Fallen Hero: Grave of Soviet Lt. Nikolai Smyslov Near Voronezh, 1942
June 24, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet soldiers stand beside the grave of Junior Lieutenant Nikolai Ivanovich Smyslov, killed in action on August 28, 1942. His name is partially visible on the grave marker. Read more
Honored Hero: Soviet Sergeant Awarded the Order of the Red Banner, 1943
June 24, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
A Soviet sergeant receives the Order of the Red Banner — a rare honor for an enlisted man — for exceptional valor on the Eastern Front. Read more
Wehrmacht Refueling Operation: Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. B Reloaded in Smolensk – July 1941
June 24, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
German 12th Panzer Division tankers use Soviet POWs to roll barrels of fuel onto a Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. B during early stages of Operation Barbarossa. Read more
Rare Soviet SU-T-26 Improvised Self-Propelled Gun Defends Besieged Leningrad – 1941
June 22, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Military inspector V.O. Shpakovsky examines a rare 76mm SU-T-26 self-propelled gun during its final inspection at the Kirov Plant in besieged Leningrad. Read more
Soviet T-28 Multi-Turreted Tank Defends Leningrad – 1941
June 22, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
A rare T-28 medium tank, from the 42nd Army’s 51st Independent Tank Battalion, dug in as a fixed gun position during the defense of Leningrad. Read more
The Commissar: Soviet Infantry Counterattack Near Stalingrad – 1942
June 22, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Soviet infantry launches a counterattack near Stalingrad during heavy German artillery fire. Central figure wields a PPSh-41. Photo known as “The Commissar.” Read more
For the Motherland – Markov-Grinberg’s Iconic WWII Soviet Photo, 1943
June 22, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet soldier storms into battle during WWII. One of the most iconic war photographs ever taken, symbolizing Red Army courage on the Eastern Front. Read more
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