Opel Blitz Passing a Knocked-Out KV-2 Tank, USSR 1941
February 28, 2026 Reading time: 6 minutes
German Opel Blitz 3.6S truck drives past a destroyed Soviet KV-2 from the 2nd Tank Division in 1941, showing fierce early-war armored combat. Read more
AlbumWar2: WWII Photo Archive & Rare High Resolution Images
Abandoned Soviet BT-7 Tank in Valehotsulove, Odessa Region, 1941
February 22, 2026 Reading time: 8 minutes
Soviet BT-7 light tank abandoned during the Red Army retreat in 1941 in the village of Valehotsulove, Odessa region, showing early-war losses and chaos. Read more
Knocked-Out Soviet KV-2 Tank No. B-4754 near Ostrov, Summer 1941
February 20, 2026 Reading time: 9 minutes
Soviet KV-2 tank No. B-4754 destroyed in the battle for Ostrov in summer 1941, showing severe damage and the fate of its crew and commander. Read more
Navigator Osipov from Ivan Polbin’s Crew by the SB Turret, August 1941
February 20, 2026 Reading time: 7 minutes
Navigator Senior Lieutenant Osipov from Ivan Polbin’s crew poses by the SB bomber turret on 17 August 1941, during the hardest early months of the war. Read more
Soviet Pilot Major Ivan Polbin with His SB Bomber, August 1941
February 18, 2026 Reading time: 8 minutes
Soviet pilot Major Ivan S. Polbin poses with his SB bomber on 17 August 1941, showing one of the most famous bomber commanders of the Red Army Air Force. Read more
Two Abandoned Soviet T-34-76 Tanks During the Retreat, Summer 1941
February 8, 2026 Reading time: 6 minutes
Two abandoned Soviet T-34-76 tanks left behind during the Red Army retreat in the summer of 1941, showing the challenges faced by Soviet armored units during the opening phase of the Eastern Front. Read more
Damaged Soviet LaGG-3 Fighter After Forced Landing, 1941
January 29, 2026 Reading time: 5 minutes
Damaged Soviet LaGG-3 fighter forced to make an emergency landing on marshy ground after combat with Luftwaffe Bf 109 fighters near Leningrad in the autumn of 1941. Read more