Destroyed Monument to Joseph Stalin in German-Occupied Lviv, 1941
December 23, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Destroyed monument to Joseph Stalin in German-occupied Lviv, Ukraine, after the German invasion of the Soviet Union, 1941. Read more
AlbumWar2: WWII Photo Archive & Rare High Resolution Images
Abandoned Soviet T-26 Light Tanks During the Red Army Retreat, 1941
December 21, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
A wartime photograph showing abandoned Soviet T-26 light tanks left on a road during the Red Army retreat in the western USSR in the summer of 1941. Read more
Abandoned Soviet T-35 Heavy Tank in Grodek, 1941: A Rare Photo from the Early Eastern Front
December 21, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
A rare 1941 photograph shows German soldiers inspecting an abandoned Soviet T-35 heavy tank in Grodek, Ukraine. One of the rarest identified production variants of the famous multi-turret tank. Read more
German soldiers and an officer pushing a stuck Opel car out of Russian mud in an occupied Soviet village, 1941
December 19, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
German soldiers and an officer pushing a stuck Opel car out of Russian mud in an occupied Soviet village, 1941. Read more
Soviet MiG-3 Fighter of Lt. Zakhar Sorokin on Vaenga Airfield, 1941
December 12, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Lt. Zakhar Sorokin’s MiG-3 at Vaenga airfield before a combat sortie, Northern Fleet, 1941. Read more
T-26 Light Tanks of the 105th Tank Division Counterattacking German Positions, Smolensk Region, July 1941
December 8, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet T-26 light tanks of the 105th Tank Division counterattacking German positions near Smolensk, July 1941. Read more
Wehrmacht Soldiers in the Occupied Historic Center of Oryol, 1941
December 8, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Wehrmacht soldiers walking through the historic center of occupied Oryol, autumn 1941. Read more