WWII Photo Archive

Nazi Occupation Sign on Primorsky Boulevard in Sevastopol, 1944

October 27, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Photograph of a Nazi occupation warning sign at Primorsky Boulevard in Sevastopol, 1944, showing the restrictions imposed on civilians. Read more

Liberated Sevastopol in May 1944 — Aerial View of the Ruined Fortress City

October 25, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Aerial view of liberated Sevastopol in May 1944. The heroic fortress city lies in ruins after being freed from Nazi occupation by the Red Army. Read more

Soviet Il-2 Attack Aircraft “Revenge of the Barinovs”, 1944

October 25, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes

Ceremonial handover of the Soviet Il-2 “Revenge of the Barinovs” attack aircraft, built with Leningrad residents’ personal funds after the Siege. USSR, June 1, 1944. Read more

Soviet Infantry at the Shores of Sevastopol’s Southern Bay, May 1944

October 15, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Soviet infantry on the shore of Sevastopol’s Southern Bay after liberation, with a destroyed German StuG III in the foreground. May 1944. Read more

A-20 Boston of Hero of the Soviet Union A. M. Gagiev, 1st Guards Torpedo Aviation Regiment, 1944

October 7, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Soviet A-20 “Boston” bomber of the 1st Guards Mine-Torpedo Regiment, crew of A. M. Gagiev, after sinking a 6,000-ton German ship, September 1944. Read more

Crew of Soviet Pe-2 Dive Bomber After Combat Mission, August 1944

October 7, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes

Exhausted Soviet Pe-2 crew from the 11th Independent Reconnaissance Air Regiment after a dangerous combat sortie, August 1944. Read more

Liberation of Kerch by 2nd Guards Tamanskaya Division, April 1944

October 3, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Soviet soldiers of the 2nd Guards Tamanskaya Division remove Nazi signage in Kerch, Crimea, during the liberation of the city, April 1944. Read more