A massive bomb crater filled with water on the Fontanka embankment in besieged Leningrad. The photograph captures the destructive power of German air raids and artillery bombardment during the first weeks of the Siege of Leningrad in 1941. Read more
A Ju-87R Stuka dive bomber from the Luftwaffe overturned after leaving the runway during landing on the Eastern Front in 1941. Read more
Damaged Soviet SB 2M-100A bomber with visible twin machine-gun mount and M-100 engine captured by German forces during the 1941 campaign on the Eastern Front. Read more
Remains of an exploded Soviet KV-1E heavy tank examined by German troops during the Eastern Front fighting in 1941. Read more
Captured Soviet BA-10M armored car used by the 1st SS Infantry Brigade during the Eastern Front campaign in summer 1941. Read more
Captured Soviet BA-10 armored car during the 1941 Eastern Front campaign, later designated Panzerspähwagen BA 203(r) in German service. Read more
Wounded Wehrmacht Hauptmann from the “Grossdeutschland” Regiment on the Eastern Front in summer 1941, showing the human cost of early operations. Read more