Stunning footage gives extraordinary insight to frontline combat, the lives of ordinary soldiers, and their terror in the face of brutal, and mechanized warfare in WWII. The brand-new series WWII Battles in Color premieres tomorrow at 8 PM. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

See 20 photos of World War II brought to life through the process of colorization. These photographs of the Second World War have been expertly colorized by Colourised Piece of Jake, a specialist in WWI & WWII colorizations. These photographs cover the US Army, German Army, Soviet Army, and more as well as many of the different theaters of war that World War 2 was fought on. Have the unique opportunity to see many old black and white photographs in color thanks to talented a colorizer! Follow Co