WWII in Focus: Daily Photos from the Frontlines
American Engineers Repairing Bridge for Tank Crossing — Western Front, Summer 1944
July 19, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes
American military engineers repair a bridge in France, enabling the passage of tank units during the Liberation of France, Summer 1944. Read more
Captured Tiger Tank in Tunisia – 501st Panzer Battalion, 1943
July 3, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Captured in Tunisia, a German Tiger tank from the 501st Panzer Battalion stands seized by the American forces. Its design reveals vulnerabilities that were exploited by the Allies. February 1943. Read more
Rescue Under Fire: Soviet Tank Crew Saves Comrade at Gzhatsk, 1942
July 2, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Soviet soldiers rescue a wounded crew member from a damaged Lend-Lease "General Lee" tank during fierce fighting near Gzhatsk in 1942. Read more
Elbe Day: Red Army and US Forces Unite in Defeated Germany, WWII
July 2, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet and American soldiers shake hands on the Elbe River, April 25, 1945 — a powerful symbol of Allied unity in the final days of World War II. Read more
The Last Briefing: 101st Airborne Prepares for D-Day Drop – WWII
June 29, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Paratroopers of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") receive final instructions before boarding planes for their drop into Normandy. Read more
American Steel for the Red Army: M3 General Lee at Vyazma, WWII
June 29, 2025 Reading time: 4 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 With Captured Nazi Kettenkrad in Liberated Cherbourg, 1944
June 22, 2025 Reading time: 4 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