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US Helicopter Pilot Hugh Thompson

US Helicopter Pilot Hugh Thompson

Taken on 1966-01-01

US helicopter pilot spoke out against the My Lai Massacre while it was happening, protecting Vietnamese civilians where possible. Exact date unknown.

Source: Wikipedia

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-17

Released Prisoner After One Month in Viet Cong Prison Camp, South Vietnam, 1966

Released Prisoner After One Month in Viet Cong Prison Camp, South Vietnam, 1966

Taken on 1966-01-01

"The effects of just one month spent in a Viet Cong prison camp show on 23-year-old Le Van Than, who had defected from the Communist forces and joined the Government side, was recaptured by the Viet Cong and deliberately starved." Date unknown.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration

Uploaded by northway on 2014-08-23

FLN Captive

FLN Captive

Taken on 1957-09-03

French paratroopers torturing a FLN activist

Source: Wikipedia/Ministère Algérien des Moudjahidine

Uploaded by mfa1988 on 2014-06-26

Bangla Language Movement March in the Former East Pakistan, 1952

Bangla Language Movement March in the Former East Pakistan, 1952

Taken on 1952-02-21

A march for the Bengali Language Movement.

Source: Rafiqul Islam/Wikipedia

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2014-09-10

Refugees Flee DPRK Forces, Korea, Fall 1950

Refugees Flee DPRK Forces, Korea, Fall 1950

Taken on 1950-09-01

Hundreds of thousands of Koreans fled before DPRK forces, including refugees from DPRK territory. UN troops feared rumors that there were North Korean infiltrators in their midst. The long-term result of this exodus was one wherein families saw themselves split by the eventual demarcation line of the DMZ.

Source: USDD/USDD

Uploaded by northway on 2014-07-22

Muslim Refugee Encampment at Delhi's Old Fort, India, 1947

Muslim Refugee Encampment at Delhi's Old Fort, India, 1947

Taken on 1947-09-27

'Photograph from the Manchester Guardian, 27 September 1947, "A crowd of Moslems at the old fort of Purana Kila outside Delhi." The Purana Qila (Old Fort) area had been converted into a vast camp for Muslim refugees waiting to be transported to Pakistan.'

Source: Manchester Guardian/Wikipedia

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2014-08-25

Muslims Refugees Suffering during Indian Partition, 1947

Muslims Refugees Suffering during Indian Partition, 1947

Taken on 1947-06-30

'Photograph, 1947, Margaret Bourke-White. An aged and abandoned Muslim couple and their grand children sitting by the roadside on this arduous journey. "The old man is dying of exhaustion. The caravan has gone on," wrote Bourke-White.'

Source: Wikipedia

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2014-08-25

Sikh Refugees during Indian Partition, 1947

Sikh Refugees during Indian Partition, 1947

Taken on 1947-06-30

'Old man carrying his wife. Margaret Bourke-White. 1947. Over 10 million people were uprooted from their homeland and travelled on foot, bullock carts and trains to their promised new home.'

Source: Wikipedia

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2014-08-25

Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita on Trial for War Crimes, Manila, Philippines, Late 1945

Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita on Trial for War Crimes, Manila, Philippines, Late 1945

Taken on 1945-12-01

"From 29 October to 7 December 1945, an American military tribunal in Manila tried General Yamashita for war crimes relating to the Manila massacre and many atrocities in the Philippines and Singapore against civilians and prisoners of war, such as the Sook Ching massacre, and sentenced him to death. This controversial case has become a precedent regarding the command responsibility for war crimes and is known as the Yamashita Standard." Exact date unknown.

Source: Department of Defense/Wikipedia

Uploaded by northway on 2014-09-07

Chinese and Malayan Girls Taken by the Japanese to Work as "Comfort Women", Andaman Islands, 1945

Chinese and Malayan Girls Taken by the Japanese to Work as "Comfort Women", Andaman Islands, 1945

Taken on 1945-11-01

"The Japanese Army established the comfort stations to prevent venereal diseases and rape by Japanese soldiers, to provide comfort to soldiers and head off espionage. The comfort stations were not actual solutions to the first two problems, however. According to Japanese historian Yoshiaki Yoshimi, they aggravated the problems. Yoshimi has asserted, 'The Japanese Imperial Army feared most that the simmering discontentment of the soldiers could explode into a riot and revolt. That is why it provided women.'" Exact date unknown.

Source: Imperial War Museums

Uploaded by northway on 2014-09-07

Japanese Secret Policeman Interrogated Regarding Sandakan Death March, Borneo, October 1945

Japanese Secret Policeman Interrogated Regarding Sandakan Death March, Borneo, October 1945

Taken on 1945-10-26

"Sergeant Hosotani Naoji (left, seated) of the Kenpeitai (Japanese secret police) at Sandakan is interrogated by Squadron Leader F. G. Birchall (second right) of the Missing Servicemen Section and U. S. Army Sergeant Mamo (right) of the Allied Translator and Interpreter Service on October 26, 1945. Naoji confessed to shooting two Australian POWs and five Chinese civilians."

