WWII in Focus: Daily Photos from the Frontlines
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 of the Luftwaffe in Flight, 1944
June 22, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft of the Nazi Luftwaffe in flight during the later stages of World War II. Read more
Red Army Soldiers Battle on the Rybachy Peninsula, 1944
June 22, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Soviet infantrymen armed with Mosin rifles, PPD-40s, and DP-27 light machine guns fight during the Arctic battle for the Rybachy Peninsula in 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 1943. Read more
Bf 109F2 Fighter Shot Down Near Kyiv by Soviet Anti-Aircraft Fire
June 20, 2025 Reading time: 2 minutes
German Bf 109F-2 from 3./JG3 downed by Soviet anti-aircraft fire near Kyiv. Pilot Heinz Schmidt captured. Read more
Sherman tanks equipped with snorkels en route to normandy, June 1944
June 20, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
U.S. M4 Sherman tanks equipped with snorkels aboard landing ships, preparing for D-Day invasion. Read more
Amphibious Landing Drill by U.S. Forces on the Algerian Coast, 1944
June 20, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
U.S. amphibious assault troops land during a training exercise from USS Cepheus (AKA-18) in Algeria. Read more
Loading Allied Invasion Equipment at Brixham Port Before D-Day
June 19, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Allied vehicles being loaded for the Normandy invasion, including M1A1 wreckers and Caterpillar tractors at Brixham Port. Read more