Colorized a "mini-bus' for commuters in the Quiapo commerical area, ca 1949 a modified jeep

This is Quezon Blvd. corner Hidalgo St. The bus came from Plaza Miranda/Quiapo Church area and turning right to Quezon Bridge bound for an Evangelista street in Bangkal, Makati, which at that time was undeveloped.

U.S. Allied forces in the German town of Linnich during the Battle of Berlin, Feb 1945

Here's my colorized take on a photo depicting an M4A3 Sherman of the 771st Tank Battalion of the 84th rail Splitter Division after fighting in the German town of Linnich from a photo taken on Feb 24th, 1945. Allied forces advanced its way from the west in the invasion of Germany, leaving a swath of ruins as Hitler's army, reduced to a disorganized defensive position, presented stiff resistance that caused over 100,000 casualties in the armies of Generals Omar Bradley and George Paton.  Berlin eventually fell to the Soviets advancing from the East leading to the surrender of Germany on May 7, 1945.

Colorized photo of American liberators as they watch the Eiffel tower fly the French Tricolors again

This is a colorized photo taken after the liberation of France in Aug 1944, as the tricolors were hoisted back to its rightful position atop the historic Eiffel Tower. Hitler had earlier ordered this land landmark destroyed along with the entire Pari when he heard about the upcoming liberation of the country. The City fell to German occupation on June 14, 1940, French resistance fighters allegedly cut the elevator cables to the Eiffel Tower. This meant that if Hitler wanted to hoist a swastika flag, a soldier would have to climb the roughly 1710 stairs to the summit platform.

As Allies neared Paris in August 1944, a Frenchman scaled the tower and hung the French flag. When it became obvious that the Germans would lose Paris, Hitler ordered General Dietrich von Choltitz, the military governor of Paris, to turn the city into rubble – including the Eiffel Tower. General von Choltitz did not carry out the command. Reportedly, within hours of the Liberation of Paris, the Tower’s lifts worked again.