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Nurses showing a set of newly born triplets to a surprised father in a New York City hospital, 1946. Photograph by Keystone-France
Original caption: “arriving in Australia, the first Negro nurses to reach these shores try bicycle riding near their quarters in Camp Columbia, Wacol, Brisbane.” 2nd Lts: L-R: Beulah Baldwin, Alberta Smith, and Joan Hamilton. 11/29/1943. NARA ID 178140880.
“First Negro WAVES to enter the Hospital Corps School at Nat'l Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD.” L-R Ruth C. Isaacs, Katherine Horton and Inez Patterson. 3/2/1945. NARA ID 520634.
BLACK (military) NURSES ROCK!
By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs
ForNational Nurses Day we highlight Black nurses who served with courage and distinction in WWII.
“In the European Theater… are the first units of Negro nurses and WACS to go overseas… They are described by their Commanding Officer as being the equals of any nurses in the area…”—Truman Gibson, Jr, chief adviser on racial affairs to Secretary of War Henry Stimson
Statement by Truman Gibson, Jr., Aide on Negro Affairs to Secretary of War Stimson, 4/9/1945. NARA ID 40019813 (full doc below). Gibson was the 1st Black awarded the Presidential Medal of Merit, for advocating for black soldiers during WWII.
Capt. Della H. Raney, Army Nurse Corps, head of nursing at hospital at Camp Beale, CA, “has the distinction of being the first Negro nurse to report to duty in the present war…” NARA ID 535942.
“American Negro nurses, commissioned second lieutenants in the U.S. Army Nurses Corps, limber up their muscles in an early-morning workout during an advanced training course at a camp in Australia. The nurses will be assigned to Allied hospitals in the southwest Pacific theater.” 2/1944. NARA ID 535782.
Commissioning ceremony: Phyllis Dailey, 2nd from right, became the 1st Black nurse in the Navy Nursing Corps 3/8/1945. NAID 520618.
See also:
- We honor WW2’s #InvisibleWarriors! Black Women in WWII
- Pictorial History of Black Women in the US Navy during World War II and Beyond, by Dr. Tina Ligon, Rediscovering Black History.
- The Closed Door of Justice: African American Nurses and the Fight for Naval Service, by Alicia Henneberry, The Text Message.
- Black Female WWII Unit Gets (Congressional) GOLD! WWII’s 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
- Their War Too: US Women in the Military During WWII, The Text Message
- Pictures of African Americans During World War II
- African American Women in the Military During WWII
- African American Activities in Industry, Government, and the Armed Forces, 1941-1945).
- African Americans and the War Industry by Alexis Hill, The Unwritten Record blog
- I too, am Rosie by Dr. Tina Ligon, Rediscovering Black History
- Women’s History Month and African American History National Archives News special topics pages.
- Mary McLeod Bethune to Return to Capitol Hill
German soldier of the SS Latvian Legion, date and place unknow. The Legion was created in 1943, consisting primarily of ethnic Latvian soldiers.
The legion consisted of two divisions of the Waffen-SS:
- 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian)
- 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian)
It fought its first battle in the Siege of Leningrad. It continued fighting around Leningrad until the German forces retreated in January 1944.
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Soldats allemands de la 15e division SS de grenadiers Lettland (Lettonie), date et lieu inconnu. La légion a été créée en 1943, conçu exclusivement de soldats Lettons.
La légion consistait en deux divisions Waffen SS :
-15e division SS de grenadiers « Lettland » (1re lettonne)
*19e division SS de grenadiers « Lettland » (2re lettonne)
Les Lettons ont tout d'abord participé au Siège de Leningrad. Ils ont continués à combattre aux alentours de Leningrad jusqu'au retrait des forces allemandes en janvier 1944.
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Léon Degrelle (June 15th 1906 - March 31th 1994)
Degrelle was a Walloon Belgian Officer during the World War II and later he joined the Waffen SS.
