Pfc. Abraham Mirmelstein of Newport News, Virginia, holds the Holy Scroll as Capt. Manuel M. Poliakoff, and Cpl. Martin Willen, of Baltimore, Maryland, conduct services in Schloss Rheydt, former residence of Dr. Joseph Paul Goebbels, Nazi propaganda minister, in Münchengladbach, Germany on March 18, 1945. They were the first Jewish services held east of the Rur River and were offered in memory of soldiers of the faith who were lost by the 29th Division, U.S. 9th Army. (Caption from The Atlantic photo essay)
Category: WWII
Far East, 1943
Insert from 1943 Newsmap article showing the far east. UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
Heavy Tank Recognition Chart
Learn to recognize these vehicles :heavy tanks and self-propelled artillery., poster, 1943; Washington, D.C.. UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Nuns in Gas Masks
I can’t validate the authenticity of either of these photos, though the lack of any origin OR copyright status do make it seem they are authentic.
Don’t Be A Dope
Ordinance Dept,U.S.Army,1943, Art by Will Eisner
Light Tank Recognition Chart
Learn to recognize these vehicles : light tanks and self-propelled weapons., poster, 1943; Washington, D.C.. UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
Less Dangerous, 1944
US propaganda poster from 1944, advising against discussing the war
Half-Track Recognition Chart
Newsmap. Monday, March 15, 1943 : week of March 5 to March 12, 183rd week of the war, 65th week of U.S. participation, poster, March 15, 1943; Washington, D.C.UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant
Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant was a German military transport aircraft of World War II. It was a powered variant of the Me 321 military glider and was the largest land-based transport aircraft of the war. (Wikipedia)
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Return to Sender…
Christmas packages destined for soldiers who have been killed or reported missing in action await “return to sender” stamps.