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

Women And Children

Though women and children are often the first to receive protection in uncertain times, sometimes the situation cannot be helped. Here, a group of Parisian mothers tries to shield their children from incoming German attacks. While everyone was trying to be helped, it was clear that children took precedent over all else. So many little lives were saved by mothers...

Extensive Damage

In this photograph, you can spy three different US army soldiers as they carefully inspect an extensively damaged and abandoned tank. The tank is likely property of the German army, left to the open when attacks came in. Wartimes meant that many supplies such as these were reused and recycled for the benefit of the effort. They probably reused this tank...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.