The Soviet pilot stands on the wing of his Hurricane fighter
The Soviet pilot stands on the wing of his “Hurricane” fighter aircraft of British production from the Red Army Air Force. On the Hurricane plane completed fieldwork – mounted wing…
American soldiers are firing from a 240 mm howitzer M1 to the fortress of Intramuros
American soldiers are firing from a 240-mm howitzer M1 to the fortress of Intramuros. Intramuros – the oldest district of modern Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Brick walls encircling…
Soviet Lieutenant-General Kuzma Derevianko signs the Japan Capitulation Act
Soviet Lieutenant-General Kuzma Derevyanko, on behalf of the USSR, signs the Japan Capitulation Act on board the US battleship Missouri on September 2, 1945.
Guards junior lieutenant Vladimir Lavrinenkov and the Soviet Yak-7B fighter
Deputy squadron commander of the 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, Junior Lieutenant Vladimir Dmitrievich Lavrinenkov, future twice Hero of the Soviet Union (decrees from May 1, 1943 and May 1,…
Training of the artillery crew of the Soviet submarine of S type
Training team of the 100 mm B-24-PL artillery gun of the Soviet submarine of the S-type (presumably S-51) of the Red Navy. Sources of information about the Soviet submarine photo:…
Burning American Neosho tanker sinking during the Battle of the Coral Sea
The burning American tanker “Neosho” (USS Neosho (AO-23)), damaged by attacks of Japanese dive bombers, is slowly drowning. Battle of the Coral Sea. Source of information about the Neosho tanker…
Soviet soldiers inspect the captured German guns and machine guns
Soviet soldiers of the Red Army Infantry inspect the captured weapons of the routed Romanian Army. In the Soviet soldiers photo 37 mm Bofors anti-tank guns, machine guns ZB 53…
German MV Wilhelm Gustloff in Hamburg
Cruise ship “Wilhelm Gustloff” in Hamburg, Nazi Germany. During the war, MV Wilhelm Gustloff was not long a hospital ship, then became a floating barracks for the school of submariners.…
The building of the Bolshoi Theater in camouflage coloring
The building of the Moscow Bolshoi Theater painted in camouflage colors to protect against bomber raids by the Nazi Luftwaffe. Location: Moscow, USSR Date: 1941 Photo by A. Krasavin
Canadian Snowflake Corvette
Canadian “Snowflake” corvette (HMCS Snowflake) in the sea in 1943. Board number K211, class – Flower. Was built in the UK. Canadian corvette “Snowflake” started construction on May 19, 1941,…