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Donand Trump, 41 years old, in Moscow at the invitation of Soviet Ambassador to the U.S., Yuri Dubinin. (July 1987)

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Donand Trump, 41 years old, in Moscow at the invitation of Soviet Ambassador to the U.S., Yuri Dubinin. (July 1987)

Photo of the infamous Dirlewanger Brigade during the Wola massacre, the German SS unit commanded by Oskar Dirlewanger in the Warsaw Uprising. Known for atrocities against Polish civilians when crushing the uprising (August 1944)(960x600)

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Photo of the infamous Dirlewanger Brigade during the Wola massacre, the German SS unit commanded by Oskar Dirlewanger in the Warsaw Uprising. Known for atrocities against Polish civilians when crushing the uprising (August 1944)(960x600)

The last appearance of Former Chinese Leader and Chairman of the Communist Party of China Mao Zedong (May 27, 1976)

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The last appearance of Former Chinese Leader and Chairman of the Communist Party of China Mao Zedong (May 27, 1976)

German Chancellor Adolf Hitler announces Germany’s resignation from the League of Nations in a radio address to the German people. This was followed by a referendum with the majority approving. (October 1933)(783x1080)

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German Chancellor Adolf Hitler announces Germany’s resignation from the League of Nations in a radio address to the German people. This was followed by a referendum with the majority approving. (October 1933)(783x1080)

A Cossack policeman, to the amusement of Hungarian soldiers, slashes a captured Soviet partisan with a saber, occupied Ukraine SSR, September 1941 (800x607)

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A Cossack policeman, to the amusement of Hungarian soldiers, slashes a captured Soviet partisan with a saber, occupied Ukraine SSR, September 1941 (800x607)

A mother with her 8 sons, who all served in World War 2. They all came back, safe and sound.(680x603)

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A mother with her 8 sons, who all served in World War 2. They all came back, safe and sound.(680x603)

Croatian soldiers of 111th brigade during assault on Serbian bunkers in january of 1993. in operation Maslenica

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Croatian soldiers of 111th brigade during assault on Serbian bunkers in january of 1993. in operation Maslenica

US Combat Correspondent with a pair of Colt SAA Artillery Model revolvers he picked up from the rubble during the Battle of Manila - February 1945.

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US Combat Correspondent with a pair of Colt SAA Artillery Model revolvers he picked up from the rubble during the Battle of Manila - February 1945.

A deported Ingush family, mourning next to the body of their deceased daughter, in Soviet Kazakhstan, 1944 (940x630)

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A deported Ingush family, mourning next to the body of their deceased daughter, in Soviet Kazakhstan, 1944 (940x630)

Emil Hácha (left), the symbolic President of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, along with other officials, giving the Nazi salute at the funeral of Reinhard Heydrich, June 1942 (640x543)

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Emil Hácha (left), the symbolic President of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, along with other officials, giving the Nazi salute at the funeral of Reinhard Heydrich, June 1942 (640x543)

"Civillians suffocated in the cellar of their home during a bombing by the Soviet trained Afghan Air Force", Afghanistan, 1988. Photo made by Radosław Sikorski, today polish Foreign Affair Minister during his visit in this country as a war reporter.

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"Civillians suffocated in the cellar of their home during a bombing by the Soviet trained Afghan Air Force", Afghanistan, 1988. Photo made by Radosław Sikorski, today polish Foreign Affair Minister during his visit in this country as a war reporter.

Postmortem photograph of Deputy Sherriff Bird Daugherty, center, and his sons, Willie and Fisher in their caskets. The men were ambushed and murdered by Daniel Britton Daugherty, a relative whose son they had recently arrested for “moonshining” during Prohibition. Morgan Co, Tenn, 1922.

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Postmortem photograph of Deputy Sherriff Bird Daugherty, center, and his sons, Willie and Fisher in their caskets. The men were ambushed and murdered by Daniel Britton Daugherty, a relative whose son they had recently arrested for “moonshining” during Prohibition. Morgan Co, Tenn, 1922.

The Japanese military delegation (one IJA officer and one IJN officer) attending the Red Square victory parade, June 24, 1945. The USSR was not at war with Japan, and Japan sent an awkward delegation to attend the ceremony commemorating the defeat of their German ally.

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The Japanese military delegation (one IJA officer and one IJN officer) attending the Red Square victory parade, June 24, 1945. The USSR was not at war with Japan, and Japan sent an awkward delegation to attend the ceremony commemorating the defeat of their German ally.

“No Germans” a Czech man and his restaurant in Massachusetts after Germany occupied the rest of Czechoslovakia, March 1939 (1000x767)

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“No Germans” a Czech man and his restaurant in Massachusetts after Germany occupied the rest of Czechoslovakia, March 1939 (1000x767)

Class photo of Czech children from the 2nd grade in Lidice, taken on June 2, 1942. A week before the start of the destruction and massacre of the village by German occupiers. Only 17 children from Lidice survived (1000x620)

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Class photo of Czech children from the 2nd grade in Lidice, taken on June 2, 1942. A week before the start of the destruction and massacre of the village by German occupiers. Only 17 children from Lidice survived (1000x620)

Russian president Boris Yeltsin kisses the ribbon of wreath he laid at a Katyn monument in Warsaw, dedicated to Polish officers massacred by Soviet authorities during WW2 (August 1993)(543x807)

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Russian president Boris Yeltsin kisses the ribbon of wreath he laid at a Katyn monument in Warsaw, dedicated to Polish officers massacred by Soviet authorities during WW2 (August 1993)(543x807)

The funeral for OUN-B leader Stepan Bandera in West Germany, who was assassinated by the KGB using cyanide gas (October 1959) (2048x1353)

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The funeral for OUN-B leader Stepan Bandera in West Germany, who was assassinated by the KGB using cyanide gas (October 1959) (2048x1353)

Spanish archaeologist Manuel Esteve wearing a Corinthian helmet he found in Jeréz, Spain (1938)

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Spanish archaeologist Manuel Esteve wearing a Corinthian helmet he found in Jeréz, Spain (1938)

Moment King Alexander of Yugoslavia was assassinated by Bulgarian nationalist Vlado Chernozemski in France. The assassination was organized by IMRO and Ustaše, with indirect assistance from Italy and Hungary, who had based the exiled perpetrators (October 9, 1934)(1400x1050)

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Moment King Alexander of Yugoslavia was assassinated by Bulgarian nationalist Vlado Chernozemski in France. The assassination was organized by IMRO and Ustaše, with indirect assistance from Italy and Hungary, who had based the exiled perpetrators (October 9, 1934)(1400x1050)

Soviet people gather around a unexploded German SC-1000 bomb during the Siege of Leningrad, 1943 (1200x1019)

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Soviet people gather around a unexploded German SC-1000 bomb during the Siege of Leningrad, 1943 (1200x1019)