Two abandoned Soviet KV-2 heavy tanks of the 8th Tank Division stand on the streets of Zholkva, Western Ukraine, in June 1941, during the opening weeks of the German invasion of the Soviet Union. Read more
German soldiers with an MG-34 machine gun during the winter of 1942–1943 on the Eastern Front. The soldiers are wearing fur winter hats similar in appearance to the Soviet ushanka. Read more
Soviet KV-1 heavy tank abandoned in a crater after a powerful explosion during the first months of the German invasion of the USSR, 1941. The photograph illustrates one of the many armored vehicles lost in the chaotic opening stage of the Eastern Front. Read more
Soviet I-16 fighter, probably a Type 10 or Type 17, destroyed at a Soviet military airfield and inspected by German soldiers after the opening stages of Operation Barbarossa, June 1941. Read more
German soldiers pose on a captured Soviet T-35 heavy tank in Western Ukraine, 1941. One of the largest multi-turreted tanks of the interwar period, the T-35 became a rare trophy during the first months of the German invasion. Read more
Soviet pilots, known as "Stalin's Falcons", attend a pre-flight briefing before a combat mission during World War II, circa 1941–1943. Read more
Soviet tankers from the 6th Guards Tank Breakthrough Regiment pose with a KV-1S heavy tank in April 1943. Read more