Abandoned Soviet KV-1 Heavy Tank in the River Shchara, Slonim – 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
Behemoth Lost: Soviet KV-2 Heavy Tank Captured by Germans, 1941
June 25, 2025 Reading time: 4 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
Black Jackets Prepare: Soviet Naval Scouts, 2nd Baltic Fleet – August 1941
June 25, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes
Soviet naval infantry of the 2nd Separate Brigade of the Baltic Fleet during the Battle of Leningrad. Front and center: Chief Petty Officer Nikolai F. Garanovsky, later killed in action in 1944. Read more
Wehrmacht Refueling Operation: Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. B Reloaded in Smolensk – July 1941
June 24, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
German 12th Panzer Division tankers use Soviet POWs to roll barrels of fuel onto a Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. B during early stages of Operation Barbarossa. Read more
Wehrmacht Motorcyclists Near Leningrad – 1st Panzer Division, Summer 1941
June 24, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Wehrmacht motorcyclists on a BMW R12 enjoy a pause near Leningrad during the initial phase of Operation Barbarossa. Read more
Rare Soviet SU-T-26 Improvised Self-Propelled Gun Defends Besieged Leningrad – 1941
June 22, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Military inspector V.O. Shpakovsky examines a rare 76mm SU-T-26 self-propelled gun during its final inspection at the Kirov Plant in besieged Leningrad. Read more
Soviet T-28 Multi-Turreted Tank Defends Leningrad – 1941
June 22, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
A rare T-28 medium tank, from the 42nd Army’s 51st Independent Tank Battalion, dug in as a fixed gun position during the defense of Leningrad. Read more