Messerschmitt Me.323 “Gigant” – The World’s First Military Heavy Transport Aircraft
December 31, 2025 Reading time: 12 minutes
The Messerschmitt Me.323 Gigant was the world’s first heavy military transport aircraft, capable of carrying trucks, artillery, and massive cargo loads. Read more
Hero of the Soviet Union Pyotr Stemasov, Defender of Moscow
December 25, 2025 Reading time: 9 minutes
A wartime portrait of Pyotr Stemasov, Hero of the Soviet Union, whose actions during the Battle of Moscow in 1941 helped destroy nine German tanks. Read more
Command staff of the 2nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Soviet Northern Fleet Air Force, 1942
December 17, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes
Command staff of the 2nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Soviet Northern Fleet Air Force, 1942. Read more
General Andrey Vlasov Addressing Soldiers of the Russian Liberation Army, 1942
December 14, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
General Andrey Vlasov addressing soldiers of the Russian Liberation Army after defecting to Nazi Germany, 1942. Read more
Unexploded German Aerial Bomb on the Streets of Besieged Leningrad, 1942
December 14, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Unexploded German aerial bomb guarded by Soviet civil defense on a street in besieged Leningrad, 1942. Read more
Soviet Fighter Ace Vladimir Pokrovsky Poses with His P-40E Kittyhawk, 1942
December 10, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Fighter ace Vladimir Pokrovsky poses with his Lend-Lease P-40E Kittyhawk in the Soviet Arctic, 1942. Read more
Pe-2 Dive Bomber of the Northern Fleet — FAB-100 Arming and Reindeer Supply Crew, 1942
December 6, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet Northern Fleet ground crew loading FAB-100 bombs onto a Pe-2 with reindeer sled support. Read more
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