Captured Banner of the NKVD 132nd Battalion in Brest Fortress 1941
August 15, 2026 Reading time: 4 minutes
German soldiers posing with the captured banner of the Soviet NKVD 132nd Escort Battalion in Brest Fortress, summer 1941. Read more
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Rare German Dornier Do 24N-1 Flying Boat on the Water, 1941
August 14, 2026 Reading time: 4 minutes
A rare German Dornier Do 24N-1 flying boat sitting on the water, summer 1941. Only 11 units of this Wright Cyclone-powered variant were ever built. Read more
Empty Bomb Bay of a Soviet Tupolev SB Bomber in Summer 1941
August 14, 2026 Reading time: 4 minutes
A rare view looking directly up into the empty bomb bay of a Soviet Tupolev SB (ANT-40) fast bomber with open doors, summer 1941. Read more
German StuG III Ausf. B Assault Gun in Opochka During Operation Barbarossa
August 12, 2026 Reading time: 4 minutes
A dynamic photograph of a German StuG III Ausf. B assault gun from Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 192 kicking up dust in Opochka, 1941. Read more
Consolidated PBY Catalina Flying in 1941 — Legendary American Patrol Bomber
July 2, 2026 Reading time: 3 minutes
Flying Catalina — American PBY-1 Maritime Patrol Bomber in Flight (1941) Read more
U.S. Soldiers Pose for a Training Photograph at Fort Benning in 1941
June 30, 2026 Reading time: 3 minutes
American soldiers pose for a carefully staged photograph during military training at Fort Benning, Georgia, on 13 August 1941. The men are armed with M1 Garand rifles fitted with M1905 bayonets, while the soldier nearest the camera wears a Mark II gas mask. Read more
German U-Boat U-552 "Red Devil" Returns from Its First Patrol – Erich Topp
June 30, 2026 Reading time: 3 minutes
The German submarine U-552, famously known as the "Red Devil," returns to its base at Saint-Nazaire, France, after completing its first combat patrol on 16 March 1941. Read more