Bf 109F-2 Fighter Shot Down Near Kyiv by Soviet Anti-Aircraft Fire
June 20, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
German Bf 109F-2 from 3./JG3 downed by Soviet anti-aircraft fire near Kyiv. Pilot Heinz Schmidt captured. Read more
Downed Ju-88 Displayed in Moscow as a Wartime Trophy (WWII)
June 16, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes
Wreckage of Ju 88 F6+AK displayed publicly in central Moscow after being shot down near Istra during a reconnaissance mission. Read more
Wrecked German Ju-88 Recon Plane Displayed in Central Moscow – July 1941
June 16, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Junkers Ju 88 reconnaissance aircraft F6+AK, shot down near Istra, displayed in central Moscow as a wartime trophy. Read more
Civilian Defense Efforts During the Battle of Moscow – Autumn 1941
June 9, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Civilian volunteers constructing street defenses in Moscow during the German advance on the capital in the Battle of Moscow. Read more
Red Army Riders: Soviet M-72 Motorcycles Roll Out to the Eastern Front
June 9, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet motorcycle column with M-72s armed with DP-27s and Mosin rifles, preparing for deployment to the Eastern Front. Lead vehicle: FAI-M; rearguard: GAZ-AAA. Read more
Soviet Armor Falls: Wehrmacht Soldiers Inspect a Captured KV-1E Tank
June 8, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes
Wehrmacht soldiers inspect a damaged Soviet KV-1E heavy tank, later redesignated as Panzerkampfwagen KV-IB 755(r). Read more
German sIG 33 SPG Passing an Abandoned Soviet KV-2 Tank (WWII)
June 8, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes
German sIG-33 drives past abandoned KV-2 with rare MT-1 turret. Eastern Front, 1941. Read more