WW2 in Colour

WW2 in Colour is dedicated to bringing the Second World War to life through rare colour video footage, colour photographs, and artefacts.

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Japanese prisoners of war play baseball at Guam Prisoner of War Stockade, Guam, Mariana Islands, 1945.

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A German StuG III Ausf. G assault gun belonging to StuG-Brig. 210 (Assault Gun Brigade 210) moves past the positions of 1. Marine-Infanterie-Division (1st Naval Infantry Division) in Zehden, Germany (now Cedynia, Poland), February 1945. via @waralbum_ru

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Tropicalized Messerschmitt Bf 109 E 7

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The Aircraft Restoration Company's Lysander Mk IIIA at the #IWMDuxford. #aviationphotography #aviationdaily

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Personnel and equipment of the 1st Infantry Division of the US Army (the "Big Red One") aboard the LCT (Landing Craft, Tank) "Channel Fever" before the start of Operation Overlord, June 1944. Via @waralbum_ru

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Three Fallschirmjäger and a motorcyclist wearing a coverall drillich and gauntlets, are poised on a BMW R75 and sidecar on the Route de Rouen in Grand-Bourgtheroulde, during the retreat from Normandy, late August 1944.

(Photo source - NARA)

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Troops of the 6th Royal Frontier Force Rifles, 62nd Indian Infantry Brigade, 19th Indian Infantry Division, in a Universal carrier in the village of Frisa, Province of Chieti, Italy. 14 December 1943.
© IWM NA 9807

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B-24 bombers pictured travelling to the Romanian oil fields of Ploesti to take part in Operation Tidalwave, a low-level raid against a critical source of fuel for the Axis. The raid took place on 1st August 1943. 54 of the 178 bombers that took part failed to return.

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80 years ago today, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. USS Arizona explodes as a bomb hits her forward magazine. December 7, 1941. Via /u/DiosMioMan63 on reddit.

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Troops of the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division, in action in the streets of Geilenkirchen, Germany, November/December 1944.
© IWM BU 1335

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Two weeks ago today I had the great fortune to attend a viewing of the new Second World War and Holocaust galleries at @I_W_M. The new galleries are absolutely spectacular, and truly essential viewing. Thanks for a great evening @KHClem, @VikkiHawkins28, and @asthiggins

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Twitter I need your help! I'm making myself a website, but which URL should I pick?

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Air raid on Japanese Naval base at Kure. Heavy flak as US aircraft attack ships and installations, 18 March 1945. Picture taken by aircraft from USS Hornet (CV12).

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To celebrate #VEDay75 today from 3:30pm UK time there will be a DJ playing 40's swing and big band jazz live at https://t.co/OYZmbD3RUp

Sounds like a fine way to spend a #BankHolidayFriday afternoon!

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Eloise J. Ellis, senior supervisor in the Assembly and Repairs Department at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, August 1942. Courtesy of @librarycongress #WWII

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Original Caption: "P-51 "Mustang" fighter in flight, Inglewood, California. The "Mustang", built by North American Aviation, Incorporated, is the only American-built fighter used by the Royal Air Force of Great Britain". October 1942. Courtesy of the @librarycongress #WWII

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A Macchi C.200 Saetta (Lightning) of the Regia Aeronautica being loaded with ammunition, c. 1940-1943 #WWII

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A German sniper in the Soviet Union, circa 1942. He is armed with a Mauser K98k equipped with a telescopic sight. #WWII