Destroyed German StuG III and Fallen Crewman Near Roncey, France – 1944
June 24, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
German StuG III Ausf. G destroyed in battle, likely by heavy Allied artillery. The body of a crewman lies beside the vehicle. Read more
Canadian Sherman M4A4 Rolls Into Caen, France – Operation Overlord 1944
June 24, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
A Canadian Sherman M4A4 from the 27th Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusiliers) enters the city of Caen during the Allied campaign in Normandy. Read more
American Convoy With Captured Nazi Kettenkrad in Liberated Cherbourg, 1944
June 22, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
A U.S. military convoy crosses Cherbourg’s Place du Général de Gaulle in 1944. Visible on the right is a captured German NSU HK-101 Kettenkrad, pressed into Allied service. Read more
Hunters in the Sky: Luftwaffe’s Focke-Wulf FW 190 Soars in 1944
June 22, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft of the Nazi Luftwaffe in flight during the later stages of World War II. Read more
Frozen Front: Red Army Engages German Forces on Rybachy Peninsula, 1944
June 22, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Soviet infantrymen armed with Mosin rifles, PPD-40s, and DP-27 light machine guns fight during the Arctic battle for the Rybachy Peninsula in 1944. Read more
Shermans Ready to Swim: Tanks With Snorkels Head to Normandy, 1944
June 20, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
U.S. M4 Sherman tanks equipped with snorkels aboard landing ships, preparing for D-Day invasion. Read more
Amphibious Landing Drill by US Forces on the Algerian Coast – 1944
June 20, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
U.S. amphibious assault troops land during a training exercise from USS Cepheus (AKA-18) in Algeria. Read more
