WWII Photo Archive

Captured German sIG 33 Infantry Guns After the Battle of Kursk, 1943

October 9, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Captured German sIG 33 heavy infantry guns after the Wehrmacht’s defeat at the Battle of Kursk, 1943. Read more

Douglas A-20G Boston Medium Bomber of the USAAF in Flight, 1943

October 7, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

American Douglas A-20G “Boston” medium bomber of the USAAF (No. 286657) in flight over the United States during World War II. Read more

Soviet Female Pilot Yevdokiya Mamaeva-Bezmenova Putting on Parachute, August 1943

October 5, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Soviet female bomber pilot Yevdokiya Mamaeva-Bezmenova prepares her parachute before a combat mission in an American A-20 Boston, Krasnodar, August 1943. Read more

Soviet Officers Examine Tiger Tank Turret Penetration after the Battle of Kursk, July 1943

October 5, 2025 Reading time: 6 minutes

Soviet tank commanders inspect a penetration in the turret of a destroyed German Tiger tank after the Battle of Kursk, July 1943. Read more

Battle for the Kerch Peninsula Bridgehead, November 1943

September 21, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Soviet Guardsmen of the 2nd Taman Division with PPSh-41 submachine guns during the battle for the Kerch bridgehead, Crimea, November 1943. Read more

Fallen German Soldiers at the Blue Line Fortifications, Taman Peninsula 1943

September 17, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Deceased German soldiers on the battlefield of the Blue Line fortifications, Taman Peninsula, October 1943. Read more

Assault on the German Blue Line by 2nd Guards Rifle Division, Taman Peninsula 1943

September 17, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes

2nd Guards Rifle Division assaults the German Blue Line on the Taman Peninsula, autumn 1943. Read more