70th Anniversary of Second World War
Polish navy soldiers and honor guards are pictured on early September 1, 2009 during ceremonies marking the anniversary of the first day of World War II at Westerplatte Monument in Gdansk.
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The Big Three, British Prime minister Winston Churchill, US president Franklin Roosevelt and Sovietic leader Stalin (From L to R) pose together in Yalta in the Crimea during WW2, 04 February 1945, where they took important decisions and carved out their own post-war zones of influence across the globe. (AFP Photo)
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An undated picture shows a placard reading "remember" to commemorate the massacre during which 643 citizens including 500 women and children were killed locked up in a church which was intentionally set on fire by Nazis 10 June 1944 in Oradour sur Glane (center of France). (AFP Photo)
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An unlocated photo taken in 1945 shows a man reading a poster saying Adolf Hitler's words "Give me five years and you will not recognize Germany again", in the middle of the ruins of a German city, after the allied forces entered Germany and ended World War II. (AFP Photo)
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A picture dated April 10 1945 of prisoners liberated by US troops from the Hanover-Harlen Nazi concentration camp. They point to a sign taken from the entrance to the camp which states that civilian visitors are strictly prohibited from entering. (AFP Photo)
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A photo released 05 October 1945 shows a huge pile of metal statues in the Zinnwerke Smelting Yard, Hamburg Docks, Germany, awaiting the judgment of the Monuments and Fine Arts Branch of the Allied Military Governments in Germany. These statues were collected by the Germans from all over Europe, in their search for copper and bronze for making armaments during World War II. (AFP Photo)
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This handout picture, released from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, taken by Yoshimi Nakamae in October 1945, shows landscape of central Hiroshima, two months after bombing of the world's first atomic bomb on August 6, 1945, A-bomb Dome is seen in center. (AFP Photo)
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US troops disembark from landing crafts during D-Day 06 June 1944 after Allied forces stormed the Normandy beaches. D-Day, 06 June 1944 is still one of the world's most gut-wrenching and consequential battles, as the Allied landing in Normandy led to the liberation of France which marked the turning point in the Western theater of World War II. (AFP Photo)
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Allied aircrews work around C-47 transport planes at an unidentified English base in this file photo taken shortly before the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. The C-47's dropped parachutists from the US 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions behind Utah Beach near Saint-Mere-Eglise 06 June 1944, during the first hours of Operation Overlord. (AFP Photo)
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Picture released in June 1981 by Soviet press agency Fotokhronika Tass with a caption reading: "Nazi standards and banners thrown on the ground in front of Lenin mausoleum during the Victory Parade in the Red Square June 24, 1945".<br><br>Hitler's Germany invaded the Soviet Union 22 June 1941. In April 1944, the USSR retook Odessa, German troops surrendered in the Crimea in May and in July the Red Army retook Minsk. 02 May 1945 Soviet troops completed the capture of Berlin. WWII in Europe was over. (AFP Photo)
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This file photo dated 02 September 1945 shows the Japanese delegation (in front) with the Allies during the signing ceremony of the Japan's unconditional surrender on the desk of the USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay. Following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrendered 02 September 1945 to Allied forces, officially ending World War II, bringing down the curtain on the costliest conflict in history. (AFP Photo)
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Red Army men escort 13 September 1944 through Moscow streets some of 57,000 German World War II prisoners captured by the Russian forces since 17 July 1944 march. Hitler's Germany invaded the Soviet Union 22 June 1941. In April 1944, the USSR retook Odessa, German troops surrendered in the Crimea in May and in July the Red Army retook Minsk. 02 May 1945 Soviet troops completed the capture of Berlin. WWII in Europe was over. (AFP Photo)
![<span class="lh16 fa fs12 fb">An undated picture shows a placard reading "remember" to commemorate the massacre during which 643 citizens including 500 women and children were killed locked up in a church which was intentionally set on fire by Nazis 10 June 1944 in Oradour sur Glane (center of France). (AFP Photo)</span>](https://drop.ndtv.com/albums/NEWS/2ndworldwar/4.jpg "<span class=\"lh16 fa fs12 fb\">An undated picture shows a placard reading "remember" to commemorate the massacre during which 643 citizens including 500 women and children were killed locked up in a church which was intentionally set on fire by Nazis 10 June 1944 in Oradour sur Glane (center of France). (AFP Photo)</span>")
![<span class="lh16 fa fs12 fb">An unlocated photo taken in 1945 shows a man reading a poster saying Adolf Hitler's words "Give me five years and you will not recognize Germany again", in the middle of the ruins of a German city, after the allied forces entered Germany and ended World War II. (AFP Photo)</span>](https://drop.ndtv.com/albums/NEWS/2ndworldwar/5.jpg "<span class=\"lh16 fa fs12 fb\">An unlocated photo taken in 1945 shows a man reading a poster saying Adolf Hitler's words "Give me five years and you will not recognize Germany again", in the middle of the ruins of a German city, after the allied forces entered Germany and ended World War II. (AFP Photo)</span>")
![<span class="lh16 fa fs12 fb">Picture released in June 1981 by Soviet press agency Fotokhronika Tass with a caption reading: "Nazi standards and banners thrown on the ground in front of Lenin mausoleum during the Victory Parade in the Red Square June 24, 1945".<br><br>Hitler's Germany invaded the Soviet Union 22 June 1941. In April 1944, the USSR retook Odessa, German troops surrendered in the Crimea in May and in July the Red Army retook Minsk. 02 May 1945 Soviet troops completed the capture of Berlin. WWII in Europe was over. (AFP Photo)</span>](https://drop.ndtv.com/albums/NEWS/2ndworldwar/16.jpg "<span class=\"lh16 fa fs12 fb\">Picture released in June 1981 by Soviet press agency Fotokhronika Tass with a caption reading: "Nazi standards and banners thrown on the ground in front of Lenin mausoleum during the Victory Parade in the Red Square June 24, 1945".<br><br>Hitler's Germany invaded the Soviet Union 22 June 1941. In April 1944, the USSR retook Odessa, German troops surrendered in the Crimea in May and in July the Red Army retook Minsk. 02 May 1945 Soviet troops completed the capture of Berlin. WWII in Europe was over. (AFP Photo)</span>")
