WWII in Focus: Daily Photos from the Frontlines
Roadkill in Steel: Captured Soviet KV-1 Heavy Tanks in 1941
June 29, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Captured Soviet KV-1 heavy tanks lie destroyed or abandoned along a dirt road. These steel giants, formidable in theory, often fell to logistical failure or superior German maneuver tactics. Read more
Trophy of the Blitzkrieg: A Captured Soviet KV-1 Heavy Tank
June 29, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
A Wehrmacht soldier poses next to a captured Soviet KV-1 heavy tank. The vehicle was abandoned intact and is prepared for transport behind German lines for evaluation or reuse. Read more
German MG-34 Machine Gun Crew in Narva During Operation Barbarossa, 1941
June 27, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
German MG-34 machine gun crew during Operation Barbarossa, positioned atop a fortress bastion in Narva. The assistant carries a spare barrel tube — essential for maintaining the high fire rate of the MG-34. Read more
Soviet Border Guards and Their Service Dog — Last Days Before the War, 1941
June 27, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet border guards with a service dog observe enemy territory near the Danube Delta in the last peaceful days before Nazi Germany's invasion of the USSR. Both soldiers would go on to serve in the NKVD Internal Troops during the war. Read more
Abandoned Soviet KV-1 Heavy Tank in the River Shchara, Slonim, Belarus – July 1941
June 25, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
A Soviet KV-1 heavy tank lies in the River Shchara after being abandoned by its crew during an attempted armored thrust through the town of Slonim. The tank slid off the riverbank and became immobilized. The crew survived and later fought with partisans. Read more
Abandoned Soviet KV-2 Heavy Tank Captured by Germans, 1941
June 25, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Abandoned Soviet KV-2 heavy tank with towing cables, likely left behind after a breakdown during the early stages of the German invasion. A 152mm shell is visible atop the turret. Read more