Month: January 2018

The German city of Kiel after the massive bombing of the Allied aircraft. In the foreground are three submarines and a heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper of the Nazi Kriegsmarine. Location:…

Aerial photography of the Japanese naval base Kure. Two destroyed aircraft carriers are clearly visible: “Amagi” – in the foreground and “Katsuragi” – above. Location: Mitsukojima, Japan Date: 1945

French children play next to two broken German barges (high-speed landing barge in the artillery version) of the MFP type. Location: Port-en-Bessin, Normandy, France Date: 1942

Soviet artillery anti-aircraft gun on the historic boulevard in Russian Sevastopol city. Location: Sevastopol, Crimea, Russia Date: 1942

Flooded in Taranto Italian battleship “Conti di Cavour”. This is the result of a successful air raid by British aircraft from the aircraft carrier “Illastries” on November 11, 1940. “Conte…

A group of Finnish soldiers who took part in hostilities against Soviet Russia in 1941-1944. Location: Finnland Date: spring 1944

German soldiers of the Nazi Wehrmacht rest on the shore against the defeated French “Le Adroit” destroyer (L’Adroit). On May 21, 1940, the ship was attacked by the German Heinkel…

A group of Japanese sailors posing against the background of the “Fuso” battleship at the naval base in Kure. Location: Kure, Japan Date: 1943

Morning gymnastics for the Japanese sailors on the deck of the battleship “Musashi”. Along with the same type of Yamato, this battleship was the ship with the largest displacement and…

Ruins of the German shipyard “Deutsche Werke” in Kiel city, which remained after the carpet bombing of the Allied Aviation. At the top of the photo is the bottom of…