He fought on the Eastern Front and received the Eastern front medal (“Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42) in August 1942.
After World War II, he was a prominent figure in fascist movements.
In the Waffen SS he commanded the 28th SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division Wallonien
In 1994, Léon Degrelle died of an heart attack in a hospital of Málaga.
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Léon Degrelle (15 Juin 1906 - 31 Mars 1994)
Degrelle était un officier Belge (Wallonie) durant la Deuxième guerre mondiale et il a ensuite rejoint la Waffen SS.
Il a combattu sur le front de l'Est et a reçu la médaille du Front de l'Est en Aout 1942.
Après la guerre il a été accusé de mouvement fasciste.
Dans la Waffen SS il a commandé la 28e SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division Wallonie.
En 1994, Degrelle est mort d'un arrêt cardiaque à l’hôpital de Malaga.
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Canadian Sniper Harold Marshall photographed with is Lee–Enfield No. 4 Mk 1 (T) in Belgium. September 1944
He died January, 19th 2013.
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Sniper Canadien Harold Marshall photographié avec son Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk 1 (T) en Belgique, septembre 1944.
Il est mort le 19 janvier 2013.
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Waldemar Erfurth General Der Infanterie shake hands to Kustaa Anders (Finnish Commander) beside his Mercedes Benz.
(4th August 1879 - 2th Mai 1971)
he was a liaison officer in the Finnish headquarters 1941-1944.
He wrote a book about the Murmansk railroad and a war journal from 1944. He died in Tübingen.
Hope you will love the colourised photo.
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Waldemar Erfurth General d'infanterie serrant la main à Kustaa Anders (Commandant Finlandais) à côté de sa Mercedes Benz.
(4 Aout 1879 - 2 Mai 1971)
il fut l'officier allemand de liaison au quartier-général finlandais de 1941 à 1944.
Il a écrit sur le chemin de fer de Mourmansk et a tenu un journal de guerre à partir de 1944. Il est mort à Tübingen.
J'espère que vous allez adorer la colorisation.
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Portrait of a Panzer SS Obersturmführer. The last ribbon on his chest is a Slovakian Medal for Bravery. Shoulders cyphers unknow.
Enjoy the colourisation !
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Portait d'un Panzer SS Obersturmführer. Le dernier ruban sur sa poitrine est le ruban de la Médaille pour Bravoure Slovaque. Monogrammes d'épaules inconnues.
Appréciez la colorisation !
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Gebirgsjäger Julius Alfred “Papa” Ringel during the World War II. The Gebirgsjäger are mountain troops the word “Jäger” mean “Hunter” on his cap there is the Edelweiss.
The edelweiss flower was the symbol of Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS Gebirgsjäger. It is still the symbol of the mountain brigade in the German army today.
The plant prefers rocky limestone places at about 1800–3000 m altitude.
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Gebirgsjäger Julius Alfred “Papa” Ringel durant la Seconde guerre mondiale. Gebirgsjäger est un corps d'infanterie aplin le mot “Jäger” signifie “chasseur” et sur sa casquette on aperçoit l'Edelweiss.
La fleur Edelweiss était le symbole des Gebirgsjäger de la Wehrmacht et la Waffen SS. A ce jour l'Edelweiss est toujours le symbole de l'infanterie alpine dans l'armée Allemande.
La plante pousse en moyenne entre 1 800 à 3 000 mètres d'altitude sur des pelouses rocailleuses, vires rocheuses…
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Tired of war.. Two Gebirsjäger who survived during the Offensive of Nikopol.
(Nikopol Offensive : 30 January 1944 – 29 February 1944)
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A soldier demonstrates the transitional MP 43/1 variant, used to determine the suitability of the rifle for sniping purposes, October 1943. The rifle is fitted with a ZF 4 telescopic sight.
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Chancellor Adolf Hitler with a group of paratroopers (fallschirmjäger “green devil”) decorated with the Iron Cross for having breached the Belgian fort of Eben Emael, Belgium May 1940.
