Instead of buildings, only ruins were left behind.

1944 — The destruction of Warsaw in 1944 was primarily caused by the German forces, who were occupying the city at the time and launched a brutal military campaign against the Polish resistance fighters. The Nazis systematically destroyed much of the city, including historic landmarks, public buildings, and residential areas, and killed tens of thousands of civilians.

2023 — The town of Maryanka in eastern Ukraine has been completely destroyed by shelling from Russian occupation forces. The town is now deserted. Just a year ago, almost 10,000 people lived in Maryanka.

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1943 - Onboard a US Air Force plane, Flight nurse, Lt. Katye Swope checks on patients during the evacuation from Sicily to Africa for further treatment. Flight nurses were truly ahead of their time, operating under their own authority and outranking male surgical technicians. Prior to takeoff, a flight surgeon briefed the nurse on each patient's condition and during the flight, she was responsible for ensuring the patients' safety and comfort.

2022 - Paramedics Maria Danchyna and Olena Gerasymyuk from the "Hospitallers" battalion are providing medical assistance to wounded soldiers in a medical evacuation bus during the evacuation from the combat zone in eastern Ukraine.

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1940 - During the Blitz, the British Army used searchlight stations to spot enemy planes and guide anti-aircraft fire. These stations were strategically placed throughout the country and were manned by soldiers and volunteers. The searchlights were powerful enough to illuminate targets up to 20 miles away and were a key part of the UK's defense against German air raids.

2023 - Ukrainian servicemen in Kyiv are using searchlights to search for drones in the sky above the city. Modern air defense systems that utilize radar and missiles are not effective against low-cost mass-produced drones. The use of searchlights and anti-aircraft guns to combat drones feels reminiscent of the tactics used during World War II.

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1944 — Parisians congregated at Place de la Concorde following the liberation of the city in August 25 to view a captured Nazi Panther tank on display.

2022 — People look at Russian armored military vehicles that were destroyed in fights with the Ukrainian army, displayed on Khreshchatyk street, in downtown Kyiv, ahead of the Independence Day, August 20.


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„All Quiet on the Eastern Front“

1917 — On the battlefield during the third battle of Ypres. The rain continued for three weeks. Soldiers struggled through heavy, sticky mud that reached up to their waists. Men, horses, tanks and other vehicles literally drowned in the mud. Photos have become the embodiment of the battle and the entire World War I.

2022 — On the battlefield near Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine. Brutal fighting has been going on for Bakhmut since August. The sight of trenches, endless mud and mass destruction is reminiscent of World War I, but that's the reality in Ukraine today.

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1941 - British Matilda tanks are loaded onto a ship for transportation to the Soviet Union at the port of Liverpool. On October 13, the convoy's ships set sail for the USSR, and on October 30, they delivered the equipment to the harbor of Arkhangelsk. One of the first British convoys of Lend-Lease to the Soviet Union. Some 40% of the tanks defending Moscow from the Nazi invasion in December 1941 were British.

2023 - The first shipment of Bradley armoured fighting vehicles from the US port of North Charleston is being loaded onto a ship for delivery to Ukraine. Deliveries of military equipment are being made to aid Ukraine in its defense against Russian invasion.

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August 18, 1941 - Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Station was destroyed by Red Army without prior evacuation of the population. The explosion of 20 tons of explosives on dam created a breach measuring 175 meters in length and 21 meters in height, resulting in a nearly 6-meter wave rushing downstream and causing the destruction of buildings in the coastal zone. Explosion was intended to halt the advance of German forces. Although it did not affect the German army's progress, it led to the death of over 20,000 civilians and Red Army soldiers who were located downstream.

June 6, 2023 - Russian troops detonated the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Station on the Dnieper River. This act of military aggression has led to the largest European ecological catastrophe in decades. There are 80 populated areas within the affected zone, and 40,000 people require evacuation. Water from Kakhovka reservoir was used for cooling the reactors of a nearby nuclear power plant.

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In September 1992, band Pearl Jam threw a free concert in Seattle's Magnusson Park with more than 70,000 in attendance.

During the show, lead singer Eddie Vedder performed a death-defying feat. He climbed the stage scaffolding with 100 feet of microphone cable trailing behind him, looped it over the top, rappelled down, and swung out over the audience.

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