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Riding on an exposed vehicle in the Russian Winter, here a combination motorcycle, required protective clothing. This Kradfahrer wears a sentry’s fur-lined overcoat, heavy mittens, the fur-lined cap of the reversible winter suit, which is no doubt being worn beneath the overcoat, and a gas-mask for face protection. The air filter canister has been removed from the gas-mask 38. Special extra eyepiece lens were issued for cold weather to prevent fogging by creating an airspace between the two lens.

This U-boat crewman looks thoroughly unpleased with the situation. Patrols could be anywhere from 3 weeks to 6 months and during that time the crew were not able to bathe, shave or change their clothes regularly. The space to live in was small, the working condition were really bad, fumes and smog everywhere. It’s not difficult to imagine how unpleasant life would be for someone who had not taken a bath or had a proper change of clothing for six months.

However, the crew of German U-boats were treated like royalty when they docked because of the difficulty of their jobs. Upon docking, the crew filed out on shore leave and were generally given whatever they wanted while a cleaning crew scrubbed the submarine from top to bottom

The distance between the two of them is too close. The worker has his hands not hanging loose, but slightly raised as though preparing to make a move. Meanwhile, the supervisor has that one hand at the collar of her dress like she’s trying to slightly spread it more and draw attention to her chest. The scene just screams sexual tension. Or, since it’s a factory, it’s just really loud and they have to be close to hear what the hell the other person is saying. And everything else is a happy coincidence.

Soviet efforts to expand social, political and economic opportunities for women constitute the earliest and perhaps most far-reaching attempt ever undertaken to transform the status and role of women. The early Soviet regime ensued a policy of pushing more women into urban industrial employment these policies were ideological driven, and political or economical. During Joseph Stalin’s rule the number of women working increased from 24 percent of the workforce in 1928 to 39 percent in 1940. In the period 1940–1950 women were 92 percent of new entrants in employment; this is mostly due to the exodus of the males who fought during World War II.

Guardian Angels first made an appearance on the New York subway in 1979 in an attempt to quell rising levels of violence. As in all of New York, crime was rampant in the subway in the 1970s. Thefts, robberies, shootings and killings became more frequent. The subway cars were very often graffiti-painted or vandalism-damaged both inside and outside.

As the New York City Police Department was completely overwhelmed, the public reacted with unease, and the subway was deliberately avoided. Around 1980, the reliability of the vehicles was a tenth of their reliability in the 1960s, and 40 percent of the network required speed restrictions.

The photograph is full of symbolism and represents a historic moment. Erected in 1894, the Reichstag’s architecture was magnificent for its time. The building contributed much to German history and was considered by the Red Army the symbol of their enemy. Soviets finally captured the Reichstag on 2 May 1945.

Adolf Hitler chats with his flying aces from Luftwaffe after an awards ceremony (Eichenlaub and Schwertern) at Berghof Obersalzberg on April 1944. All these Luftwaffe officers aces received their Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross of Oak Leaves or Swords or Diamonds, the highest award made by Nazi Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or outstanding military leadership. Eight of the officers shown here accounted for a total of 1,486 aerial kills. Only two of them went missing in action, and most lived until the 1990s/2000s.

From left to right:

1) Oberst Werner Streib – Luftwaffe night fighter. He was officially credited with shooting down 66 enemy aircraft, with 65 claimed at night. He was the first night fighter pilot to be honored with the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

2) Major Gerhard “Gerd” Barkhorn – Luftwaffe day fighter. He scored 301 victories, achieved in 1,104 missions; all his victories were won on the Russian Front. Despite being the second highest scoring pilot in aviation history, Barkhorn was not awarded the Diamonds to his Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords after achieving his 300th victory on 5 January 1945.

3) Generalmajor Erich Walther – Commander of a Fallschirmjäger regiment (paratroopers). He was a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Promoted to Generalmajor on 30 January 1945 he was taken prisoner of war by the Red Army on 8 May 1945. Erich Walther died at Soviet Special Camp 2 on 26 December 1947.

4) Oberstleutnant Kurt Bühligen – Luftwaffe day fighter. By 1944 he had shot down his 100th victim. While flying over Soviet held territory his engine malfunctioned and he was forced to land. He was captured by the Russians and held as a POW until 1950. He had scored a total of 112 victories.

5) Oberstleutnant Hans-Joachim Jabs – Luftwaffe day and night fighter. 50 victories. Jabs flew variants of the Messerschmitt Bf 110 Zerstörer heavy day fighter and night fighter.

6) Oberstleutnant Bernhard Jope : Luftwaffe bomber pilot. Recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Jope flew the Focke-Wulf Fw 200 “Condor” on missions across the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean in support of the Kriegsmarine.

7) Major Reinhard Seiler – Luftwaffe day fighte. He was credited with exactly 100 victories during World War II, over the course of about 500 combat missions. He recorded an additional 9 victories during the Spanish Civil War. In total 109 victories.

8) Major Erich Hartmann ( hidden by Hitler) – Luftwaffe day fighter. Nicknamed “Bubi” by his comrades and “The Black Devil” by his Soviet adversaries, Erich Hartmann is the most successful fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. “The Blonde Knight of Germany” flew 1,404 combat missions and participated in aerial combat on 825 separate occasions. He claimed, and was credited with, shooting down352 Allied aircraft—345 Soviet and 7 American. During the course of his career, Hartmann was forced to crash-land his damaged fighter 14 times due to damage received from parts of enemy aircraft he had just shot down or mechanical failure. Hartmann was never shot down or forced to land due to enemy fire. Hartmann claimed, that of all his accomplishments, he was proudest of the fact that he never lost a wingman (Gunther Capito was shot down but survived). He received Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds on 25 August 1944 for claiming 301 aerial victories. At the time of its presentation to Hartmann, this was Germany’s highest military decoration.

9) Major Horst Ademeit – Luftwaffe day fighter. He was credited with 166 victoriesin over 600 missions and recorded 164 of his victories over the Eastern Front. He was posthumously promoted to Major.

10) Major Johannes Wiese – Luftwaffe day fighter. was officially credited with 133 victories claimed in 480 combat missions. Additionally he had 75 more unconfirmed claims. Among his claims are 70 Il-2 Stormoviks. Soviet fighter pilots therefore greatly respected Wiese, and referred to him as the “Lion of Kuban”.

11) Wachtmeister Fritz Petersen – Flak commander. He receiver Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves for extreme battlefield bravery.

12) Major Dr. Maximilian Otte – Luftwaffe Stuka pilot. He was killed on 20 May 1944 by Soviet flak during the First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive. During his career he flew 1179 missions.

13) Hauptmann Walter “Graf Punski” Krupinski – Luftwaffe day fighter. He was credited with 197 victories in 1,100 sorties. He was called by his fellow pilots Graf Punski (Count Punski) due to his Prussian origins. Krupinski was one of the first to fly the Me 262 jet fighter in combat as a member of the famous aces squadron JV 44 led by Adolf Galland.

(Photo credit: Walter Frentz).

Era: 1989s
Known For: Victoria’s Secret Angel

Christensen is an enigma to us. After being asked if normal girls would feel comfortable in her self-designed clothing, the Denmark beauty queen is infamously quoted as saying, “I don’t care. I have no clue. I don’t think about anyone but me.” However, she’s also well known for her support and funding of breast cancer organizations.