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German soldiers and officers captured, unknow location. May 1945. I worked a lot of this colourisation, don’t forget to tell what you think about it.
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Soldats et officiers allemand capturés, lieu inconnu. Mai 1945. J'ai beaucoup travaillé sur cette colorisation, n'oubliez pas de dire ce que vous en pensez, cela fait toujours plaisir.
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Grenadier of German 12th SS Panzer Division ‘Hitlerjugend’, France, 21 Jun 1944.
The 12 SS Hitlerjugend division was created in 1943 the emblem of the division show a Sieg rune and a key from the 1.SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, in 1943 more than 16,000 men where in the Hitlerjugend division, theses soldiers fought in the East and west.
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Grenadier de la 12e SS Panzer Division “HitlerJugend” en France, 21 juin 1944.
La 12e division SS Hitlerjugend a été créée en 1943, l'emblème représente une Sieg rune et une clé de la 1.SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler division, en 1943 plus de 16,000 (jeunes) hommes étaient présent dans cette division, ces soldats ont combattu sur le front de l'Ouest et de l'Est.
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M-10 Tank Destroyer of the US 899th Tank Destroyer Battalion during the battle at El Guettar, Tunisia. ca. March 23 1943.
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US Army Major General, Charles Hunter Gerhardt, Commander of the 29th Infantry Division. (Born 6/6/1895 - Died 9/10/1976)
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A New Zealand tank commander with a .30 cal Browning MG mounted on a Sherman tank (T146711) of 5 troop, B Squadron, 20th Armoured Regiment, 4th NZ Armoured Brigade.
Italy, January 1944.
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Faces of war…
1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler Tiger tank crew, July 1943. Photograph by Max Büschel. A very emotive photo…
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Visages de la guerre…
Équipages de la 1re Panzerdivision SS Leibstandarte-SS-Adolf Hitler d'un char Tigre, Juillet 1943. Photo prise par Max Büschel. Une photo très touchante…
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Panzer WW2 studio photo.
What do you think about the colourised photo ?
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Photo d'un membre des Panzer prise en studio.
Qu'est ce que vous pensez a propos de la colorisation ?
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US Staff Sergeant Francis Daggertt of the Military Police of the 11th Armored Division and the German Wehrmacht soldier, the soldier only 10 years old when captured in the German city of Kronach, April 27, 1945
Sorry if a color is wrong.
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Sergent Chef Francis Daggertt de la police militaire de la 11ème division blindé et un soldat allemand, ce jeune soldat n'a que 10 ans lorsqu'il a été capturé en Allemagne a Kronack, le 27 avril 1945.
Désolé si une couleur est fausse.
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On April 25th, 1945 Lt. Gen. Kurt von Dittmar, German official army news commentator, together with Major Pluskat, Dittmar’s son and two orderlies crossed the Eble River.
They crossed at Magdeburg in the the zone of the 117th’s Third Battalion. Dittmar, the German General Staff radio spokesman, crossed in a boat under a white flag. He had come, he said, to arrange aid for German wounded on the east bank of the Elbe.
It was then discovered he commanded no troops and traveled to the west without the knowledge of the German commander in that sector. Dittmar was then offered to surrender but he refused. On his way back to recross the river he changed his mind and surrendered along with his son and Major Pluskat, an artillery officer.
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Le 25 avril 1945, le Lt General Kurt Von Dittman, avec le Major Pluskat, le fils de Dittmar et 2 agents/soldats on traversés le fleuve de l'Elble.
Ils on traversés à Magdeburg, dans la zone du 117ème d'infanterie, 3ème bataillon. Dittmar, le général porte-parole de la radio, a traversé dans un bateau le fleuve de l'Elbe avec un drapeau blanc, il est arrivé et a demandé des soins pour les soldats allemand blessés sur la rive est de l'Elbe.
