Soviet Female Traffic Controller in Defeated Berlin, May 1945
August 14, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
In the ruins of Berlin, just hours after the guns fell silent, a young Soviet woman in uniform stands proudly at her post. She is a traffic controller of the Red Army’s road troops, guiding the movement of vehicles in the heart of the defeated Nazi capital. Read more
Grigory Bulatov and Recon Platoon Storming the Reichstag, May 1945
August 12, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Grigory Bulatov and his recon platoon stormed the Reichstag in May 1945, with Bulatov credited by some as the first to raise the Soviet flag atop the building. Read more
Soviet Sailors of the Dnieper Flotilla with an American Cameraman at the Brandenburg Gate, May 1945
August 11, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes
Soviet sailors of the Dnieper Flotilla pose with an American cameraman at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate on May 2, 1945, days after the city’s capture. Read more
Soviet Soldier Mikhail Makarov in Front of the Ruined Reichstag, May 1945
August 11, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet infantryman Mikhail Makarov stands with his PPSh-41 before the shattered Reichstag in Berlin on May 2, 1945, symbolizing the Red Army’s triumph in the Battle of Berlin. Read more
Soviet Soldier Directing Traffic in Postwar Berlin, May 1945
August 11, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
A Soviet Red Army soldier directs traffic in Berlin’s Schlossplatz shortly after the city’s capture in May 1945, with the monument to Emperor Wilhelm I in the background. Read more
German Fighter Messerschmitt Bf.109G-10/AS Returns from Combat Mission — April 1945
August 2, 2025 Reading time: 7 minutes
Messerschmitt Bf.109G-10/AS returns to base after combat mission in April 1945, flown by Lieutenant Oddone Colonna of the Italian National Republican Air Force. Read more
Yak-3 Fighter from Normandie-Niemen Squadron with American Technicians — June 1945
July 28, 2025 Reading time: 7 minutes
Soviet Yak-3 fighter from the Normandie-Niemen squadron, with American technicians inspecting the aircraft before its flight to France in June 1945. Read more