Tiger I Ausf. H1 of Hauptmann Lange, USSR Winter 1943–1944
February 28, 2026 Reading time: 6 minutes
Early-production Tiger I Ausf. H1 commanded by Hauptmann Lange of the 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion in the USSR during winter 1943–1944. Read more
AlbumWar2: WWII Photo Archive & Rare High Resolution Images
Opel Blitz Passing a Knocked-Out KV-2 Tank, USSR 1941
February 28, 2026 Reading time: 6 minutes
German Opel Blitz 3.6S truck drives past a destroyed Soviet KV-2 from the 2nd Tank Division in 1941, showing fierce early-war armored combat. Read more
Abandoned Soviet BT-7 Tank in Valehotsulove, Odessa Region, 1941
February 22, 2026 Reading time: 8 minutes
Soviet BT-7 light tank abandoned during the Red Army retreat in 1941 in the village of Valehotsulove, Odessa region, showing early-war losses and chaos. Read more
Marder II with Captured 76.2 mm Gun on the Eastern Front, 1942
February 21, 2026 Reading time: 9 minutes
German Marder II armed with a captured Soviet 76.2 mm F-22 gun in the USSR in autumn 1942, showing an improvised but powerful anti-tank solution. Read more
German StuG III Ausf. E in a Captured Ukrainian Village, 1941–1942
February 20, 2026 Reading time: 7 minutes
German StuG III Ausf. E in winter camouflage in a captured Soviet village in Ukraine during the winter of 1941–1942, showing village fighting and frontline conditions. Read more
Knocked-Out Soviet KV-2 Tank No. B-4754 near Ostrov, Summer 1941
February 20, 2026 Reading time: 9 minutes
Soviet KV-2 tank No. B-4754 destroyed in the battle for Ostrov in summer 1941, showing severe damage and the fate of its crew and commander. Read more
Navigator Osipov from Ivan Polbin’s Crew by the SB Turret, August 1941
February 20, 2026 Reading time: 7 minutes
Navigator Senior Lieutenant Osipov from Ivan Polbin’s crew poses by the SB bomber turret on 17 August 1941, during the hardest early months of the war. Read more