A Soviet woman embraces her husband, a Red Army soldier, at a Moscow railway station in June 1945, shortly after his return from Berlin following the end of the war in Europe. Read more
Soviet and American soldiers shake hands on the Elbe River, April 25, 1945 — a powerful symbol of Allied cooperation in the final days of World War II. Read more
Marshal Ivan Konev and Colonel General Dmitry Lelyushenko observe the battlefield from a pine tree during the Neisse offensive in April 1945. Read more
Two T-34-85 tanks of the 9th Tank Corps drive past a destroyed German Sd.Kfz. 11 half-track and a Lend-Lease Chevrolet G7107 truck during the Battle of Berlin. Read more
Arrival of the Victory Banner from Berlin at the Central Moscow Airfield on June 20, 1945, led by Captain Valentin Ivanovich Varennikov. Read more
Soviet troops fire their weapons in a celebratory salute atop the Reichstag, May 1945 — a symbol of final victory in Berlin. Read more
Red Army troops storm the Reichstag under fire in May 1945 — a historic image of final victory and sacrifice. Read more