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A photograph of the Salute to the Red Army, a concert held in celebration of the Soviet victory at the Battle of Stalingrad at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 21 February 1943. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Anthony...

A photograph taken in June 1944 showing US Army M10 tank destroyers passing the Colosseum in Rome.

A poster issued in 1918 during the First World War (1914-18) encouraging women to join the Women Land's Army. Imperial War Museums

A photograph of a woman radio operator in the Soviet Red Army during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

A February 1942 photograph showing Red Army T34 tanks being taken to the front during the Second World War (1939-45). (RIA Novosti Archive)

A 1941 photograph showing Sikh infantrymen training with mortars and Bren guns as part of the British Eighth Army in the North Africa Campaign during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

A c. March 1942 photograph of a Soviet Red Army unit using a Maxim heavy machine gun. (Imperial War Museums)

A PPSh-41 submachine gun, padded jacket, and fur hat, all typical elements of Red Army rifle infantry units during the Second World War (1939-45). (Memorial de la Paix, Caen, France)

A photograph showing a Red Army advance of infantry and tanks at the battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943 during the Second World War (1939-45).

The battleflag of the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Designed by William Porcher Miles.