WWII in Focus: Daily Photos from the Frontlines

Soviet 152-mm Howitzers D-1 Fire on German Forces in the Battle for Belarus, July 1944

Soviet 152-mm Howitzers D-1 Fire on German Forces in the Battle for Belarus, July 1944

June 17, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Soviet 152-mm D-1 howitzers of the 110th Howitzer Regiment shell German positions during Operation Bagration. In the foreground: Lt. Vyacheslav S. Tsarapkin, commander of a firing platoon. Read more


Hungarian POWs Captured by the Red Army, Possibly near Voronezh, 1942–43

Hungarian POWs Captured by the Red Army, Possibly near Voronezh, 1942–43

June 16, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes

Captured Hungarian soldiers, possibly taken during the Soviet counteroffensive around Voronezh, after the collapse of the 2nd Hungarian Army. Read more


Downed Ju 88 Displayed in Moscow as a Wartime Trophy

Downed Ju 88 Displayed in Moscow as a Wartime Trophy

June 16, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Wreckage of Ju 88 F6+AK displayed publicly in central Moscow after being shot down near Istra during a reconnaissance mission. Read more


Wrecked German Ju 88 Recon Plane Displayed in Central Moscow, July 1941

Wrecked German Ju 88 Recon Plane Displayed in Central Moscow, July 1941

June 16, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Junkers Ju 88 reconnaissance aircraft F6+AK, shot down near Istra, displayed in central Moscow as a wartime trophy. Read more


Fallen Brother on Omaha Beach

Fallen Brother on Omaha Beach

June 9, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes

A fallen American soldier is honored by his comrades with crossed rifles after the D-Day landing. Read more


The Jaws of Death: Omaha Beach Landing, D-Day 1944

The Jaws of Death: Omaha Beach Landing, D-Day 1944

June 9, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes

E Company, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st U.S. Infantry Division disembarks from an LCVP landing craft from USS Samuel Chase under heavy fire. Read more