[PIC GALLERY] WW2 Then & Now

Ruins in Rigaer Straße street, in Friedrichshain district, Berlin, 1945.
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Japanese soldiers parading through Fullerton Square, Singapore, during the occupation of 1942 to 1945. And the same spot today [with a few palm trees].

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The U.S. military unleashes it's fury on Iejima as part of the Okinawa campaign of 1 April - 22 June, 1945. The pictures are from NHK World documentary, The Battle of Okinawa.

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U.S. Marines shelter behind the walls of Shuri Castle, Okinawa, 1945.

In 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa, the castle was almost completely destroyed. Beginning in 1992, the central citadel and walls were largely reconstructed on the original site based on historical records, photographs, and memory. [Wiki]

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U.S. Marine Corps, 8th Regimental Combat Team, landing on Iheya-jima, Okinawa, Japan, 3 June 1945. The amphibious vehicles are LVT-4 Water Buffalos.

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Japanese Type 97 ‘Te-Ke’ light tanks, parade in front of the Philippines Legislature Building in Manila, after the city's capture in January 1942. The building is now The National Museum of Fine Arts, Manila.

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