Unearthed World War II Pictures Show A Never-Before-Seen Side of History

Siege of Leningrad

This is a ghastly image depicting the Siege of Leningrad. The Siege Of Leningrad caused an estimated total of 1.5 million deaths during the two year period. This is largely due to the lack of food and water provided. Now known as Saint Petersburg, this military blockade became one of the longest and most destructive in all of human history. It is sometimes considered its own genocide. 

Saving Space

World War II was considered to be huge money guzzling machine for almost every nation. Afterward, anything that had been used previously was reused and then reused again. For instance, several war-torn airplanes were destroyed and used to repair other planes. This was a concerted effort to maximize the number of working planes by being creative with the scraps. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.