Crashed B-29 Superfortress Near Iwo Jima
June 14, 2026 Reading time: 6 minutes
A damaged B-29 Superfortress lies wrecked in the waters off Iwo Jima after returning from a bombing mission against Japan in 1945. Read more
AlbumWar2: WWII Photo Archive & Rare High Resolution Images
German Artillery Observer Near Besieged Leningrad
June 14, 2026 Reading time: 6 minutes
A German artillery observer uses a trench periscope near besieged Leningrad in 1942, carefully watching Soviet positions while avoiding sniper fire. Read more
The Capture of U-110 and the Enigma Machine
June 14, 2026 Reading time: 6 minutes
British sailors board the damaged German submarine U-110 in the Atlantic Ocean, capturing an Enigma machine and secret naval codebooks in one of the most important intelligence coups of World War II. Read more
German Soldiers Resting During the Battle of France
June 2, 2026 Reading time: 5 minutes
German soldiers rest beneath a tree during the Battle of France while a comrade photographs the peaceful scene beside an Opel Blitz truck towing an anti-tank gun. Read more
B-29 "Gravel Gertie" After a Crash Landing on Iwo Jima
June 2, 2026 Reading time: 6 minutes
Damaged B-29 Superfortress "Gravel Gertie" after a crash landing on Iwo Jima following a bombing mission against the Japanese city of Saga on Kyushu, August 1945. Read more
Guards Lieutenant Nikolai Borozdnov Poses Beside His T-34 Tank
June 2, 2026 Reading time: 8 minutes
Portrait of Guards Lieutenant Nikolai Borozdnov, commander of a T-34 platoon that was among the first Soviet units to enter the occupied city of Orel during the summer of 1943. Read more
Wehrmacht Soldiers Entertain Their Comrades in Lapland, 1943
June 1, 2026 Reading time: 7 minutes
A German Wehrmacht comedy troupe performs a humorous stage act in women's clothing and makeup for Gebirgsjäger (mountain troops) stationed in Lapland during the war against the Soviet Union in 1943. Read more