Kazakh officer Major Baltabek Zhetpysbayev and Guards Sergeant Trofim Shalayev operate a 122 mm M-30 howitzer during fighting in Lithuania. Their actions were later commemorated in a reconstructed wartime photograph. Read more
Soviet scouts Mikhail Yeremin and Seitkasim Ashirov of the 331st Rifle Regiment, 96th Rifle Division. Their successful raid behind German lines during Operation Bagration earned both men nominations for the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Read more
Destroyed German Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. L tank, likely of the 15th or 21st Panzer Division, knocked out during the North African campaign. Read more
Captured Soviet T-34 tanks modified and pressed into Wehrmacht service, featuring Panzer III commander's cupolas and German equipment. Read more
T-34-85 tank number 10 of the 36th Guards Tank Brigade in liberated Belgrade. A BA-64 armored car is visible in the background. Read more
Two T-34-85 tanks of the 9th Tank Corps drive past a destroyed German Sd.Kfz. 11 half-track and a Lend-Lease Chevrolet G7107 truck during the Battle of Berlin. Read more
Soviet T-34-76 tank #323, likely destroyed by a heavy mine or aerial bomb. Frontal armor completely breached, illustrating the devastating effects of explosive force during the Second World War. Read more