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Program of the Christmas holiday celebration aboard USS New Jersey, Dec 1944, page 3 of 3	Cutaway diagram of a Mark 53 VT Radio Proximity anti-aircraft fuze. The on-board wet cell battery was always called the Reserve Battery even though it was the primary power source.

Cutaway of a Mark 53 VT Radio Proximity anti-aircraft fuze showing, top to bottom, the radio transmitter/receiver, miniaturized electronics, power cell, explosive trigger safeties, and triggering charge.	Drawings of both Koryu and Kairyu submarines, copied from 'Extracts from Small Battle Units of Foreign Powers, Appendix III: Japanese Midget Submarines and Explosive Motor Boats', page 38

Exploded view of a Mark 53 VT Radio Proximity anti-aircraft fuze.	Illustration of 155 mm Gun M1 as seen in US War Department technical manual TM 9-350, 1 of 2

Illustration of 155 mm Gun M1 as seen in US War Department technical manual TM 9-350, 2 of 2	Japanese 10 Yen note, front and back

Schematic drawing of a Mark 53 VT Radio Proximity anti-aircraft fuze. The on-board wet cell battery was always called the Reserve Battery even though it was the primary power source.	Schematic of Yokosuka P1Y Ginga Navy Type 11 medium bomber, Allied Code Named 'Frances'

Technical drawing of Kübelwagen for US service guides, photo 2 of 2	US $1 bill marked for use in the Territory of Hawaii. These were regular pre-war bills overprinted so that if the islands became overrun, the money could be made instantly worthless in US markets.

Farewell message of Captain Carl Holden as he stepped down as commander of USS New Jersey, Jan 1945, page 1 of 3	Farewell message of Captain Carl Holden as he stepped down as commander of USS New Jersey, Jan 1945, page 2 of 3

Farewell message of Captain Carl Holden as he stepped down as commander of USS New Jersey, Jan 1945, page 3 of 3	Sketch made by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, United States showing paths of two Japanese special attack aircraft that made direct hits on USS Ticonderoga off Formosa (Taiwan).

Death certificate of Roza Shanina, addressed to her mother Anna Shanina, 11 Feb 1945	Six gun camera photos of a G4M2e Model 24 Tei bomber carrying MXY7 Model 11 Ohka bombs, 1945

Audie Murphy's Croix de Guerre citation, 16 Apr 1945	Telegram taken from Adolf Hitler’s bunker in Berlin, Germany addressed to Hitler from Göring dated 23 Apr 1945. According to Speer, Bormann used this telegram to finish turning Hitler against Göring.