WWII in Focus: Daily Photos from the Frontlines
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
M4 High-Speed Tractor Towing a 203mm Howitzer in France, 1944
June 19, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
M4 High-Speed Tractor from the 105th Field Artillery Battalion towing a 203mm M1 howitzer through the French countryside. Read more
M7 "Priest" Self-Propelled Gun in the Battle for Cherbourg, June 1944
June 18, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
An M7 Priest 105mm self-propelled gun from the 14th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Armored Division “Hell on Wheels,” moves through the ruins of Cherbourg during the Allied push to capture the strategic port. Read more