Soviet crew of a 25 mm 72-K automatic anti-aircraft gun mounted on a GAZ-AA truck of the Red Banner Dnieper Flotilla, photographed in Europe, 1944. Read more
Soviet pilots of the 566th Assault Aviation Regiment pose beside an Il-2 Sturmovik at Kingisepp, summer 1944. Read more
A Finnish Air Force Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 fighter, tactical number MT-408 of HLeLv 34, photographed in Finland during the spring of 1944. Read more
Soviet A-20 Boston bomber crew commanded by Major Georgy Osipov, 1944. Read more
Soviet fighter pilots Sergey Yasanis and Kalmyatov stand beside a Lavochkin La-5F fighter aircraft in 1944, representing the experienced Guards aviators of the Red Army Air Force during the final years of World War II. Read more
A Romanian peasant woman offers fresh milk to a Soviet soldier during the Red Army’s advance through Romania in August 1944, capturing a rare moment of humanity during the final year of World War II. Read more
Aachen became the first German city captured by the Western Allies after fierce street fighting in October 1944. German prisoners of war stand amid the ruins of Joseph-von-Görres Street following the city's fall. Read more