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D-Day was the first day of Operation Overlord, the Allied attack on German-occupied Western Europe, which began on the beaches of Normandy, France, on 6 June 1944. Primarily US, British, and Canadian troops, with naval and air support...

The Sassanian Empire (224-651) was the greatest expression of Persian culture in the ancient world. It was consciously modeled on the earlier Achaemenid Empire (c. 550-330 BCE) which established Persian supremacy...

Trade and commerce were essential components of the success and expansion of the Byzantine Empire. Trade was carried out by ship over vast distances, although for safety, most sailing vessels were restricted to the...

A photograph of a German soldier wearing a flamethrower, a weapon developed during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)

A photograph showing German troops releasing poisonous gas from canisters during the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums, London.

The Maschinengewehr 08 or MG08 and its successor the MG08/15 were the standard issue machine guns in the German Army throughout the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums, London.

A photograph of German Waffen SS motorcyclists during Operation Barbarossa, the attack by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) on the USSR from June to December 1941. (Imperial War Museums)

Photo of German soldiers of the 24th Panzer Division in action during the battle of Stalingrad (9 July 1942-February 1943) in the USSR, specifically the fight for the southern station of the city, September...

Episode from the German Peasants' War, oil on canvas painting by Hermann Eichler, c. 1867. Belvedere, Vienna.

A photograph showing tanks of the German 6th Panzer Division in 1940. (Imperial War Museums)