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Honor the WWII Veteran in Your Life by Better Understanding Their Roots, Thanks to AncestryDNA

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Go Behind the Lens of That Famous V-J Day Kiss in Times Square

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Adolf Eichmann in Israel: Portraits of a Nazi War Criminal

Aerial view of a DC-4 passenger plane flying over midtown Manhattan. An almost identical photograph from this shoot was published in the June 19, 1939, issue of LIFE. history

The Best of LIFE: 37 Years in Pictures

An American tank moves past another gun carriage which slid off an icy road in the Ardennes Forest during the Battle of the Bulge, Dec. 20, 1944. history

Battle of the Bulge: Rare Photos From Hitler’s Last Gamble

Liri Valley, on the road to Rome, 1944. history

World War II in Color: The Italian Campaign and the Road to Rome

Two pilots (Flying Officer Albert Gerald Lewis on right, unidentified flyer at left) between flights during the Battle of Britain, RAF Fighter Command airfield, 1940. history

Remembering ‘The Few’: Photos of the Young Pilots Who Saved England

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Before and After D-Day: Color Photos From England and France

Hiroshima streetcar, September, 1945. history

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Photos From the Ruins

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The Photo That Won World War II: ‘Dead Americans at Buna Beach,’ 1943

Captured Polish soldiers, 1939. history

World War II Erupts: Color Photos From the Invasion of Poland, 1939

Hitler observes military maneuvers in St. Polten, Austria, in the spring of 1939. people

Hitler, His Inner Circle and Assorted Hangers-On: Color Photos

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