Soviet Guards submarine M-171 prepares to fire its bow gun in the Arctic during World War II. A rare photograph of one of the Northern Fleet's most successful submarines in 1943. Read more
Soviet ground crew prepares an Il-2 Sturmovik attack aircraft for a combat mission on the Southwestern Front in August 1942. Read more
Soviet fighter ace Fedor Shikunov flew the P-39 Airacobra, completed more than 200 combat missions, and became one of the outstanding Red Army pilots of World War II. Read more
Soviet fighter ace Fedor Shikunov flew the P-39 Airacobra, completed more than 200 combat missions, and became one of the outstanding Red Army pilots of World War II. Read more
Soviet and American soldiers shake hands on the Elbe River, April 25, 1945 — a powerful symbol of Allied cooperation in the final days of World War II. Read more
German prisoners of war march in a long column near Ternopil during the Soviet advance in Western Ukraine in July 1944. Soviet sappers stand in the background with their field equipment. Read more
Against all odds, Soviet officer Gilel Mirlin was reunited with his wife Elena near the front in the Lviv area in 1944. She brought news that his pre-war doctoral dissertation had been officially approved — and nine months later, their daughter was born. Read more