Source: Australian War Museum/Wikipedia

Uploaded by northway on 2014-09-07

RAF Officer with Comfort Woman, Rangoon, Burma, August 1945

RAF Officer with Comfort Woman, Rangoon, Burma, August 1945

Taken on 1945-08-08

"A Chinese girl from one of the Japanese Army's 'comfort battalions' sits on a stretcher, awaiting interrogation at a camp in Rangoon. The uniform and insignia on the shoulder of the man next to her indicate that he is a Flying Officer in the Royal Air Force."

Source: Imperial War Museums/Wikipedia

Uploaded by northway on 2014-09-07

Indian POW in Hong Kong After Liberation, 1945

Indian POW in Hong Kong After Liberation, 1945

Taken on 1945-08-01

"An Indian prisoner of war from Hong Kong after liberation in 1945." Date unknown.

Source: Imperial War Museums/Wikipedia

Uploaded by northway on 2014-09-13

Australian Soldiers Meet Civilians on Labuan (Malaysia); WWII; June 1945

Australian Soldiers Meet Civilians on Labuan (Malaysia); WWII; June 1945

Taken on 1945-06-16

"Australian soldiers and local civilians on Labuan Island, Borneo. The soldier on the right is armed with a US M1 Carbine, which was not normally issued to Australian soldiers." The Battle of Labuan was an engagement fought between Allied and Japanese forces on the island of Labuan off Borneo during June 1945. It formed part of the Australian invasion of North Borneo, and was initiated by the Allied forces as part of a plan to capture the Brunei Bay area and develop it into a base to support future offensives.

Source: Unkown, via Wikipedia

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2015-06-10

Remnants of Victoria Town on Labuan Island After Allied Bombardment; WWII; Malaysia, June 1945

Remnants of Victoria Town on Labuan Island After Allied Bombardment; WWII; Malaysia, June 1945

Taken on 1945-06-10

"The remnants of the town of Victoria on Labuan island on 10 June 1945, after it was bombarded by Allied aircraft and warships prior to the Australian landings." The Battle of Labuan was an engagement fought between Allied and Japanese forces on the island of Labuan off Borneo during June 1945. It formed part of the Australian invasion of North Borneo, and was initiated by the Allied forces as part of a plan to capture the Brunei Bay area and develop it into a base to support future offensives.

Source: Jack Band, Australian War Memorial

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2015-06-10

US Marines Share a Foxhole with Okinawa Orphan, Japan, April 1945

US Marines Share a Foxhole with Okinawa Orphan, Japan, April 1945

Taken on 1945-04-15

"Two U.S. Marines share a foxhole with an Okinawan war orphan in April 1945." Exact date unknown.

Source: Wikipedia

Uploaded by northway on 2014-09-07

Swedish "White Buses" 1945

Swedish "White Buses" 1945

Taken on 1945-04-15

Danish Red Cross Buses in Germany during the end of World War II, picture possibly taken near the Friedrichsruh castle where they had their field headquarter during the operation White Buses. The picture is courtesy of the Swedish Red Cross The Buses shown are Danish. The Bus in the middle, is a Danish build Triangel, build in Odense, Denmark. In the right, two Büssing-NAG with bodies from Dansk Automobil Byggeri in Silkeborg, Denmark. #whitebuses #holocaust #redcross

Source: Swedish Red Cross

Uploaded by MicroscopeLens on 2014-06-09

Burned Remains of US Gis from Bataan Death March, Capas, Philippines, March 1945

Burned Remains of US Gis from Bataan Death March, Capas, Philippines, March 1945

Taken on 1945-03-20

"U. S. Army personnel toiled to identify the charred remains of Americans captured at Bataan and Corregidor and burned alive on Palawan. Picture shows charred remains being interred in grave."

Source: National Archives and Records Administration/Wikipedia

Uploaded by northway on 2014-09-07

The Destruction of Warsaw

The Destruction of Warsaw

Taken on 1945-01-15

Destroyed Warsaw, the capital of Poland, January 1945.

Source: Jankowski & Ciborowski "Warszawa 1945 i dziƛ" Wydawnictwo Interpress, Warszawa, 1971

Uploaded by SATest on 2014-06-27

Marine Talks to Chamorro Locals, Saipan, Northern Marianas, June 1944

Marine Talks to Chamorro Locals, Saipan, Northern Marianas, June 1944

Taken on 1944-06-21

"A Marine talks a terrified Chamorro woman and her children into leaving her refuge. The Marine pictured in this image is Lt. Robert B. Sheeks, who served as an Intelligence and Japanese Language Officer throughout the Pacific campaigns."

Source: Wikipedia

Uploaded by northway on 2014-09-07

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