WWII in Focus: Daily Photos from the Frontlines
"General Lee" in Soviet Hands: American Steel at the Gates of Vyazma
June 29, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Soviet troops ride on American M3 "General Lee" tanks during the liberation of Vyazma. The tank’s rubber-metal tracks, visible in the image, were a notorious weak point in Eastern Front combat. Read more
American Convoy Rolls Through Liberated Cherbourg, 1944 — With Captured Nazi Kettenkrad
June 22, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
A U.S. military convoy crosses Cherbourg’s Place du Général de Gaulle in 1944. Visible on the right is a captured German NSU HK-101 Kettenkrad, pressed into Allied service. Read more
Sherman tanks equipped with snorkels en route to normandy, June 1944
June 20, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
U.S. M4 Sherman tanks equipped with snorkels aboard landing ships, preparing for D-Day invasion. Read more
Amphibious Landing Drill by U.S. Forces on the Algerian Coast, 1944
June 20, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
U.S. amphibious assault troops land during a training exercise from USS Cepheus (AKA-18) in Algeria. Read more
Loading Allied Invasion Equipment at Brixham Port Before D-Day
June 19, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Allied vehicles being loaded for the Normandy invasion, including M1A1 wreckers and Caterpillar tractors at Brixham Port. Read more
M4 High-Speed Tractor Towing a 203mm Howitzer in France, 1944
June 19, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
M4 High-Speed Tractor from the 105th Field Artillery Battalion towing a 203mm M1 howitzer through the French countryside. Read more