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Frank A. Epton, a retired Chartered Accountant living in Alstonville, New South Wales before he died in February 2013, claimed that he was one of the soldiers in the background of the still image of the dancing man (the soldier without a hat). Papers and photos found in his possession during the administration of his estate support his assertion.
The aftermath of World War II saw the rise of two global superpowers, the United States (U.S.) and the Soviet Union (USSR). The aftermath of World War II was also defined by the rising threat of nuclear warfare, the creation and implementation of the United Nations as an intergovernmental organization, and the decolonization of Asia, Oceania, South America and Africa by European and East Asian ...
The first visual contact occurred at 11:30 am, April 25, in the village of Leckwitz, when First Lieutenant Arnold Kotzebue, from the 69th Infantry Division, saw a horseman, named Aitkali Alibekov, [2] riding into the courtyard of one of the houses on the central street. The patrol was on the west bank of the Elbe at 12:05, and across by 12:30.
A demob suit was a suit of civilian clothes given to a man on his demobilisation from the British armed forces at the end of the Second World War. Although the suits were of good quality, the need to clothe millions of demobilising servicemen led to supply problems that caused some men to receive suits that were not of the correct size.
Only articles eligible for Category:World War II should be placed in this subcategory. Examples include peace treaties, war reparations, post-war diplomatic negotiations. The articles should be primarily concerned with World War II and its aftermath, and not a consequence that arose in subsequent years.
Times staff photojournalists revisit our post-9/11 archives, with images from California, New York and across the country. Times staff photojournalists revisit our post-9/11 archives, with images ...
It deals with the immediate aftermath of World War II such as the widespread displacement, absence, and death of millions of people that had occurred. Part Two: Vengeance has eight chapters. It deals with the liberation of the occupied countries , the Allied occupation of the Axis in Europe , and the treatment of prisoners of war and ...
The world watched as the events of 9/11 unfolded, and many iconic images from that day still carry the same wonder and pain 15 years later.