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Bombs falling astern of Ark Royal during Battle of Cape Spartivento, 27 Nov 1940	Italian cruiser Bolzano, during the Battle of Cape Spartivento, 27 Nov 1940

German Do 17 bomber and British Spitfire fighter in the sky over Britain, Dec 1940	Greek soldier with Mannlicher-Schönauer rifle, Albania, late 1940

Greek troops with St. Étienne Mle 1907 machine gun and Berthier rifle, Dinardic Alps, Albania, late 1940	Directive No. 21 'Fall Barbarossa', 18 Dec 1940, page 1 of 9

Directive No. 21 'Fall Barbarossa', 18 Dec 1940, page 2 of 9	Directive No. 21 'Fall Barbarossa', 18 Dec 1940, page 3 of 9

Directive No. 21 'Fall Barbarossa', 18 Dec 1940, page 4 of 9	Directive No. 21 'Fall Barbarossa', 18 Dec 1940, page 5 of 9

Directive No. 21 'Fall Barbarossa', 18 Dec 1940, page 6 of 9	Directive No. 21 'Fall Barbarossa', 18 Dec 1940, page 7 of 9

Directive No. 21 'Fall Barbarossa', 18 Dec 1940, page 8 of 9	Directive No. 21 'Fall Barbarossa', 18 Dec 1940, page 9 of 9; note Hitler's signature

Matilda tank of the UK 7th Royal Tank Regiment in North Africa, 19 Dec 1940	25-Pounder Mark II gun of Sergeant Pearse of 1st Battery, A Troop, Australian 2/1st Field Artillery Regiment bombarding Bardia, Libya, 29 Dec 1940

St. Paul's Cathedral during the great raid on London, England, United Kingdom, 29 Dec 1940	Map showing military installations and troops dispositions on Iwo Jima, Japan, 14 Sep 1944

A mother and a young girl in a subway tunnel shelter, London, England, United Kingdom, 1940-1945	A platoon sergeant of the US 4th Marine Regiment instructs Filipino cadets in the use of a Lewis machine gun, Philippine Islands, circa 1941