Soviet officers inspect the destroyed Panzer VI King Tiger heavy tank
Soviet officers of the Red Army inspect the destroyed Panzer VI Ausf. B “King Tiger” (Tiger II) heavy tank from an unidentified unit of the Nazi Wehrmacht. Road Balasnodi –…
SS Sturmbannführer Joachim Peiper
Knight of the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves and Plancks “For Close Melee” in Silver the SS Sturmbannführer Joachim Peiper (1915 – 1976) during Second World War. SS Sturmbannführer Joachim…
Japanese soldiers surrender on Iwo Jima Island
The first Japanese soldier who emerged from the cave on Iwo Jima Island, in which, along with twenty of his comrades, he hid for several days. The Japanese soldiers are…
Sailors of American Ticonderoga aircraft carrier heard the news of Japan’s surrender
Sailors of the American Ticonderoga aircraft carrier (USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) of the US Navy heard the news of Japan’s surrender on August 14, 1945.
American Texas battleship during refueling at sea
American battleship “Texas” of the US Navy during refueling at sea on April 15, 1945. The Texas battleship picture was taken from the tanker “Taluga”. “Texas” battleship supported the fire…
Soviet infantry, lying in the field during a battle under mortar fire
The Soviet infantry of the Red Army with PPSh-41 submachine guns, lies in the field during the battle under mortar shelling.
Blown up Japanese pillbox on Cape Kokutan of Shumshu Island
Blown up Japanese pillbox on Cape Kokutan of Shumshu Island. Inside view. The Japanese pillbox was blown up by an assault team of Soviet sappers of Major Kurbatov. In the…
Japan 150mm as gun, the captured on the 165th hill of Shumshu Island
Captured on the slope of the hillside is the Japan 150mm as gun of the Type-96. On modern maps, all four hills in this area of Shumshu Island have the…
Japanese serf 150mm cannon Type 96 on the islands of Shumshu
Soviet servicemen of the Red Army inspect a Japanese serf 150mm Type 96 gun captured on the 171th hill of Shumshu Island. The gun belonged to the second artillery battalion…
Soviet officers near the burnt Japanese lighthouse on Cape Kokutan Island Shumshu
Soviet officers of the Red Army are posing near the burned Japanese lighthouse on Cape Kokutan of Shumshu Island (Kuril Islands). At Cape Kokutan, the Japanese created a powerful anti-landing…