Wrecked German Ju-88 Recon Plane Displayed in Central Moscow – July 1941
June 16, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Junkers Ju 88 reconnaissance aircraft F6+AK, shot down near Istra, displayed in central Moscow as a wartime trophy. Read more
Stalingrad’s Triumph: Red Flag Raised Over Fallen Soldiers’ Square
June 9, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
A Soviet soldier raises the Red Flag over Fallen Soldiers’ Square in Stalingrad, shortly after the surrender of the German 6th Army. The department store building in the background was where Field Marshal Paulus was captured. Read more
Civilian Defense Efforts During the Battle of Moscow – Autumn 1941
June 9, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Civilian volunteers constructing street defenses in Moscow during the German advance on the capital in the Battle of Moscow. Read more
Red Army Riders: Soviet M-72 Motorcycles Roll Out to the Eastern Front
June 9, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet motorcycle column with M-72s armed with DP-27s and Mosin rifles, preparing for deployment to the Eastern Front. Lead vehicle: FAI-M; rearguard: GAZ-AAA. Read more
Victory Banner Returns to Moscow from Berlin – June 1945
June 8, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Arrival of the Victory Banner from Berlin at the Central Moscow Airfield, led by Captain Valentin Varennikov Read more
Soviet Sacrifice: Fallen Mortar Crew Beside Their 50mm Model 1938
June 8, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes
Fallen Soviet 50-mm mortar crew in a forward defensive position. Read more
Soviet Armor Falls: Wehrmacht Soldiers Inspect a Captured KV-1E Tank
June 8, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes
Wehrmacht soldiers inspect a damaged Soviet KV-1E heavy tank, later redesignated as Panzerkampfwagen KV-IB 755(r). Read more