Soviet Female Pilot Yevdokiya Mamaeva-Bezmenova Putting on Parachute, August 1943

Soviet Female Pilot Yevdokiya Mamaeva-Bezmenova Putting on Parachute, August 1943

October 5, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Soviet female bomber pilot Yevdokiya Mamaeva-Bezmenova prepares her parachute before a combat mission in an American A-20 Boston, Krasnodar, August 1943. Read more


Soviet Officers Examine Tiger Tank Turret Penetration after the Battle of Kursk, July 1943

Soviet Officers Examine Tiger Tank Turret Penetration after the Battle of Kursk, July 1943

October 5, 2025 Reading time: 6 minutes

Soviet tank commanders inspect a penetration in the turret of a destroyed German Tiger tank after the Battle of Kursk, July 1943. Read more


Liberation of Kerch by 2nd Guards Tamanskaya Division, April 1944

Liberation of Kerch by 2nd Guards Tamanskaya Division, April 1944

October 3, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Soviet soldiers of the 2nd Guards Tamanskaya Division remove Nazi signage in Kerch, Crimea, during the liberation of the city, April 1944. Read more


Commanders of the Poltava Air Hub with Soviet Female Interpreter, June 1944

Commanders of the Poltava Air Hub with Soviet Female Interpreter, June 1944

October 3, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

US and Soviet officers with a Soviet female interpreter at the Poltava Air Base, Ukraine, during Operation Frantic, June 1944. Read more


US and Soviet Officers at Tail Gun of B-17 Flying Fortress, Poltava Airfield, June 1944

US and Soviet Officers at Tail Gun of B-17 Flying Fortress, Poltava Airfield, June 1944

October 2, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Soviet Lt. Vorozheev and USAAF Staff Sgt. Summers at the tail gun position of a B-17 Flying Fortress, Poltava Airfield, June 1944. Read more


US and Soviet Technicians Service B-17 Flying Fortress Engine at Poltava Airfield, June 1944

US and Soviet Technicians Service B-17 Flying Fortress Engine at Poltava Airfield, June 1944

October 2, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes

USAAF and Soviet technicians perform maintenance on a B-17 Flying Fortress engine at Poltava Airfield during Operation Frantic, June 1944. Read more


Russian Child Soldier “Son of the Regiment” with US Servicemen at Poltava Airfield, June 1944

Russian Child Soldier “Son of the Regiment” with US Servicemen at Poltava Airfield, June 1944

October 2, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

WWII photo of USAAF Sergeant S. Weinshenker and Tech Sergeant William Topps with a 10-year-old Russian “Son of the Regiment” in Red Army uniform at Poltava Airfield, June 1944. Read more