Destroyed Monument to Joseph Stalin in German-Occupied Lviv, 1941
December 23, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Destroyed monument to Joseph Stalin in German-occupied Lviv, Ukraine, after the German invasion of the Soviet Union, 1941. Read more
AlbumWar2: WWII Photo Archive & Rare High Resolution Images
Abandoned Soviet T-26 Light Tanks During the Red Army Retreat, 1941
December 21, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
A wartime photograph showing abandoned Soviet T-26 light tanks left on a road during the Red Army retreat in the western USSR in the summer of 1941. Read more
Abandoned Soviet T-35 Heavy Tank in Grodek, 1941: A Rare Photo from the Early Eastern Front
December 21, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
A rare 1941 photograph shows German soldiers inspecting an abandoned Soviet T-35 heavy tank in Grodek, Ukraine. One of the rarest identified production variants of the famous multi-turret tank. Read more
Soviet fighter ace and Hero of the USSR Maj. Nikolai Pinchuk visiting his home collective farm after the war, 1945
December 19, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Hero of the Soviet Union Maj. Nikolai Pinchuk visiting his home collective farm after the war, 1945. Read more
Soviet infantry attacking German positions under smoke cover on the Arctic Front, 1944
December 17, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Soviet infantry attacking German firing positions under smoke cover on the Arctic Front in 1944. Read more
Command staff of the 2nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Soviet Northern Fleet Air Force, 1942
December 17, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Command staff of the 2nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Soviet Northern Fleet Air Force, 1942. Read more
General Andrey Vlasov Addressing Soldiers of the Russian Liberation Army, 1944
December 14, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Former Soviet Lieutenant General Andrey Vlasov delivers a propaganda speech to volunteers from Soviet territories serving with German forces, 1944. Read more