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| Australian A-31 Vengeance flying near Merauke, New Guinea, 23 Dec 1943 | Canadian soldier with Lee-Enfield rifle in Ortona, Italy, Dec 1943 |
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| Christmas Dance for African-American US Army soldiers of 1323rd Engineers at Negro Service Club #3, Camp Swift, Texas, United States, 23 Dec 1943 | Diamond T tank transporter of 610 Heavy Recovery Section of British Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers carrying a Bishop 25-pdr self-propelled gun of 142nd Field Regiment of British Royal Artillery, Italy, 23 Dec 1943 |
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