B-17F Flying Fortress bombers of the 390th Bombardment Group, Eighth Air Force, fly in formation during a strategic bombing mission over Germany. High above the clouds, the photograph also captures the condensation trails of Allied escort fighters protecting the bomber formation. Read more
Personnel of the 4th Ferry Aviation Regiment of the 1st Ferry Aviation Division of the Soviet Civil Air Fleet dance with local women to the music of an accordion during a brief moment of rest in Yakutsk in 1943. Read more
One of the most controversial photographs from the Eastern Front depicts a Waffen-SS soldier armed with an MP 40 submachine gun standing beside several Soviet prisoners of war, one of whom appears to be critically wounded. Read more
A heavily burdened Axis machine gunner transports a captured Soviet DS-39 heavy machine gun across the snowy landscape of the Eastern Front. Read more
Soviet ski scouts in white camouflage disembark from NKL-16 aerosleds during a winter reconnaissance mission behind enemy lines in 1942–1943. Read more
A striking photograph captures the final battle of German submarine U-118 as Allied carrier aircraft overwhelm the vessel in the Atlantic during the Battle of the Atlantic. Read more
A rare KV-8S flamethrower tank from the famous “Labor Reserves to the Front” armored column. One of only ten KV-8S vehicles ever built. Read more