Yak-3 Fighters of the Normandie-Niemen Regiment Returning to France, 1945
October 11, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet-built Yak-3 fighters of the French Normandie-Niemen Regiment after their return to France in 1945, showing traces of Soviet markings. Read more
Yak-3 Fighters of the Normandie-Niemen Regiment in France, 1945
October 11, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet-built Yak-3 fighters of the French Normandie-Niemen Regiment in France, 1945. Read more
British and French Prisoners of War near Sen-Valery-en-Caux — May 1940
July 29, 2025 Reading time: 6 minutes
British and French prisoners of war captured near Veules-les-Roses, Northern France, during the Battle of France, May 1940, published in Picture Post with a misleading caption. Read more
Residents of Marseille Watch the Evacuation of French Army Flags to North Africa — February 1941
July 28, 2025 Reading time: 7 minutes
Residents of Marseille watching the evacuation of French army flags to North Africa after the defeat of the French army by Nazi Germany in February 1941. Read more
Yak-3 Fighter from Normandie-Niemen Squadron with American Technicians — June 1945
July 28, 2025 Reading time: 7 minutes
Soviet Yak-3 fighter from the Normandie-Niemen squadron, with American technicians inspecting the aircraft before its flight to France in June 1945. Read more
Yak-3 Fighter from the Normandie-Niemen Squadron Preparing for Departure to France — June 1945
July 28, 2025 Reading time: 6 minutes
Soviet Yak-3 fighter from the Normandie-Niemen squadron, ready for departure to France in June 1945, marking the end of WWII and Soviet-French collaboration. Read more
Damaged Notre-Dame Church in Saint-Lô from Allied Bombings — Western Front, August 1944
July 19, 2025 Reading time: 6 minutes
The Notre-Dame Church in Saint-Lô lies in ruins after Allied bombings in August 1944 during the Liberation of France, showing the destruction wrought by WWII air raids. Read more