German signalmen work with the Enigma encryption machine
Soldiers signalers from the Nazi Luftwaffe work with the secret German encryption machine “Enigma“.
American Bofors L/60 antiaircraft gun in Frankfurt am Main
The opera house in Frankfurt am Main and the American 40 mm anti-aircraft gun “Bofors” L/60 with the sight “Stiffkey”, belonging to the 3rd US Army, in May 1945. Location:…
Destroyed StuG III assault gun in the Battle for Konigsberg
Destroyed German StuG III assault gun of the Nazi Wehrmacht on the war-ravaged city street in the Battle of Koenigsberg. Location: Koenigsberg, East Prussia, Germany Date: April 1945
Destroyed StuG III assault gun and killed German soldier in Koenigsberg
The destroyed German StuG III assault gun and the corpse of the murdered German soldier of the Nazi Wehrmacht at the Battle of Koenigsberg. Location: Koenigsberg, East Prussia, Germany Date:…
Soviet cadets of the Voroshilovgrad Pilots School in 1941
The Soviet cadets of the school of conscription of 1940, who were born in the town of Verkhny from Voroshilovgrad region in 1921-1922. They still had to study in the…
The dugout on the Red Army defensive position on the Kalinin front in 1942
Soviet soldiers and officers near the dugout on the Red Army defensive position on the Kalinin Front in 1942. In the background of Red Army soldiers is a damaged American-made…
The Finnish soldier is firing Lahti-Saloranta M-26 light machine gun
A Finnish soldier is firing a light machine gun Lahti-Saloranta M-26 during the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940. Location: Finland Date: 1940
German soldiers in occupied Kharkov on the roof of the Gosprom building
German soldiers from the Nazi Wehrmacht in occupied Kharkov are posing on the roof of the building of the Gosprom. View to Domproektostroy (since 1960 – university) on Dzerzhinsky Square.…
The girl-sergeant of the NKVD Maria Rukhlina with the PPSh-41 submachine gun
Soviet sergeant of the NKVD troops Maria Semenovna Rukhlina (1921-1981) with a submachine gun PPSh-41. Maria Rukhlina served in the NKVD troops from 1941 to 1945. Source of Maria Rukhlina:…
German auxiliary ship Franken after the attack of Soviet Il-2 attack aircraft
Damage to the German auxiliary supply ship “Franken” (Trossschiff Franken) from air bombs as a result of the attack of Soviet IL-2 from the Air Force of the Baltic Fleet…