WWII in Focus: Daily Photos from the Frontlines
Flamethrower Puchkov: Fire and Steel on Gogol Street, Stalingrad
June 29, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet flamethrower operator A.D. Puchkov fires at German troops entrenched in the lower floor of a ruined building during the Battle of Stalingrad. Read more
Knocked-Out Pz.Kpfw. III Tank of the German Afrika Korps, North Africa 1942
June 27, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Destroyed German Pz.Kpfw. III tank of Rommel’s Afrika Korps, likely from the 15th or 21st Panzer Division, knocked out during fighting in the North African campaign. Read more
Soviet T-34 Tank Devastated by Heavy Explosive Blast, 1942
June 27, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Soviet T-34-76 tank #323, likely destroyed by a heavy mine or aerial bomb. Frontal armor completely breached, showing the devastating effects of explosive force during WWII. Read more
Soviet Naval Infantry Land Under Fire in Crimea – 8th Brigade Assault, 1942
June 27, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Soviet Naval Infantrymen of the 8th Brigade under Col. Gorpishchenko land on the shores of Crimea under heavy enemy fire. Part of the Black Sea Fleet’s assault operations to retake strategic coastal positions. Read more
Knocked-Out KV-1 Heavy Tank on Rostov-on-Don’s Market Square, 1942
June 27, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
A Soviet KV-1 heavy tank stands destroyed on the market square of Rostov-on-Don after German forces seized the city in 1942. The tank is a 1941 model featuring a welded turret and 76.2mm ZiS-5 cannon. Read more
Loading Soviet Troops onto the Destroyer Leader “Tashkent” Before the Fall of Sevastopol
June 25, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Loading of a Soviet 76mm F-22 gun onto the destroyer leader “Tashkent” before her final mission to Sevastopol. Read more