Alexander Lipilin, Hero of the Soviet Union near the MiG-3 fighter
Hero of the Soviet Union, flight commander of the 41st Fighter Aviation Regiment Senior Lieutenant Alexander Lipilin (January 18, 1913 – February 27, 2003) stands on the wing of a…
German Gebirgsjager inspecting a T-34 in vicinity of Jazów Stary
German Gebirgsjager from the 1st Division of the Wehrmacht inspect the T-34 medium tank from the Soviet 32nd Tank Division of the Red Army Armored Force, abandoned in the vicinity…
Red Army Skiers in Kryukovo village during the Battle of Moscow
A unit of Soviet Red Army skiers in the Russian village of Kryukovo during the Battle of Moscow. Winter 1941 – 1942. Eastern Front, World War II. Red Army skiers…
Wakatake destroyer bombed by US TBF-1 “Avenger” bombers
Two Grumman TBF-1 “Avenger” carrier-based torpedo bombers from US 5th Torpedo Squadron VT-5 (from USS Yorktown) fly over explosions from a direct hit on a Japanese Wakatake destroyer north of…
Japanese destroyer Wakatsuki burns and sinks near the Philippines
Aerial photography of the burning sinking Japanese destroyer “Wakatsuki” in the vicinity of the Philippine Islands (point with coordinates 10.50N 124.35E). Pacific theater of operations, World War II. The Japanese…
Kazimierz Józef Hess and sailor J. Gajda aboard the ORP Piorun
Artillery officer Kazimierz Józef Hess (1912-1992, left) and sailor J. Gajda aboard the Polish destroyer Piorun (ORP Piorun, class N). The Second World War. Kazimierz Józef Hess holds 7×50 Barr…
716th Infantry Division of the Wehrmacht, captured in Normandy
Prisoners of war from the 5th company of the 2nd battalion of the 736th regiment of the 716th Infantry Division of the Wehrmacht, captured by the Allies in the area…
Hickam Field, the destroyed US airfield after a Japanese air raid
View of the destroyed hangar No. 11 and the tail of a Douglas B-18 Bolo bomber from the 18th Bomb Group at Hickam Field in Pearl Harbor after a Japanese…
Northrop BT-1, carrier-based bomber from the US 5th Squadron
Northrop BT-1 carrier-based bomber from the American 5th Squadron (VB-5, aircraft carrier “Yorktown”) of the US Navy in a dive on a sea target. Pacific theater of operations, World War…
USS Enterprise, Burnt-out Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns
Burnt-out 40-mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns aboard the American aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6). Battle of Okinawa, Pacific theater of operations, World War II. The USS Enterprise photo source: US Naval…