Grigory Bulatov and Recon Platoon Storming the Reichstag, May 1945

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yak-3 Fighter from the Normandie-Niemen Squadron Preparing for Departure to France — June 1945

Yak-3 Fighter from the Normandie-Niemen Squadron Preparing for Departure to France — June 1945
July 28, 2025 Reading time: 6 minutes

Soviet Yak-3 fighter from the Normandie-Niemen squadron, ready for departure to France in June 1945, marking the end of WWII and Soviet-French collaboration. Read more

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