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Verwoestingen Rotterdam. The destruction of Rotterdam. Drawn by Joseph Arens on Commission from Adolf Hitler. This is a rare close-up of the devastation wrought by the Luftwaffe in Rotterdam, which was attacked without warning with heavy loss of life to the civilians.

U.S. warships pour destructions into Saipan. The big guns of a U.S. warship, part of a task force supporting the landing of American troops on Saipan Island in the Central Pacific, let go with a broadside against the entrenched enemy. In one of the most concentrated bombardments of the war, U.S. ships poured more than 5,000 tons (4,500 metric tons) of projectiles into the key Japanese base before American ...

The Allied occupation of Ambon. These shattered hulks on the beaches ofAmbon tell a sad tale of wanton destruction. NI 7247