I love History var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26360186-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @operationbarbarossa)http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f9e9b8230f3f34448428e130e671750f/tumblr_momd3vlOPF1qasw04o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e6dbe5da9a1934102ad5bff03d874b1c/tumblr_momd3vlOPF1qasw04o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>German propaganda leaflets dropped over Allied front lines in Italy - February 1945</p>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/53328431880http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/53328431880Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:47:55 -0500WWIIHistoryPropaganda1945Third ReichItalyAllied Troops in ItalyBlack and White<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e2a278fc07bad4998e0d3eb23a95a17c/tumblr_moi7f7aLIM1qasw04o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>US troops on the move in Tunis, Tunisia - May 1943</p>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/53161966843http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/53161966843Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:18:41 -0500WWIIHistoryTunisiaUS Army1943TunisNorth African Campaign<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/75086b433f9c9e8079506eaef9e6bd67/tumblr_mny9zmKmPR1qasw04o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Canadian troops after the landing on Juno Beach; Normandy - 6 June 1944</p>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/53109562408http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/53109562408Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:14:14 -0500WWIIHistoryInvasion of Normandy1944D-DayCanadians at War<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_52986903914" src="http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52986903914/audio_player_iframe/operationbarbarossa/tumblr_moet9nbwaP1qasw04?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Foperationbarbarossa%2F52986903914%2Ftumblr_moet9nbwaP1qasw04" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52986903914http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52986903914Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:59:55 -0500not historyMusicThe NeighbourhoodI'm SorrySweater Weathertoo lazy right now to look for content<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/72d3bd0ff255aaaf1329fa8ccc0777d0/tumblr_mob9vnd1Hf1qasw04o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A family stands amid the ruined buildings in Nuremberg after the Allied bombings; Germany - 20 April 1945</p> <p><em>Photo by Robert Capa</em></p>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52839913451http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52839913451Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:04:35 -0500WWIIHistoryRobert CapaNurembergGermany1945repost..whateverThird ReichNazi GermanyBlack and White<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0c2ec514aafec2b5b91f68ab0024f482/tumblr_mo7bvbKa7O1qasw04o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a53a4eb340b91dd1025c036c9db77ae5/tumblr_mo7bvbKa7O1qasw04o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p id="story_continues_3">A Dornier Do-17 aircraft, believed to be the last existing craft of its kind, was raised from the bottom of the English Channel earlier today - 10 June 2013</p> <blockquote> <p id="story_continues_3"><em>The aircraft was a mainstay of the German bomber fleets during the Battle of Britain in 1940. The wreck is believed to be aircraft call-sign 5K-AR, shot down on 26 August that year at the height of the battle.</em></p> <p><em>Two of the four crew members died and were buried elsewhere, and two - including the pilot - survived to become prisoners of war.</em></p> <p><em>(<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22846645">Read more</a>)<br/></em></p> </blockquote>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52665638402http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52665638402Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:57:11 -0500WWIIHistoryLuftwaffeDornier Do-17AviationToday in HistoryThird Reich<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/df6b4a602231e0fe1f4b7a05b9dd806c/tumblr_mnyc1uaDhG1qasw04o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>American reinforcements disembark from LCT-538 on Omaha Beach - 6 June 1944</p>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52352753498http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52352753498Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:19:56 -0500WWIIHistoryD-DayInvasion of NormandyLCT-538Omaha Beach<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a61975fb23efb6edd43e7aabd837a080/tumblr_mny9t97wC01qasw04o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Canadian troops arrive on Juno Beach near Berniers-Sur-Mer; Normandy, France - 6 June 1944</p>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52342807707http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52342807707Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:05:52 -0500WWIICanadians at WarHistoryD-DayJuno BeachNormandy1944<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b290d7156e16d557fd8850d4302b016d/tumblr_mnyblsvrKs1qasw04o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><em>Crossed rifles in the sand are a comrade’s tribute to this American soldier who sprang ashore from a landing barge and died at the barricades of Western Europe.</em></p> </blockquote> <p>A US soldier, greeted by death upon his arrival at the shores of Normandy - 6 June 1944</p>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52342057131http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52342057131Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:55:32 -0500WWIIHistoryD-DayInvasion of Normandy1944<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/eec3d8fa78912a9ba3f0c5a9443aed5e/tumblr_mny3goebvx1qasw04o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5441fb27ab6934c7144eb17dca7c077e/tumblr_mny3goebvx1qasw04o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c23f2caeb49f0ef1e644986cdd01254e/tumblr_mny3goebvx1qasw04o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ac50137af81c25d2d8748a44507657d6/tumblr_mny3goebvx1qasw04o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/09c7efae2c9654cd0495841a3dfc5739/tumblr_mny3goebvx1qasw04o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/be83a0ea01b39b87fa914bbda29f71d9/tumblr_mny3goebvx1qasw04o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/eca2f7d6e26bebc448fa2e7a46230c8d/tumblr_mny3goebvx1qasw04o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8e86bf835bd52f115c00df02c7a95bfa/tumblr_mny3goebvx1qasw04o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/53a079fbcdfd0a63d5e9dbcce963077c/tumblr_mny3goebvx1qasw04o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>On 6 June 1944, the Allied forces opened up a second front in Normandy to liberate France from the German occupation. 