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Damaged SdKfz 6/3 Diana self-propelled gun of German 605th Tank Destroyer Division, near El Alamein, Egypt, circa early Aug 1942	Field service for German Army personnel, near Stalingrad, Russia, Aug 1942	German mountain troops in the Caucasus region of southern Russia, near Mount Elbrus, 1942	Heavy cruiser USS Vincennes on her way to Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, early Aug 1942. Vincennes was lost within a week. Note modified Measure 12 paint scheme.

Lunga Point Airfield/Henderson Field, seen from USS Saratoga aircraft, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Aug 1942	Map marking limit of Axis expansion in Europe, North Africa, and the Atlantic Ocean, Sep 1939-Aug 1942	Map showing the extent of Japanese advance in 1942	Marder III tank destroyer near Stalingrad, Russia, summer 1942

Torpedo damage to the Canadian freighter SS Fort Camosun from an attack by Japanese submarine I-25 off Cape Flattery, Washington, United States, 20 Jun 1942. The ship was repaired and returned to service.	Two Russian women in the ruins of Stalingrad, Russia, Aug 1942	United States Marine preparing to throw a Mark II “pineapple” grenade on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1942. Note Browning Automatic Rifle at left.	US fleet sailing toward Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, early Aug 1942; note USS Saratoga at center, New Orleans-class heavy cruiser in background, USS Enterprise in foreground

Vehicles on a ferry dock on the Volga River near Stalingrad, Russia, Aug 1942	Wrecked KV-1 tank, Stalingrad, Russia, Aug 1942, photo 1 of 3	Wrecked KV-1 tank, Stalingrad, Russia, Aug 1942, photo 2 of 3	Wrecked KV-1 tank, Stalingrad, Russia, Aug 1942, photo 3 of 3

Map of installations in the Aleutian Island Area as of 1 Aug 1942, prepared for the United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Combat Narrative report. Note that Attu and Kiska were listed as Japanese held.	Soviet naval infantry signal troops setting up communication wires, Stalingrad, Russia, 1 Aug 1942	HMS Indomitable and HMS Eagle sailing behind HMS Victorious, 3-10 Aug 1942; note Hurricane and Albacore aircraft on Victorious' flight deck	US Navy Lt Commander John D. Bulkeley receives the Medal of Honor from President Franklin Roosevelt, 4 Aug 1942. The medal was for his actions as a PT Boat Squadron commander in the Philippines, Dec 1941-Apr 1942