Maria Dolina, Hero of the Soviet Union — Pe-2 Bomber Pilot in WWII
August 2, 2025 Reading time: 6 minutes
Maria Dolina, Hero of the Soviet Union, Pe-2 bomber pilot, completed 72 combat sorties and dropped 45 tons of bombs during WWII, awarded Hero status in 1945. Read more
Soviet Mountain Troops Defend Marukh Pass in the North Caucasus — 1942
August 2, 2025 Reading time: 7 minutes
Soviet alpine troops led by Lieutenant A.S. Efremov, defending the Marukh Pass in the North Caucasus in 1942, with PPSh-41 submachine guns. Read more
Leader Destroyer "Tashkent": Wounded and Evacuated in Novorossiysk, June 1942
August 2, 2025 Reading time: 7 minutes
Leader Destroyer "Tashkent" evacuates wounded soldiers and civilians from Sevastopol to Novorossiysk, after facing German bombings in June 1942. Read more
Captured Soviet Airfield: Destroyed UTI-4 and German Henschel Hs-126, Summer 1941
July 31, 2025 Reading time: 7 minutes
Captured Soviet airfield with destroyed UTI-4, I-16 wrecks, and a German Henschel Hs-126, showcasing the early losses during the Nazi invasion of the USSR in 1941. Read more
Captured Soviet KV-2 Tank by Nazis — Battle for Ostrov, July 5, 1941
July 30, 2025 Reading time: 7 minutes
Captured Soviet KV-2 tank in Ostrov, July 5, 1941, showing battle damage as a German soldier inspects the wreckage. Read more
Rare KV-1 Tank Modification Destroyed in 1941 — L-11 Gun Variant
July 30, 2025 Reading time: 6 minutes
Rare photo of a KV-1 tank destroyed in 1941, featuring the L-11 76.2mm gun, with a shell stuck in the barrel, showing the early modifications of Soviet armor. Read more
Major N.F. Syromyatnikov Assigns Combat Tasks to Red Army Signalmen — 1941, Dorohobuz
July 29, 2025 Reading time: 6 minutes
Major Nikolai Syromyatnikov, Chief of Communications of the 127th Rifle Division, assigning tasks to Red Army signalmen near Dorohobuz, 1941. Read more