90,000 Allied troops landed on the Omaha Beach, codename for Coleville-Sur-Mer. Many were killed by German troops but the Allies managed to defeat the Germans, thus liberating France in the coming months.</p> <p>Robert Capa, a war correspondent and photographer for LIFE magazine, landed with E Company of the 16th Regiment, 1st Infantry Division on Easy Red Sector of Omaha Beach to photograph the landing. For 90 minutes during the first wave of landings, Capa used four rolls of 35mm film to take his 106 photos which he delivered to a darkroom assistant for development. Unfortunately, too much heat was used to dry the negatives, the emulsions melted and ran down. Only eleven photographs  survived. Here are nine.</p> <p><em>Photos by Robert Capa / Magnum Photos</em></p>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52325719370http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52325719370Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:09:03 -0500WWIID-DayInvasion of NormandyHistoryRobert CapaOmaha Beach1st Infantry Division16th Infantry Regiment1944Black and WhiteLIFE Magazine<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcqm24BA9V1qasw04o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>An aerial view of Utah Beach on D-Day</p> <p><em>Photo from the June 2002 issue of National Geographic</em></p>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52323000713http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52323000713Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:33:03 -0500WWIIHistoryReblogD-Day1944Utah BeachNational Georgraphic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5db1ba2e7d9a45e298c36d378445e1ea/tumblr_mesqh2TgwB1qasw04o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A B-26 Marauder of the 454th Bombardment Squadron, 323rd Bombardment Group of the US 9th Air Force drops its bombs on the Cherbourg Peninsula near Utah Beach on D-Day at 6:17am - 6 June 1944</p>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52315332330http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52315332330Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:46:50 -0500rebloggin myselfWWIIHistoryInvasion of Normandy1944Aviation<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6e64dbe3b984aa5ade224c8ba4854fc7/tumblr_mny9yb350A1qasw04o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>US troops of the 1st Infantry Division leaving the port of Weymouth, England en route to Omaha Beach in Normandy - June 1944</p> <p><em>Photo by Robert Capa</em></p>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52306549114http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52306549114Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:22:19 -0500WWIIHistoryRobert CapaInvasion of NormandyD-Day19441st Infantry Division<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4844be82a22c881ddb2f9ca911a59cd2/tumblr_mnyckt9B3l1qasw04o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/be0017d979de4affe3dcb3421323211c/tumblr_mnyckt9B3l1qasw04o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Paratroopers of the 508th PIR, 82nd Airborne Division, adjust their parachutes prior to their jump behind enemy lines near Utah Beach - 5 June 1944</p>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52299874723http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52299874723Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:58:00 -0500HistoryWWIIInvasion of Normandy82nd Airborne DivisionParatroopers1944DDay<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2d3b869a2cfd83104b46a13ad5e5c463/tumblr_mnya3zNRkX1qasw04o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Allied troops in landing craft boarding ships on their way to the beach landings of Normandy on the eve of D-Day in the harbor of Weymouth, England - 5 June 1944</p> <p><em>Photo by Robert Capa</em></p>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52295648480http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52295648480Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:09:31 -0500WWIIHistoryD-DayWeymouthEnglandRobert CapaInvasion of Normandy1944<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f6d553c053cb644346bd325cb15810ca/tumblr_mnyak36cH51qasw04o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>An RAF Spitfire Mk. IX receives its D-Day invasion stripes; Tangmere, Sussex, England - 5 June 1944</p> <p><strong>On D-Day, Allied forces put 3,467 heavy bombers, 1,645 medium bombers and 5,409 fighters into the air. Not a single one was shot down by the Luftwaffe (or by the lack of German air power). 113 aircraft would be lost to flak batteries.</strong></p>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52275637844http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52275637844Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:45:54 -0500WWIIInvasion of NormandyRAFSpitfire1944AviationEnglandHistoryRoyal Air ForceD-DayTangmereSussex<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5d295fb295afc8831d6ecd538162aa14/tumblr_mfbcrtzMmz1qasw04o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>US soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division in England prior to the Normandy Invasion - June 1944</p>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52260829960http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52260829960Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:29:55 -0500rebloggin myselfWWIIHistoryInvasion of NormandyGET READY1st Infantry DivisionUS Army<p>Prepare yourselves for D-Day posts all day tomorrow. Just like last year.</p>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52256071782http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52256071782Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:23:20 -0500posting my favorite shittoo fuckin bad if you don't want to see any<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/76cd028d7c784b421d5ef2ad11b9862f/tumblr_mnulk81h1S1qasw04o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A Wehrmacht soldier turns in his rifle to a Canadian soldier; IJmuiden, Netherlands - 11 May 1945</p>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52110775877http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/52110775877Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:57:44 -0500WWIIHistoryWehrmachtCanadians at WarIJmuidenNetherlandsHolland1945RiflesGunsFirearms<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4f792bc59136c7d3314fef8d9529d711/tumblr_mnlcf5RHTY1qasw04o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Adolf with Helga Goebbels</p>http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/51993667487http://operationbarbarossa.tumblr.com/post/51993667487Sun, 02 Jun 2013 14:51:39 -0500Adolf HitlerHelga GoebbelsHitlerHistoryNSDAPThird Reichalways one of my favoritesVintageBlack and WhiteNazi