Soviet soldiers share a meal in frontline trenches, 1943. A rare WWII image showing a quiet moment of life between battles. Read more
Soviet soldiers armed with anti-tank rifles, Mosin-Nagant rifles, and DP-27 machine guns wait in defensive trenches near Kharkov on March 16, 1943. The photograph captures the tense atmosphere during the Third Battle of Kharkov, as Red Army troops prepared to repel an expected German attack. Read more
A captured 305mm M16 mortar used by German forces during the Siege of Leningrad. The photograph was taken in January 1943 after Soviet troops seized the weapon during Operation Iskra. Read more
Soviet women Anisya Matveevna Amelkina and her daughter Valentina sit among the ruins of their apartment destroyed by German artillery shelling in besieged Leningrad during the Siege of Leningrad in 1943. The photograph reflects the harsh reality of civilian life during one of the longest sieges in modern history. Read more
A Soviet T-34 tank moves through the intersection of Nevsky Prospect and Sadovaya Street in besieged Leningrad during the spring of 1943. The image reflects how reinforcements and military equipment continued to arrive in the city after the partial breakthrough of the blockade. Read more
Red Army troops under the command of Senior Lieutenant A. Burak attack Wehrmacht positions with 45 mm artillery support and smoke cover in July 1943. Read more
Photo from the Battle of Kursk showing a knocked-out German PzKpfw IV Ausf. G tank in July 1943, with historical and technical context.