A damaged Soviet I-153 “Chaika” biplane fighter sits on a captured airfield during Operation Barbarossa. The image reflects the rapid destruction of Soviet aviation in summer 1941. Read more
Captured Soviet BT-7 light tanks abandoned during the Red Army’s retreat in summer 1941. The image reflects the rapid German advance and early losses on the Eastern Front. Read more
A Soviet battery of 85mm 52-K anti-aircraft guns positioned on the Neva embankment in Leningrad, June 1942. The image shows the city’s air defense during the siege. Read more
Soviet soldiers armed with anti-tank rifles, Mosin-Nagant rifles, and DP-27 machine guns wait in defensive trenches near Kharkov on March 16, 1943. The photograph captures the tense atmosphere during the Third Battle of Kharkov, as Red Army troops prepared to repel an expected German attack. Read more
A Soviet BT-7 light tank stands abandoned near Jonava, Lithuania, as a German convoy passes by. The image reflects the chaotic battles of the early Eastern Front in summer 1941. Read more
A captured 305mm M16 mortar used by German forces during the Siege of Leningrad. The photograph was taken in January 1943 after Soviet troops seized the weapon during Operation Iskra. Read more
A stereoscopic view shows besieged Leningrad through the sight of German artillery observers. The photograph highlights the city under constant threat from German 18th Army positions during the siege. Read more