German troops surrender to soldiers of the 7th Armoured Division, US 1st Army, near Eschborn, Germany - April 1945. Photo by Art Media/Print Collector #ww2 #worldwar2 #eschborn #frankfurt #germany #usarmy #armoured #history

US Tanks of the 11th Armoured Division cross the Muhl River near Neufelden - Austria 4th May 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #muhlriver #austria #usarmy #tank #tanks

A German Do17Z of 9./KG76 at Cormeilles-en-Vexin aerodrome , Northern France - June 1940. Credit : Destroye83 #ww2 #worldwar2 #france #dornier #northernfrance #aerodrome #luftwaffe

A German tank crew examines an abandoned French Somua S-35 Cavalry tank during the invasion of France - June 1940 #ww2 #worldwar2 #s35 #somua #tank #france #tankcrew

Soldiers on guard duty at the Sirocco Engineering works - Belfast 1941. Photo by Public Record Office of NI. #ww2 #worldwar2 #belfast #ireland #sirocco #engineering #guardduty #history

A squadron of Lockheed P-38 Lightnings, under the command of Lt. Col. Clarence Shoop, fly across the English countryside on their way to France on D-Day, England, June 6, 1944. Photo by FPG #ww2 #p38 #worldwar2 #lightening #england #aeroplane #airplane #countryside

An RAF Hawker Typhoon 1B JP677 QC-P of 168 Squadron makes an emergency landing on Brighton beach. Piloted by F/Lt John Kielder Brown - 26th Nov 1944. Colour by : DBCOLOR #ww2 #worldwar2 #typhoon #hawker #raf #royalairforce #england #brighton #brightonbeach

US soldiers of the Headquarters Company 502nd PIR 101st Airborne Division perpare to move out towards the town of Bastogne, Belgium, 17th Dec 1944 #ww2 #worldwar2 #Bastogne #belgium #101st #101stAirborneDivision #airborne #usarmy

British soldiers man a barricade in a street in the town of Bailleul in an attempt to hold up the German advance. A few hours later the town fell - France, 15th April 1918. Photo by Paul Popper/Popperfoto #ww1 #worldwar1 #bailleul #france #britisharmy

Thomas "Red" O'Brien, of C Company, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th (Yankee) Division, tucks into a quick meal in a snow covered field near Mecher - Luxembourg, 12th Jan 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #luxembourg #belgium #101st #yankee #snow

British soldiers march through a field, past a French Potez 630 reconnaissance aircraft brought down near Braine-le-Comte, Belgium, 16th May 1940. Credit : IWM. Colour by RC #ww2 #worldwar2 #belgium #brainelecomte #potez630 #britisharmy

A German Horten Ho 229 is readied for a test flight - Germany, Feb 1945

Designed by brothers Walter and Reimar Horten, the Ho 229 was a jet-powered flying-wing aircraft developed in the final months of WW2. It was conceived to meet the ambitious “3×1000” requirement: an aircraft capable of carrying a 1,000-kilogram payload over 1,000 miles at a speed of 1,000 kilometres per hour. #ww2 #worldwar2 #horten #stealth #jetengine #history #jetfighter

A US B-17G drops food supplies over the Dutch countryside to help starving civilians. The German commander arranged a truce so that USAAF & RAF aeroplanes could drop life-saving rations - March 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #usaaf #raf #royalairforce #usairforce #holland #dutch #countryside #b17

A line of US Army trucks queue up at the entrance to a port on the south coast of England prior to being shipped to France to take part in the Invasion of Normandy - 15th June 1944. Photo by Reuben Saidman/Popperfoto #ww2 #worldwar2 #normandy #normandie #france #england #southcoast #usarmy

German soldiers use a French Renault UE Tank to carry a 37mm Pak 36 - France, date unknown Colour by RC Universe #ww2 #worldwar2 #1940s #renault #tank #pak36 #france #artillery

A member of the US 101st Airborne Division enjoys the view while lounging on the terrace of the now deserted Berghof - Berchtesgaden, 7th/8th May 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #berchtesgaden #germany #101stAirborneDivision #101st

A German Tiger I designated 142 from the 5th Panzer Army after it was destroyed with demolition charges - Tunisia, North Africa, March 1943 #ww2 #worldwar2 #tunisia #northafrica #tigertank #tiger #tank #demolition

US soldiers chop a foxhole in the frozen ground as they prepare for any signs of the enemy - Ardennes, Belgium, Dec 1944. CREDIT : LIFE Magazine #ww2 #worldwar2 #bastogne #ardennes #belgium #usarmy #battleofthebulge #winter #foxhole

RAF Hawker Hurricanes fly back to base - 1940. MK I Hurricane, serial number V6684, belonged to the 303 Polish Squadron and flown by Fl/Lt Witold Urbanowicz during the Battle of Britain carrying squadron code RF-F. CREDIT : ron_eisele #ww2 #worldwar2 #battleofbritain #hawker #hurricane #squadron #eaf #royalairforce

A British Airspeed Horsa glider brings in reinforcements during Operation Varsity - Wesel, Germany, March 1945. Paratroopers from the US Airborne Division are in the foreground. Photo by Robert Capa #ww2 #worldwar2 #wesel #germany #airborne #operationvarsity #glider