Images Dated 27th March 2014

Battle of Stalingrad - Aerial view of fuel stores on fire. The Battle of Stalingrad between Germany

Battle of Stalingrad - Aerial view of fuel stores on fire. The Battle of Stalingrad between Germany and the Soviet Union lasted from 17 July 1942 until 2 February 1943. The mosty brutal and bloodiest of engagements of World War II, it claimed almost 2 million casualties. It is considered to be a turning point in the war, with the Soviet union victorious

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Himmel The All-Highest has the truth spoken - the worst is behind us'. German

Himmel The All-Highest has the truth spoken - the worst is behind us'. German infantry retreating in panic before Allied infantry supported by tanks. World War I cartoon from 'Punch', London, 21 August 1918

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Fingal's Cave, best-known of the caves in the basalt stacks on the southwest coast of Staffa

Fingal's Cave, best-known of the caves in the basalt stacks on the southwest coast of Staffa, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. 69 metres long and 12 metres wide with a roof arch approximately 22 metres high this natural phenomenon was the inspiration for Felix Mendelssohn's (1809-1847) overture The Hebrides. Hand-coloured engraving published 1849

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