US marines killed on Omaha beach during Invasion of Normandy
US marines killed lying face down in the sand of Omaha Beach, Invasion of Normandy, France. Western Front, Second World War in Europe. Crossed rifles in the sand are a…
D day, Omaha beach, Invasion of Normandy in 1944
D day, The landing of Allied troops from landing craft on the beach “Omaha” under fierce German machine-gun fire. In the photo captured at the start of the landing divisions…
Dwight D Eisenhower, the US General and American paratroopers
US Army General Dwight D Eisenhower, the supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, gave his last orders before loading paratroopers (101st Airborne Division “Screaming Eagles”) in transport aircraft, ready…
D-day landing craft during Invasion of Normandy, Western Front
American landing force inside the D-Day landing craft heading to the coast of France to begin the Invasion of Normandy. June 6, 1944. The Western Front, Second World War. On…
German Tiger tank in the Battle of Leningrad city
Latest model of the German Tiger tank (PzKpfw VI «Tiger I») brought to the battle-tested in the Mga railway station near Leningrad city, but fighting vehicles immediately needed repairs. The…
Tiger tank of the Wehrmacht before the first battle, WWII
Latest model of the German Tiger tank (PzKpfw VI «Tiger I») brought to the battle-tested in the Mga railway station near Leningrad, but fighting vehicles immediately needed repairs. Early in…
Square of Fallen Fighters, the Red Flag over Stalingrad city
The Red Flag over the Square of Fallen Fighters in Stalingrad city liberated from the Nazi Forces by Soviet Army. The Eastern Front, Second World War in Europe. In the…
Defensive line positions construction during the Battle of Moscow
Construction defensive line positions for needs of Red Army Forces (barricades, gun emplacements, anti-tank obstacles) by Russian civilians (women and children) in the Soviet city. Baltschug Street, Battle of Moscow.…
M-72 Russian motorcycles of the Red Army during a military parade
A convoy of Soviet M-72 Russian motorcycles (were in service in the Red Army) with armed foot soldiers in a military parade on Red Square. Moscow Garden Ring, in November…
Victory Banner of the Red Army at the airport in Moscow
Victory Banner of the Red Army Forces carried over the Central Moscow airfield on the day of its arrival to Moscow from Berlin after the end of the Second World…