Il a été découvert qu'il ne commandais aucunes troupes et qu'il a traversé l'Ouest sans connaissance du commandant allemand dans ce secteur. Dittmar a eu la possibilité de se rendre mais il a refusé. Sur le retour pour retraverser le fleuve, il a changé d'avis et s'est rendu avec son fils et le Major Pluskat, un officier de l'artillerie.
Je traduit par moi même alors désolé s'il y'a des incohérences ou des erreurs.
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A british crew charge 1000 pounds inside a Avro Lancaster.
The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engined Second World War heavy bomber designed and built by Avro for the Royal Air Force (RAF).
It became the main heavy bomber used by the RAF, the RCAF, and squadrons from other Commonwealth and European countries serving within the RAF.
The “Lanc”, as it was affectionately known, became one of the more famous and most successful of the Second World War night bombers, “delivering 608,612 long tons of bombs in 156,000 sorties.
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Un équipage britannique en train de charger un Avro lancaster avec des bombes de 450 kilos.
L'Avro 683 Lancaster (familièrement appelé Lanc) est un bombardier quadrimoteur de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, initialement produit par la société Avro pour l'armée de l'air britannique.
le principal bombardier de la Royal Air Force durant cette période. Il se rend célèbre pour ses bombardements de nuit. Il est une des armes principales des bombardements alliés en France.
Pour environs 156,000 sorties il y'a eu 608,612 tonnes de bombes délivrées.
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The driver of a newly issued Marder III Ausf.M tank destroyer of 1./Kompanie, Panzerjäger Abteilung 19 (L) of Luftwaffen Feld-Division 19. In the Belgian town of Eeklo, February 1944
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Le pilote d'un nouveau Marder III Ausf.M chasseur de char de la 1./Compagnie, Panzerjüger-Abteilung 19 (L) 19. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division dans la ville Belge de Eeklo, février 1944.
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M1 155mm Howitzer firing in Appennine Mountains, Italy. April 1945.
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M1 155mm Howitzer faisant feu en dans les montagnes d'Appenines, Italie, Avril 1945.
Life magazine
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A German StuG III Ausf G assault gun lays on its side in the river at Putanges-Pont-Écrepin, in the Orne. 20 August 1944.
The Sturmgeschütz III was a powerful german assault gun, one of the best assault gun of the World War 2.
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Un Stug III allemand G retourné sur le flanc dans une rivièrea Putanges-Pont-Écrepin, dans l'Orne. 20 août 1944.
Le Sturmgeschütz III était un canon d'assaut très puissant, l'un des meilleurs de la Seconde guerre mondiale.
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Portrait of the week :
Helmuth Schreiber
Helmuth Schreiber (25 March 1917 – 6 December 2008) was a Sturmbannführer, in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
He was also one of only 631 members of the German Armed forces to be awarded the Close Combat Clasp in Gold.
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Portait de la semaine :
Helmuth Schreiber
Helmuth Schreiber (25 mars 1917 - 6 décembre 2008) était un Sturmbannführer, in the Waffen-SS durant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, il a été décoré de la Croix de chevalier, qui était décerné en cas d'extrême bravoure au combat.
Il était aussi l'un des 631 officiers/soldats allemand à avoir reçu le badge de combat rapproché en or.
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My grandmother Agnes Bernelle (far left) and actress Marlene Dietrich. Granny and Maria, Marlene’s daughter, had been friends growing up in Berlin. My grandmother was lucky enough to escape the Nazis and flee to London before war broke out, but many of her relatives did not survive The Holocaust… This photo was taken in 1951. Granny was certainly glad to reunite with Marlene, a familiar face from her happy childhood.
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Adjuristine Uniform
The Adjuristine exclusively use the red clerical collar to be distinguished from the common priest. The everyday short sleeved barong provides comfort in a tropical climate that can be complemented by a coat in special gatherings or during the rainy season.
The sutana with red clerical collar and the Benedictine monk robe with red cincture were used by the Adjuristine during WW2 as they fight the Yokai-possessed Japanese army.
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