Wojtek: a bear found as a pup by the Polish Corpse in Iran, it accompanied them throghout the Italian Campaign including Montecassino.

During early 1942 there was a massive paranoia in the USA of a possible japanese invasion of the East Coast, gas masks were issued to civilians and in order not to lower their morale they decided to use Mickey Mouse’s face for their appearance…this didn’t last.

A chinese soldier scouts the jungle during the Burma Campaign with the help of a local guide.

Manpower shortage was a serious issue on the Eastern front, the Germans faced it as best as they could.