Soviet Soldier Throwing RGD-33 Grenade in Close Combat — Eastern Front, 1943
July 24, 2025 Reading time: 6 minutes
Soviet soldier throwing an RGD-33 grenade in close combat against Wehrmacht forces during 1943 on the Eastern Front. A moment captured by Dmitry Baltermants. Read more
German Soldiers with MG-34 Machine Gun on the Eastern Front — Winter 1942-1943
July 23, 2025 Reading time: 6 minutes
German soldiers with an MG-34 machine gun on the Eastern Front during the winter of 1942-1943, wearing ushanka hats similar to those of the Red Army. Read more
KV-1S Heavy Tank of the 6th Guards Tank Breakthrough Regiment — Red Army, April 1943
July 21, 2025 Reading time: 6 minutes
Soviet tankers from the 6th Guards Tank Breakthrough Regiment operate the KV-1S heavy tank in April 1943, as part of the 2nd Guards Tank Army, a symbol of Soviet armored power. Read more
Soviet Partisans: 13-Year-Old Leonid Fedorov and Elderly Kolkhoz Worker I.V. Grishin — July 1943
July 21, 2025 Reading time: 6 minutes
13-year-old Leonid Fedorov and elderly I.V. Grishin, partisans in the Soviet resistance, fight against Nazi occupation in 1943, a testament to the people’s struggle during World War II. Read more
Captured Tiger Tank in Tunisia – 501st Panzer Battalion, 1943
July 3, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Captured in Tunisia, a German Tiger tank from the 501st Panzer Battalion stands seized by the American forces. Its design reveals vulnerabilities that were exploited by the Allies. February 1943. Read more
Soviet Submarine M-171 Ready to Fire Its Gun – Arctic Ocean, 1943
July 2, 2025 Reading time: 2 minutes
Soviet submarine M-171 prepares to fire its bow gun in a salute after sinking another enemy ship during the Battle for the Arctic, 1943. A powerful moment of victory from the Northern Fleet. Read more
American Steel for the Red Army: M3 General Lee at Vyazma, WWII
June 29, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet troops ride on American M3 "General Lee" tanks during the liberation of Vyazma. The tank’s rubber-metal tracks, visible in the image, were a notorious weak point in Eastern Front combat. Read more
