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Nerves of Steel 1940 — Lieutenant Robert Davies of the bomb disposal unit stands on a 1200-pound German time bomb (to keep the point from the ground) as members of his unit hoist it up from the grounds of the hospital in London. 2022 — Ukrainian demining team defuse 500-kg Russian aircraft bomb that did not detonate when it landed on an apartment building in March 4 in Kharkiv. 🔴 2022 - Russia’s War in Ukraine, in Context @facethenation

1940 — A soldier home on leave from the British Expeditionary Force, says goodbye to his baby son at the evacuation point in Greater London during World War II. 2022 — A Ukrainian police officer says goodbye to his son as his family flees from advancing russian troops, in the town of Irpin outside Kyiv, March 8. 🔴 2022 - Russia’s War in Ukraine, in Context @facethenation

1943 — Nazi German soldiers after the capture of Zhytomyr in north-west Ukraine during counterattack by the Wehrmacht towards Kyiv. 2022 — Russian soldiers walks along a street in Mariupol under occupation after a three-months siege and heavy shelling that virtually wiped out the city. 🔴 2022 - Russia’s War in Ukraine, in Context @facethenation

1940 — Reusel, like many other Netherlands 🇳🇱 towns, such as Rotterdam, was destroyed by German air force during World War II. 2016 — A man rides a bicycle near buildings damaged by a Russian airstrike in the rebel-held al-Sukkari neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria 🇸🇾 on October 19. 2022 — A man rides a bicycle through the rubble after Russian attack in Mariupol, Ukraine 🇺🇦 🔴 2022 - Russia’s War in Ukraine, in Context @facethenation

1943 — Germany's mechanized infantry on a Sd.Kfz. 251 armoured half-track with swastika flag, at the eastern front. The Germans used swastika flag to identify armor for the Nazi German Air Force. 2022 — Russian army troops are seen atop of an armoured vehicle with the symbol of russian military invasion aggression "Z" painted on its side during the battle for Mariupol. 🔴 2022 - Russia’s War in Ukraine, in Context @facethenation

1941 — Northern Ireland woman Denise Weston Austin kept a baby elephant in her backyard. She took a elephant🐘namedSheila home everyday from Belfast Zoo to keep it from being destroyed during the Belfast Blitz. The Belfast Blitz consisted of four German air raids on strategic targets in the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland, in April and May 1941, causing high casualties. Both would survive the bombs of the Luftwaffe and live long after the end of World War II. 2022 — Animal keeper Kyrylo Trantin comforts an elephant🐘namedHorace at the Kyiv Zoo on March 1. With his enormous ears and sensitive disposition, Horace is particularly vulnerable to loud noises. So a staff member moves into the elephant’s enclosure with him each night, sleeping beside him to comfort him during any loud bangs. When he wakes up in distress, they feed him apples and chat to him until they sense he’s relaxed. 👉 How to support Kyiv Zoo and animals 🔴 2022 - Russia’s War in Ukraine, in Context @facethenation

1941 — Firefighters putting out a blaze in London after an air raid during The Blitz. The bombing campaigns of World War II put a massive strain on firefighters. For British fire crews, the most intense period came during the Blitz of 1940 and the most intense bombing in London. 2022 — Ukrainian firefighters work in an apartment building after russian attack. On March 15, artillery strikes hit the Svyatoshynskyi district of western Kyiv, adjacent to the suburb of Irpin, which has seen some of the worst battles of the war. 🔴 2022 - Russia’s War in Ukraine, in Context @facethenation

1943 — View of the destroyed Kharkiv. Kharkiv was captured four times and on August 23, 1943 the city was finally liberated from Nazi occupation. In four of the battles for Kharkiv the Soviet Union and Germany lost more people than at any other time in the history of World War II, including Stalingrad and Berlin. 2022 — View shows buildings damaged by relentless shelling during russian invasion in Ukraine. Many streets have been turned into a mush of steel and concrete. Although Ukraine pushed russian forces back from Kharkiv in a successful counterattack, russian troops are holding on in the north and are still close enough to continue shelling the outskirts of the country’s second-largest city. 🔴 2022 - Russia’s War in Ukraine, in Context @facethenation

September 17, 1944 — A police officer examines the remains of a V2 rocket that hit London. More than 1500 Nazi V2s were fired at United Kingdom during World War II. February 25, 2022 — A Ukrainian army soldier inspects fragments of a downed aircraft in Kyiv. Russia fired more than 2000 missiles at Ukraine during four-month russian invasion. 🔴 2022 - Russia’s War in Ukraine, in Context @facethenation

1944 — A building in Warsaw, Poland 🇵🇱 is hit with a giant German Nazi mortar shell during World War II. The skyscraper that became the symbol of the Warsaw Uprising. 2022 — An apartment building explodes after being hit by a shell from a russian army tank marked with “Z” sign in Mariupol, Ukraine. 🔴 2022 - Russia’s War in Ukraine, in Context @facethenation

February 23, 1945 — during some of the bloodiest fighting of World War II, the Battle of Iwo Jima, six Marines planted the U.S. flag 🇺🇸 at the summit of Mount Suribachi. Iwo Jima, a tiny volcanic island located in the Pacific about 700 miles southeast of Japan, was to be a base for fighter aircraft and an emergency-landing site for bombers. The battle for control of Iwo Jima lasted 36 days. April 3, 2022 — Ukrainian soldier celebrate at a checkpoint in the outskirts of capital of Ukraine, Kyiv 🇺🇦. The russian government did not expect heavy resistance from the Ukrainian population. After nearly 40 days of fierce hostilities, the russian occupiers were defeated near Kyiv. The fight for the capital was intense, leaving suburbs destroyed. 🔴 2022 - Russia’s War in Ukraine, in Context @facethenation

So crazy how history repeats as if we haven't learned over the millions of deaths since World War II 1943 — Destroyed buildings in Ukrainian port city Mariupol after the occupation by Nazi Germany. During World War II, the city was under German military occupation from October 8, 1941 to September 10, 1943. The Nazis killed 10,000 civilians in Mariupol. 2022 — The russian occupiers murdered more than 20,000 Mariupol residents. Russia's assault on Mariupol has damaged or destroyed 100% of buildings in the besieged port city. 🔴 2022 - Russia’s War in Ukraine, in Context @facethenation