Soviet soldier throwing an RGD-33 grenade in close combat against Wehrmacht forces during 1943 on the Eastern Front. A moment captured by Dmitry Baltermants. Read more
Two abandoned KV-2 tanks from the 8th Tank Division of the Red Army on the streets of Zholkva, Western Ukraine, June 1941, during the Soviet retreat in the face of Nazi invasion. Read more
German soldiers with an MG-34 machine gun on the Eastern Front during the winter of 1942-1943, wearing ushanka hats similar to those of the Red Army. Read more
A Soviet KV-1 heavy tank abandoned in a crater after a Luftwaffe airstrike in 1941, symbolizing early Soviet losses during the Nazi invasion. Read more
Soviet I-16 fighter destroyed at a Soviet airfield, inspected by German soldiers during the early Luftwaffe raid in June 1941. Read more
German soldiers pose on a captured Soviet T-35 heavy tank in Western Ukraine, 1941. A symbol of Soviet ambition and early WWII tank warfare. Read more
Soviet pilots from the Stalin's Falcons squadron conduct a pre-flight briefing before a combat mission during World War II, circa 1941-1943. Read more