Soviet Soldier Receiving Telegram on TAI-43 Telephone — Red Army Communications, WWII

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

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

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

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

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

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

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