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In 1939, during the Winter War, Finnish soldiers positioned the frozen body of a Soviet soldier as part of psychological warfare.
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The Saigon Execution(February 2nd, 1968. Brigadier General Nguyễn Ngọc Loan at the exact moment he shoots Viet Cong captain Nguyễn Văn Lém in the head amidst fighting in the capital during the Tet Offensive.
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''WHY MUST WE FREE THE FALKLANDS?'' - anti-British cartoon (''The Ohio State Lantern'') made by American cartoonist John Backderf during the Falklands War, April 14, 1982
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Japanese soldiers waiting in line outside a "comfort station". Occupied China, late 1930s-early 1940s.
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Left-wing Iranian students celebrate the victory of the Islamic Revolution with a picture of Ayatollah Khomenei. Iran, c.1979
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A photo of inventor Franz Reichelt just before his death after jumping off the first deck of the Eiffel Tower, 187 feet or 57 meters above ground (February 4th, 1912) .
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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…. "We are not Yankees, we are Slavs. Our brothers are Russians!" Odessa 2007
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Empress Elisabeth of Austria hiding her face from early paparazzi, circa 1865
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