A destroyed T-26 tank surrounded by dead Red Army soldiers near the German-Soviet border in occupied Poland, late Jun 1941A heavy German coast artillery shell fell between Texas (background) and Arkansas (foreground) off Cherbourg, France, 25 Jun 1944Burial at sea for the US Marines who died at Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun-Jul 1944Cruiser HMS Belfast bombarding German positions off Normandy, France, 24-25 Jun 1944
A destroyed T-26 tank surrounded by dead Red Army soldiers near the German-Soviet border in occupied Poland, late Jun 1941A heavy German coast artillery shell fell between Texas (background) and Arkansas (foreground) off Cherbourg, France, 25 Jun 1944Burial at sea for the US Marines who died at Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun-Jul 1944Cruiser HMS Belfast bombarding German positions off Normandy, France, 24-25 Jun 1944
Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Alpo Marttinen, 25 Jun 1944
Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Alpo Marttinen, 25 Jun 1944


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