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
T-34s in Enemy Hands: Captured Soviet Tanks Used by Wehrmacht, 1943
June 27, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Captured Soviet T-34 tanks modified and pressed into Wehrmacht service, featuring Panzer III cupolas and German equipment. Read more
Honored Hero: Soviet Sergeant Awarded the Order of the Red Banner, 1943
June 24, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
A Soviet sergeant receives the Order of the Red Banner — a rare honor for an enlisted man — for exceptional valor on the Eastern Front. Read more
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