WW II and Vietnam war images

A British firefly lies in wait for German armor on the German/Belgian border, January 1945.

German fighter ace Hans Philipp with a fox. His Messerschmitt Bf 109 can be seen in the background.

In schwere Straßenkämpfe verwickelter deutscher Stoßtrupp.( German shock/assault troop involved In heavy street fighting ).

Lieutenant Howard Hively of the 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group with his dog mascot “Duke” and a P-47 Thunderbolt at Debden, 1 October 1943.

Big Man for Big Gun: Marine Private First Class Hector R. Benson, 19 (Brush Prairie, Washington), resting easy with an M-60 machine gun over his shoulder, Da Nang, 1968 http://bit.ly/2v2AWPs

Sherman tanks assemble for the start of Operation ‘Veritable’, 8 February 1945. http://wrhstol.com/2EcloLz

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Photo and caption featured in Osprey Aviation Elite • 2 56th Fighter Group by Roger A Freeman

U.S. Marines aboard a landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP) prepare to land on Japanese occupied Tarawa Atoll during the American invasion of the Battle of Tarawa. Several Marines hold up an image of their favorite pin-up girl. The Battle of Tarawa was the first American offensive in the critical central Pacific region. It was also the first time in the Pacific that the United States faced serious Japanese opposition to an amphibious landing. The battle to oust the Japanese lasted three brutal days of fighting before the Americans seized the island. Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert and Ellice Islands (now, Kiribati). 20 November 1943.

American soldiers march through the Kasserine Pass. The Battle of Kasserine Pass was the first major engagement between American and Axis forces in Africa. The battle would prove to be a disaster for the inexperienced American troops as they were swiftly repulsed by the battle hardened Afrika Korps led by Erwin Rommel. The American forces would eventually overcome the Axis offensive with the arrival of veteran British reinforcements. Kasserine, Tunisia. 26th of February 1943.