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A Republican soldier poses with the eclectic collection of equipment that would become emblematic of the Spanish civil war. Location and date unknown, however an educated guess would be defensive positions around Madrid sometime in early-mid 1937.

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Soviet infantryman during the battle of Stalingrad, late 1942.

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Collecting mentioned memes

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Posed up

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Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan wearing Civil War era uniforms.

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A Soviet soldier getting a haircut under what appears to be dangerous conditions.

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Feliz Navidad, Bon Nadal, and Eguberri on, have a happy holiday everyone!

“Christmas Day was a holiday and the news from Teruel certainly gave us something to celebrate.

the Americans and Canadians also received parcels from similar organisations in their countries. Each of our parcels contained tea, sugar, cocoa, chocolate, cigarettes, toothpaste, razor-blades, two Penguin novels and a Christmas card signed by Harry Pollitt.

we had a special meal – soup, half an egg, boiled fowl with potatoes and stewed plums and custard. And a double ration of wine!”

- James R Jump, 16th battalion, XV International Brigade

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Republican Assault Guards (Cuerpo de Seguridad y Asalto) during the Spanish Civil War.

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An exceedingly rare appearance of a 6Б1 in-theater

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A Landsturm sentry wearing a heavy fur-lined overcoat as he poses for a memento photograph to send home to friends and relatives.

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World War I poster with the messages, "They Signal, 'Send Books'," and "Good Books left at the Public Library will be sent 'Over There' and to Our Men in Camp Everywhere." The poster shows black and red drawings of soldiers and sailors who are using flag semaphore to send a message. Small printed text in the lower right corner shows "The H. C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y." 1917

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Russian Marines rescue the crew of the MV Moscow University from unidentified pirates 500 miles off the cost of Somalia, 5-6 May 2010.