Soviet KV-1 heavy tank destroyed in 1941, featuring the rare L-11 76.2 mm gun with a shell remaining inside the barrel, showing an early version of Soviet heavy armor. Read more
Destroyed German tanks and fallen German soldiers near Panskoye, Kursk Region, after the defeat of the 16th Motorized Division during the Soviet winter counteroffensive, December 20, 1941. Read more
Major Nikolai Syromyatnikov, Chief of Communications of the 127th Rifle Division, briefing Red Army signalmen near Dorogobuzh, 1941. Read more
Mikhail Baranov, Soviet fighter ace, photographed in Stalingrad in 1942. He would later become one of the highest-scoring Soviet fighter pilots of the war with 31 confirmed aerial victories. Read more
Destroyed Pz.Kpfw. IV tanks of the German 20th Panzer Division after the Bobruisk Offensive, Belarus, June 1944. The photograph documents the aftermath of fighting during Operation Bagration. Read more
British and French prisoners of war captured by German forces near Veules-les-Roses, Northern France, during the Battle of France, May 1940. The photograph was later published in Picture Post with an incorrect caption identifying the location as Dunkirk. Read more
Residents of Marseille watching the evacuation of French military flags destined for North Africa, February 2, 1941. Read more