Month: February 2021

Soviet Colonel N. S. Vasin, the commander of the air regiment, who was involved in the transportation of aircraft under the Lend-Lease Act through Alaska to the USSR, dines with…

A group of Warsaw rebels of the Koszta battalion, armed with flamethrowers.A snapshot of Warsaw rebels from the Koszta battalion was taken near Ulrich’s Shop at the corner of Marszalkowskiej…

American bomber B-26 Marauder (Martin B-26-MA, serial number 40-1361), created for the needs of the US Air Force, at the airfield after the first flight. This aircraft was the first…

Drawing on the fuselage of the B-29 Bockscar bomber (Boeing B-29 Superfortress Bockscar), applied after the American atomic bombing of Nagasaki.The figure shows the “route” from Salt Lake City to…

An aerial photo of the Japanese city of Nagasaki taken four days before the American atomic bombing. The picture shows the main industrial facilities of Nagasaki city. The center of…

Portrait of the Chinese general Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石, 1887-1975) in 1942. Chiang Kai-shek photo source: Library of Congress. Location: ChinaPhoto time: 1942

A ten-year-old Chinese soldier is ready to fight against the invaders from the Imperial Japanese army in the Battle of Burma. Location: Myitkyina, BurmaPhoto time: May 12, 1944

An American military instructor checks the barrel of a rifle while teaching it to Chinese soldiers. Source: US Library of Congress.Source of information about the American military instructor photo: www.loc.gov…

Chinese soldiers in an American DC-3 transport aircraft (Douglas DC-3) from the US Air Force as they fly over India. Chinese soldiers photo source: US National Archives. Location: IndiaPhoto time:…

Entry into the U.S. Navy Base Camp Annex, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides.Black sailors 1st Class Dook Bland and Taft Gray guard the entrance of the U.S. Navy Base Camp Annex.…