Photo documenting the mass execution of 56 Polish civilians by German occupation authorities in the Uzbornia Forest near Bochnia on 18 December 1939 during the early occupation of Poland. Read more
A rare photograph shows a crashed Junkers Ju 87 Stuka after a forced landing on soft, waterlogged ground. The article explains why the aircraft overturned, how its fixed landing gear influenced the accident, and what this incident reveals about WWII combat aviation. Read more
German troops assault Warsaw as Heinkel He 111 bombers fly overhead in September 1939, illustrating the destruction of the Polish capital during the opening campaign of World War II. Read more
Short description: Wehrmacht musicians of the 30th Infantry Division parade along the Champs-Élysées in occupied Paris in June 1940, illustrating the use of ceremonial displays during the early German occupation of France.
Wehrmacht musicians of the 30th Infantry Division march in a parade on the Champs-Élysées in occupied Paris in June 1940, illustrating the early German occupation of France and the symbolic use of military ceremonies. Read more
German troops march through captured Warsaw in September 1939, marking the beginning of World War II in Europe and the start of occupation. Read more
Red Army troops under the command of Senior Lieutenant A. Burak attack Wehrmacht positions with 45 mm artillery support and smoke cover in July 1943. Read more
Two abandoned Soviet T-34-76 tanks left behind during the Red Army retreat in the summer of 1941, showing the challenges faced by Soviet armored units during the opening phase of the Eastern Front. Read more