50 WWII colorized photos

[packman]

Some rather amazing pixs -

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[Renew Deal]

1. Anyone that knows history knows that WWII happened in black and white.

[packman]

2. True - that was before color was invented

I wonder if color blindness would have kept you out of the military then? I know that being deaf or partially deaf would.

[sofa king]

3. I lived with a friend who told me...

...Told me that up to about the age of 10 or 11, he thought that the 1930s and 1940s really were black-and-white, and that he occasionally wondered how and when the world became colorful.

One thing he mentioned is that in many WWII documentaries, the footage starts out in black and white and ends with color footage of the atomic bomb tests and Enola Gay. Did The Bomb turn the world Technicolor, he wondered? Another time he met a WWII veteran but was suspicious because the fellow had a blue suit on.

I think it's such a wonderful example of the transition from the magical thinking of a child to the more rational thinking that a minority of American adults manage to reach. He was trying and failing to rationalize the magic, and it turned him into a great person.

I wish more people would strive for that goal.

Edit: Packman, you'll likely find Bob Dole on most lists of famous color-blind people. He came out of the lieutenant factory and lasted for three weeks in combat in Italy before he was forever broken. Hugh Downs also served in the Army in World War II.

Second Edit: Photo #18 is awesome because it shows that even the damned Nazis weren't sure which direction their swastika spun.

[Fla Dem]

4. Amazing pictures. Thanks for sharing. nt