Month: April 2018

German “Ferdinand” (Elefant) assault gun from 653 Battalion of Heavy Tank Destroyers (Schwere Panzerjägerabteilung 653) of the Nazi Wehrmacht, which fell through the wooden bridge in Nikopol (Dnepropetrovsk region, Ukraine).…

A German soldier of the Nazi Wehrmacht is posing for a Soviet T-34-76 medium tank of the Red Army Armoured Force, stuck in the mud and abandoned by his crew.…

Squadron of English “Spitfire” fighters from the 92nd Squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF) in flight during the Battle of Britain. Location: Biggin Hill airfield, Great Britain Date: 1940

The small inhabitants of besieged Leningrad – Russian children stand near the entrance to the bomb shelters, fearing Luftwaffe air raids. Location: Leningrad, USSR Date: 1941 Author: Leonid Bernshtein

German light field howitzer of the caliber 105 mm leFH18. Eastern front. 105-mm light field howitzer model 1918 (10,5 cm leFH 18; leFH from the German leichte Feldhaubitze – “light…

A group of captured Wehrmacht soldiers of Asian descent aboard an American ship of the US Navy. Stephen Ambrose in his book “Citizen Soldiers”, referring to Lieutenant Robert Brewer (Robert…

German soldiers of the Nazi Wehrmacht with Hafthohlladung 3 (HHL 3, Haft-H3) are magnetically-adhered, shaped charge anti-tank grenade. Eastern front. Hafthohlladung 3 was equipped with magnets, which allowed to attach…

A Russian peasant woman photo with a bundle of firewood in a village occupied by the Nazis. In the background of the picture is a German soldier of the Wehrmacht.…

An American soldier of the US Army changes the street sign “Adolphe Hitler Street” to “Roosevelt Boulevard” (in honor of US President Franklin Roosevelt). Location: Krefeld, Germany Date: 1945

The damaged Japanese “Zuihō” light aircraft carrier in the Battle for Cape Engango – in his last fight. The Battle of Leite Island. The “Zuihō” aircraft carrier died on October…