D-Day Scenes
D-Day, part of Operation Overlord, required over one million Allied troops to storm the beaches at Normandy. More than 200,000 German soldiers were killed; the Allies suffered major losses as well. German soldiers, having surrendered, can be seen being led away by American forces.
D Day Scenes
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Feeding Polar Bears
Whereas Germans used the chill of European winters to weaken POWs during forced marches, the Russians found themselves at home in sub-zero temperatures. Here, Soviet soldiers take a break to feed polar bears from their tanks.
Feeding Polar Bears
