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Info: The Philippine Falange, or Spanish National Assemblies, were spanish-filipinos who were in support of Francisco Franco. Founded in 1936 [The Philippine Falange] by Andrés Soriano, it was a branch of the Spanish Falange. Source(s): Spanish Falange in the Philippines, 1936-1945, Volume 43, Number 1, Florentino Rodao, University of Tokyo, 1994 TAGS: [Nazi] [Fascist] [Philippines] [Colourised]
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Info: A Nazi officer [left], an Imperial Japanese Army Officer [right], and Finnish Officers [back] pose for a photo during their visit to the front lines. - Finland, April, 1943. Decorations: German Colonel’s ribbons left-right: Japanese Major’s ribbons left-right: Finnish Major’s ribbons left-right: Source(s): TAGS: [WW2] [Axis] [Nazi] [Colourised]
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Info: Photograph from the main eastern theater of war (Battle of Schrute Farms), the Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862. Lt. James Washington, a Confederate prisoner, with Capt. George A. Custer of the 5th US Cavalry (Union), Fair Oaks, Virginia. Custer found his West Point classmate wounded on the battlefield, arranged for medical treatment, and then insisted on having a photo taken together. Source(s): Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. No. 0068.・ https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018666176/ TAGS: [American Civil War] [The United States of America] [Confederacy] [The Union]
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Info: A sign the Germans left in Muonio, Lapland, Finland. It reads, "As thanks for not demonstrating brothers in arms", though the much better expressed and humorous translation is a passive aggressive, "Thank you for not being with us, here are some land mines." Source(s): Wikipedia, Lapland War, 19 September 1944 – 27 April 1945・https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapland_War TAGS: [Finland] [WW2]
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Info: Women railroad workers employed as wipers having lunch in the roundhouse rest room. Workers of the Chicago & North Western Transportation Company Railroad in Clinton, Iowa, April, 1943. Source(s): Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information color slides and transparencies collection (Library of Congress) ・https://www.loc.gov/resource/fsac.1a34808/ TAGS: [The United States of America] [Female]
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Info: Andrés Soriano, second to last in the right hand side, and many other members of the Philippine Falange, does the Roman salute, or Fascist salute, in support of Francisco Franco, Manila, 1938. Source(s): Spanish Falange in the Philippines, 1936-1945, Volume 43, Number 1, Florentino Rodao, University of Tokyo, 1994 Men of the Philippines : a biographical record of men of substantial achievement in the Philippine islands, George Ferguson Mitchell Nellist, Sugar News, Manila, 1931 http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HXKUAhg7jew/UG83jUliZ8I/AAAAAAAAA_U/AEp6pTcyhJY/s1600/manilafalangists.jpg TAGS: [Philippines] [Fascist]
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Info: Léo Major was a Canadian-French soldier who was the only Canadian to receive the Distinguished Conduct Medal twice in two different wars. [Note]: On an unrelated note this guy is an absolute chad. I encourage you to read up on him because I'm not great at telling his story in an epic way. Source(s): Léo Major, Wikipedia・https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Major TAGS: [WWII] [Canada] [Korean War]
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Info: Kapyong Valley, Korea. 1952-04-15. 5/1479 Private L. J. Best of Sniper Section, Brigade Headquarters, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) displaying the Sniperscope which is attached to a .30 calibre Carbine (US Pat.). The scope is battery operated and the battery is carried in the pack on his back. Source: Australian War Memorial, Kapyong Valley, Korea. 1952-04-15. 5/1479 Private L. J. Best of Sniper Section, Brigade ・https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C276874?image=1 TAGS: [Korean War] [Australia] [Sniper]
