Photo documenting German and Soviet officers speaking with a Polish railway worker during the invasion of Poland in September 1939, illustrating the early occupation of Poland and the later manipulation of historical photographs. Read more
Red Army troops under the command of Senior Lieutenant A. Burak attack Wehrmacht positions with 45 mm artillery support and smoke cover in July 1943. Read more
Two abandoned Soviet T-34-76 tanks left behind during the Red Army retreat in the summer of 1941, showing the challenges faced by Soviet armored units during the opening phase of the Eastern Front. Read more
Portrait of Soviet woman sniper Maria Kuvshinova, holder of the Order of Glory, posing with a Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle in May 1944.
Portrait of Guards Junior Sergeant Ivan Fedorovich Nefedov, a Red Army DP-27 machine gunner and holder of the Order of Glory, photographed on the Soviet-German front in 1944.
Soviet T-26 light tanks of the Murmansk Fortified Region stationed on Kildin Island in the summer of 1942. The photograph shows the use of armored vehicles in the defense of Arctic coastal positions during World War II.
Photo of the family of Soviet hero Sergeant Nikolai Khitrykh visiting his artillery brigade after his death near Orel in 1943, with historical context and biography. Read more