WW2 Photographs in Color | World War II Database

2,195 items in this album on 110 pages.


Japanese General Iwane Matsui marching into Nanjing, China, 17 Dec 1937, photo 2 of 3	A Bf 109 being serviced, circa late 1930s

Adolf Hitler saluting a crowd, Germany, circa 1930s	Ar 196 A-5 aircraft at rest on water in a port, circa late 1930s

Hitler Youth recruitment poster, date unknown	Ju 87 resting at an airfield, circa late 1930s

Miklós Horthy and Adolf Hitler observing German Navy submarines, 1938	Trans Canada Airlines 14H2 passenger aircraft, circa 1938

US Marine Corps Lieutenant Dewolf Schatzel leading the final salute of the Mounted Detachment at the American Legation, Yongdingmen gate, Beiping, China, 22 Feb 1938	An unidentified synagogue burning during Kristallnacht, Germany, 10 Nov 1938

Battleship USS Nevada at anchor at Lahaina Roads, Territory of Hawaii, pre-war. Note SOC Seagull scout aircraft on Nevada’s catapults.	Close up of a Bf 109 fighter's nose, circa late 1930s

Douglas TBD Devastator of Torpedo Squadron VT-5 at North Island, San Diego, California, United States, circa 1939.	Large German flag painted on the roof of the German embassy in Chongqing, China to alert against Japanese bombers, circa 1939

Warming up a He 111 bomber's engine, circa late 1930s or early 1940s	Whirlwind in flight, circa late 1930s

Submarine USS Swordfish shortly after launching at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1 Apr 1939	United States submarine Swordfish on the ways at Mare Island Naval Shipyard on the day of her launching, 1 Apr 1939

Typed script of the radio address King George VI of the United Kingdom delivered announcing Britain’s entry into the war with Germany, Buckingham Palace, London, England, UK, Sept 3, 1939. Page 1 of 2.	Typed script of the radio address King George VI of the United Kingdom delivered announcing Britain’s entry into the war with Germany, Buckingham Palace, London, England, UK, Sept 3, 1939. Page 2 of 2.