A Soviet Il-2 Sturmovik is prepped for a dangerous mission on the Southwestern Front during World War II, with bombs carefully mounted by ground crew. A snapshot of wartime determination in August 1942. Read more
Soviet ace pilot Fedor Shikunov flew the P-39 Airacobra, completed 206 missions, and shot down 25 enemy planes before falling in 1945. Posthumously awarded Hero of the Russian Federation. Read more
Dramatic WWII photo of a destroyed German Messerschmitt Bf 109G-5 fighter, burned on Soviet soil. Read more
Officers and personnel of the Artillery Reconnaissance Department of the 1st Ukrainian Front. Read more