Soviet Soldier Receiving Telegram on TAI-43 Telephone — Red Army Communications, WWII
July 28, 2025 Reading time: 6 minutes
A Soviet soldier from the Red Army communications receives a telegram on the TAI-43 telephone, a key device for Soviet field communication during WWII. Read more
Messerschmitt Bf.109E Fighters on the Eastern Front — Luftwaffe, 1941
July 25, 2025 Reading time: 7 minutes
Messerschmitt Bf.109E fighters of the Luftwaffe, stationed at a field airfield on the Eastern Front, 1941. Read more
Captured Soviet BA-10 Armored Car by Nazis — Eastern Front, 1941
July 24, 2025 Reading time: 7 minutes
Captured Soviet BA-10 armored car by Nazi forces on the Eastern Front, 1941. A medium Soviet armored vehicle with a 45mm cannon and 7.62mm machine guns. Read more
Stalin's Falcons: Soviet Pilots Briefing Before Combat Mission, 1941-1943
July 22, 2025 Reading time: 6 minutes
Soviet pilots from the Stalin's Falcons squadron conduct a pre-flight briefing before a combat mission during World War II, circa 1941-1943. Read more
Il-2 Sturmovik Prepares for Combat – Southwestern Front, 1942
July 2, 2025 Reading time: 2 minutes
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
Fedor Shikunov: Soviet Fighter Ace of the P-39 Airacobra – WWII
July 2, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
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
Fallen Predator: Messerschmitt Bf 109G-5 Downed on Eastern Front, WWII
June 30, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Dramatic WWII photo of a destroyed German Messerschmitt Bf 109G-5 fighter, burned on Soviet soil. Read more