Red Army Riders: Soviet M-72 Motorcycles Roll Out to the Eastern Front

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

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

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

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


German sIG 33 SPG Passing an Abandoned Soviet KV-2 Tank (WWII)

German sIG 33 SPG Passing an Abandoned Soviet KV-2 Tank (WWII)

June 8, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes

German sIG-33 drives past abandoned KV-2 with rare MT-1 turret. Eastern Front, 1941. Read more


Wrecked Soviet KV-1 Tanks Captured by Wehrmacht Soldiers (WWII)

Wrecked Soviet KV-1 Tanks Captured by Wehrmacht Soldiers (WWII)

June 7, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Destroyed Soviet KV-1 tanks and posing Wehrmacht soldiers — a grim snapshot from the Eastern Front, 1942.

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Screams and Shadows: Russian Children Hiding from Nazi Bombs in Chișinău

Screams and Shadows: Russian Children Hiding from Nazi Bombs in Chișinău

June 7, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Shocking image of Russian children hiding in a makeshift shelter during Nazi air raids in Chișinău, Moldova. Taken on June 29, 1941, in the early days of Operation Barbarossa. Read more