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
Shermans Ready to Swim: Tanks With Snorkels Head to Normandy, 1944
June 20, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
U.S. M4 Sherman tanks equipped with snorkels aboard landing ships, preparing for D-Day invasion. Read more
Amphibious Landing Drill by US Forces on the Algerian Coast – 1944
June 20, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
U.S. amphibious assault troops land during a training exercise from USS Cepheus (AKA-18) in Algeria. Read more
Gearing Up for D-Day: Allied Equipment Loaded at Brixham Port
June 19, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Allied vehicles being loaded for the Normandy invasion, including M1A1 wreckers and Caterpillar tractors at Brixham Port. Read more
Heavy Haul: US M4 Tractor Tows 203mm Howitzer in France, 1944
June 19, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
M4 High-Speed Tractor from the 105th Field Artillery Battalion towing a 203mm M1 howitzer through the French countryside. Read more
Priest in Action: US M7 SPG Supports Troops at Cherbourg, June 1944
June 18, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
An M7 Priest 105mm self-propelled gun from the 14th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Armored Division “Hell on Wheels,” moves through the ruins of Cherbourg during the Allied push to capture the strategic port. Read more