WWII in Focus: Daily Photos from the Frontlines
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
Eyes of the Guns: Artillery Recon Staff – 1st Ukrainian Front, WWII
June 30, 2025 Reading time: 11 minutes
Officers and personnel of the Artillery Reconnaissance Department of the 1st Ukrainian Front. Read more