The German 4th Army, after being captured at Minsk in Byelorussia (Belarus), being marched through the streets of Moscow.
The Waffen-SS made some use of messenger dogs, shown here in training. The apocryphal stories of SS officer cadets (or Hitler Youth, depending on the version) being given pups to raise, and then being ordered to personally kill them to show their dedication to orders, are myths.
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15 Amazing Structures Originally Built for World’s Fairs | Eiffel Tower, 1889 Exposition Universelle; Paris, France
The art: Tina Fiveash, Twilight Lovers, 1994.
The news: “Support for Same-Sex Marriage is Up,” by Andrew Rosenthal for NYTimes.com.
The source: Tinafiveash.com.au.
Artist’s note: “Inspired by ‘Girl’s Own’ annuals and the Australian Women’s Weekly magazine from the 1950s, Stories for Girls is a tongue-in-cheek attempt to recreate missing lesbian photographic history from an era where homosexuality was a criminal offense, and lesbians were forced to remain in the closet and keep their relationships hidden from society.”
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