

Shinpachi said:
A very interesting pic, Aaron.
One of his sons Hideo became a distinguished left wing activist in the postwar to deny his father and old Japan.
Hideo Tozuka (1930-2017) - Honorary professor of economics at Tokyo University. Labor issues researcher.

Thank you Shinpachi, and thank you for adding the info sir. Much appreciated.

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Feb 2, 2020

Tiger Tanks of the 506 Heavy Tank Battalion photographed in the Eastern Front on April 4, 1944, loaded with grenadiers and supported by a Sdkfz 251. No photo credit available.

Tieleader · Feb 2, 2020

syscom3 said:
B-24J Liberator "Vera L" and other aircraft from the 27th Bomb Squadron drop 55-gallon drums filled with gasoline on Iwo Jima to burn off the plant growth in advance of the landings to come two weeks later, February 1, 1945.

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Never heard of that practice. Thanks!