German forces destroy Soviet railway infrastructure with a Schienenwolf (“Rail Wolf”) track destroyer during their withdrawal from the Eastern Front in 1943. Read more
German Panzer III tanks ford a river during the rapid advance into the Soviet Union in the summer of 1941. Spare road wheels from Czech-built tanks can be seen mounted on the rear of the vehicles. Read more
One of the most dramatic aviation photographs of World War II shows the B-26 Marauder “Flossie’s Fury” losing an engine after being hit by anti-aircraft fire over southern France. Read more
Soviet motorcycle troops riding TIZ AM-600 motorcycles head toward the front near Leningrad in autumn 1941. Sidecars armed with DP machine guns reveal their combat role. Read more
A German soldier laughs despite the freezing conditions of the Eastern Front. Ice covers his face in one of the most memorable images of the harsh winter of 1941–1942. Read more
The bodies of French motorcycle soldiers and their equipment remain where they fell during the rapid German advance across France in May 1940. Read more
A damaged B-29 returns from a combat mission over Japan only to be destroyed during a crash landing on Iwo Jima in 1945. Read more