Soviet Major-General K.S. Melnik
The commander of the 4th Guards Cavalry Division Major-General Kondrat Semenovich Melnyk. The Western Front. Moscow region. From the first days of the Great Patriotic War and until February 28,…
Soviet soldiers learn to overcome wire barriers
Soviet soldiers of the Red Army learn how to overcome barbed wire fences, then – transition to a training attack. East Prussia. Location: East Prussia Date: 1944 Author: Mikhail Savin
We are from Berlin echelon with Soviet soldiers
The echelon “We are from Berlin” with the Soviet soldiers-winners of the Red Army who return home from defeated Nazi Germany. Location: USSR Date: 1945 Author: Evgeni Khaldei
German convoy in the USSR
The German staff convoy of the Nazi Wehrmacht, which was formed in Dresden on the road in the temporarily occupied territory of the USSR. Location: USSR Date of the photo:…
Soviet T-70 and the destroyed German Pz.Kpfw. IV medium Tank
The Soviet T-70 light tank passes by the destroyed German medium tank Pz.Kpfw. IV in the Battle of the Kursk Bulge. Place: Kursk Bulge Date of the photo: 1943 Author:…
Banner of Victory over the Reichstag
Russian infantryman with PPS-43 submachine gun fixed the Banner of Victory over the Reichstag. Less known photo than the official photograph of the installation of the red banner over the…
Wounded city dweller from the Nazi bombing of London
Residents of London help a wounded city dweller, who suffered from the German bombing of the city. Battle of Britain. Location: London, UK
Three times Hero of the Soviet Union Ivan Kozhedub
Three times Hero of the Soviet Union, fighter pilot Ivan Kozhedub against the background of La-7 fighter aircraft. Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub – Pilot-ace of the Great Patriotic War, the most…
Soviet army, team of 45-mm anti-tank gun changes the firing position
Soviet army, the command of the Soviet 45-mm anti-tank gun under the command of Captain, Hero of the Soviet Union Konstantin Boboshko from the artillery battery of the 26th Guards…
American Marines are firing from captured Japanese howitzer
US Marines are firing from the captured Japanese 70-mm Type 92 battalion howitzer. The offensive to Garapan Village (the administrative center of Saipan Island), July 1944. Location: Marian Islands, Saipan…