World War, 1939-1945
Found in 337 Collections and/or Records:
General-lieutenant Zhavoronkov--frid00545
General-lieutenant Zhavoronkov sitting at a desk, map on wall behind him, two phones behind him. Small airplane model in foreground on right.
General Maurice Rose Collection
Genevieve Fiore for Colorado Reflections
Genevieve Fiore, born in Wyoming, discusses her move to Colorado as a child, growing up on a vegetable farm, and growing up Italian. Fiore discusses her work with UNESCO, UN, UNICEF, and other international organizations since the 1940s. Her brothers served in WWII and discusses the impact of the war her family. Discusses her move to northern Denver neighborhood
George Fuge, A Soldier, c. 1940s
A portrait of 10th Mountain Division member George Fuge sitting next to his gear.
German Guard with Skeletons Smelling an Edelweiss, 1945
Two drawings of the same composition, a sinister scene rendered in the manner of Goya’s “Disasters of War” etchings depicting a smiling German guard sniffing an edelweiss flower standing in front of dead and dying skeletal prisoners.
German Gun found in Italy, "Yago di Garda" , 1945
A pen and ink rendering of a German cannon in a wooded landscape.
German Soldier , 1945 February
A pen and ink depiction of a German mountain trooper in uniform with edelweiss flower emblem for the Jaeger Divisions on the side of his cape, with a note that Jacques Parker sketched the portrait on a hill in Italy in February 1945, together with one of the actual emblems that appears to have been cut off a cap.
German Soldier Died with an MG Ammo Box Nearby, c. 1940s
A pen and ink drawing of a dead German soldier on the ground next to an open box of ammunition.
German Truck, 1945 May 5
A pen and ink depiction of a German vehicle sitting unevenly on the ground.
Gold Star Certificate, 1945 June 8
Framed gold star certificate for Ben Hoffman given by the B'nai B'rith Denver Lodge, Number One after the death of Ben Hoffman in World War II. Max Goldberg as President of the Denver Lodge signed the certificate. The certificate contains a passage from the Gettysburg address.