Fierce Aerial Battle Over the Don River, July 1942
August 19, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet MiG-3 fighters engage a German Junkers Ju 88 bomber over the Don River during the summer of 1942. Read more
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Communist Party Meeting at a Soviet Artillery Battery on the Frontline, Summer 1943
August 18, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Communist Party members of a Soviet artillery battery hold a political meeting near the frontline during the summer of 1943. Read more
Wrecked Soviet Polikarpov I-153 “Chaika” Fighter Captured by German Soldiers, Summer 1941
August 18, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
German soldiers inspect the wreckage of a Soviet Polikarpov I-153 "Chaika" fighter destroyed during the opening weeks of Operation Barbarossa in the summer of 1941. Read more
Messerschmitt Bf.109E7 of JG-27 at a Yugoslav Airfield, April 1941
August 17, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Messerschmitt Bf.109E-7 fighter of Luftwaffe Jagdgeschwader 27 (JG 27) at a Yugoslav airfield during the German Balkan campaign, April 1941. Read more
Meeting of Soviet Victory Soldiers at Rzhevsky Railway Station, Moscow, July 17, 1945
August 16, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes
Soviet soldiers returning home after victory in Europe receive an emotional welcome at Moscow’s Rzhevsky Railway Station on July 17, 1945, as families and civilians celebrate the end of years of war. Read more
Victory Day Celebration on Red Square, Moscow, May 9, 1945
August 16, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes
Victory Day celebrations fill Moscow’s Red Square on May 9, 1945, as Soviet citizens gather to celebrate the defeat of Nazi Germany and the long-awaited end of war in Europe. Read more
Romanian Peasant Woman Feeds Soviet Soldier with Cow’s Milk, August 1944
August 15, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
A Romanian peasant woman offers fresh milk to a Soviet soldier during the Red Army’s advance through Romania in August 1944, capturing a rare moment of humanity during the final year of World War II. Read more