Guards sergeant of the Red Army Pavel Grunin
Guards sergeant of the Red Army Pavel Grunin. On the chest of Sergeant Pavel Grunin are the signs “Guard” and “Parachutist” (presumably of the 1936 model) are visible, on the…
Solemn ceremony of appropriation of the Soviet submarine M-104 name “Yaroslavl Komsomolets”
Solemn ceremony of appropriation to the Soviet submarine M-104 of the name “Yaroslavl Komsomolets”. On the Soviet submarine bridge, besides the officers, there are representatives of Yaroslavl Komsomol members: the…
German paratroopers and 10 cm Nebelwerfer 35 in Monte Cassino
The German paratroopers are about 105 mm mortar (10 cm Nebelwerfer 35) in the Italian city of Monte Cassino. Source of information about the Nebelwerfer photo: 1. Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-577-1917-08…
A dead American sailor from a team of 40-mm antiaircraft guns of the US Saratoga aircraft carrier
A dead American sailor from a team of 40-mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns of the US aircraft carrier Saratoga. The guns are filled with foam to extinguish fires. On February 21,…
German soldiers caught in a sniper attack on the road in Yugoslavia
German soldiers of the Nazi Wehrmacht, caught under a sniping fire on the road, are retaliating. Location: Yugoslavia Date: April 1941
Cockpit pilot of English Handley Page Hampden bomber
Cockpit pilot of English Handley Page «Hampden» bomber of the RAF. Handley Page HP.52 Hampden is a British twin-engined bomber that was in service with the Royal Air Force (RAF)…
Ruins of London St. Pancras station after a raid by German aviation
Ruins of the part of the buildings of the London St. Pancras station after the raid of German Luftwaffe aviation on September 19, 1940. The Battle of Britain. Location: London,…
Senior pilot of the 59th Air Regiment Hero of the Soviet Union Nikolai Ivanov
Senior pilot of the 59th Guards Attack Air Regiment of the 2nd Guards Ground Attack Air Division of the 16th Air Army of the Red Army Air Force, Hero of…
A resting pilot near his La-5FN fighter
A resting pilot from the 32nd Guards Aviation Regiment (former 434th IAP) of the Red Army Air Force near his La-5FN fighter with the onboard number “57”. Source of information…
Hero of the Soviet Union, pilot of the 237th assault aviation regiment, captain Nikolai Bykov
Portrait of the Hero of the Soviet Union, deputy commander of the squadron of the 237th assault aviation regiment of the 305th assault air division of the 9th mixed air…