Hunters in the Sky: Luftwaffe’s Focke-Wulf FW 190 Soars in 1944
June 22, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft of the Luftwaffe in flight over Europe during the final year of World War II. Read more
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Frozen Front: Red Army Engages German Forces on Rybachy Peninsula, 1944
June 22, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Soviet infantrymen armed with Mosin-Nagant rifles, PPD-40 submachine guns, and DP-27 light machine guns fight on the Rybachy Peninsula during the Arctic campaign of 1944. Read more
Soviet Photographer Robert Diament Aboard the Destroyer Grozny During Arctic Convoy Escort
June 22, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet Navy photographer Robert Diament aboard the destroyer "Grozny" during an Arctic convoy escort mission in the Barents Sea, 1943. Read more
Bf 109F-2 Fighter Shot Down Near Kyiv by Soviet Anti-Aircraft Fire
June 20, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
German Bf 109F-2 fighter of 3./JG3 "Udet" shot down by Soviet anti-aircraft fire near Kyiv during the opening phase of Operation Barbarossa. Pilot Heinz Schmidt was captured alive. Read more
Shermans Ready to Swim: Tanks With Snorkels Head to Normandy, 1944
June 20, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
U.S. M4 Sherman medium tanks fitted with deep-wading trunks aboard landing ships before the Normandy landings during Operation Overlord. Read more
Amphibious Landing Drill by US Forces on the Algerian Coast – 1944
June 20, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
U.S. assault troops conduct an amphibious landing exercise from USS Cepheus (AKA-18) on the Algerian coast while preparing for the Allied invasion of Europe. Read more
Gearing Up for D-Day: Allied Equipment Loaded at Brixham Port
June 19, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Allied vehicles, including M1A1 heavy wreckers and Caterpillar tractors, being loaded at Brixham Harbour in preparation for the Normandy landings during Operation Overlord. Read more