World War Two Collection (#92)

Battle of stalingrad, soviet tanks and infantry advancing northwest of stalingrad, november 1942

World war 2, vasily sokolovsky, nikolai bulganin, and georgy zhukov planning the defense of moscow in 1941

World war 2, a tank officer reporting to major general fedor savelyev prior to setting off on a combat assignment, western front or 2nd ukrainian front, 1943

Don cossack guardsmen resting after a battle, second ukrainian front in the foothills of the carpathians, may 1944

Soviet world war 2 poster: we shall raise over berlin the flag of victory!

Red army skiers riding on sledges and tanks to the advanced lines, during world war ll

Red army gun crew going to a new firing position during world war ll

World war 2, soviet tommy-gunners dislodging the germans during street fighting in poznan, poland, february 1945

Ural industrial area, a worker handling finished products at the chelyabinsk pipe factory, this shop was completed and turning out finished products in the course of four months in 1942

Marshal of the soviet union leonid govorov

Liberated stalingrad in january 1943

The german officer, who tried to escape in civilian dress, was taken prisoner by these two soviet tommy-gunners

Red army winter fighting during world war ll

Admiral arseni grigoryevich golovko, commander of the northern fleet, soviet navy, world war 2

General ivan chernyakhovsky (left), commander of red army troops of the third belorussian front, world war 2

Dismantled factory machinery ready for shipment to the urals, 1941

Street battles in kharkov, tommy-gunners pepper the enemy from a house

Red army soldiers in grounds of peterhof palace (petrovorets) which was destroyed by the rretreating german army, leningrad region, ussr, 1944, world war 2

Red army troops advancing on the leningrad front, october 1942

world war ll, the central front, january 1943: red army men attack the enemies center of resistance

Battle of kursk bulge, in july, 1943

Dresden, germany in 1945 as seen from the tower of the town hall after the anglo-american bombing that all but levelled the city at the end of world war 2

Partisans in western byelorussia being taught to fire a heavy machine-gun, world war 2

Final assembly operations at a weapons factory in the urals, 1942

world war ll commander k, a, meretakov, army general

A red army cavalry charge, september 1941, world war ll

Russian partisans during world war ll

A detachment of soviet navy skiers on maneuvers prior to engaging german positions on the first baltic front

Soviet propaganda / recruitment poster by i, toidze from 1941, the motherland calls, world war 2
Soviet propaganda/recruitment poster by i, toidze from 1941, the motherland calls, world war 2

Partisans occupying a firing line in western byelorussia, january 1944, world war 2

Red army cavalry with machine-gun carriages on the attack, may 1942

world war ll: moscovites and inhabitants of moscow suburban villages digging an anti-tank ditch

Peoples commissar of defense, marshall kliment voroshilov, division commander vasily sokolovsky, and marshall semyon budyonny looking over a map during tactical exercises in the moscow military

Red army soldiers distributing bread to berlin residents after germanys surrender, world war 2, 1945

A red army scout handing over his report to another soldier at an advanced observation post on the south-western front while his well trained horse lies flat for safety, world war ll

Kuban cossacks cavalry starting out on an operation, during world war 2

A soldier standing guard over a long line of american trucks at a lend-lease depot in iran, the trucks arrived and were assembled in the persian port and are now awaiting shipment to the soviet union

Berel shereshnevsy, secretary of the communist party of vilna (vilnius) during german occupation, 1940s

Scouts of the x lithuanian unit dislodge germans from an inhabited locality on the first baltic front, world war 2, january 1944

Civilian women making artillery shells at a munitions factory in moscow during world war 2, the sign behind them reads: defenders of moscow! the soviet people are with you!

Battle of stalingrad, world war 2, civilian refugees

Red army marches past lenins tomb, on nov, 7, 1941 (24th anniversary of october revolution )

Hands across the world symbolizes the vow of two great allies, the united states and russia, sargeant anthony gioia, a waist gunner in a b-17 flying fortress who took part in the first american

A soviet kv1 tank damaged in battle passing the moscow kremlin on the way back to the front after repairs, world war 2, ussr

Leaders of rodion malinovsky, world war ll commander

Blockade of leningrad: in the spring of 1942, locomotinves appeared on the street car lines, hauling precious, life-saving bread flour

Soviet t-34 tanks attacking in the odessa region in april 1944, ukrainian front

Kuban cossacks, 60 year old pavel kamnev (left) and 63 year old mikhail grachev, who volunteered for service in a cossacks corps, in one attack, they sabered 28 german officers and men between them

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"World War Two: A Glimpse into the Heroic Struggles and Triumphs" In 1942, amidst the chaos of World War Two, Winston Churchill stood tall, his indomitable spirit shining through as he made his famous V for Victory sign. This symbolized hope and resilience in the face of adversity. The skies were ablaze with bravery as the Supermarine Spitfire V soared through enemy lines, its sleek design and powerful engine proving to be a formidable force against Nazi aggression. Alongside it, the Avro Lancaster B. I PP967 emerged as a true champion of the air, delivering devastating blows to German targets. On April 30th, 1945, history was forever etched when Red Army soldiers raised the Soviet flag over Berlin's Reichstag. Captured by Vladimir Grebnev's lens, this iconic photograph stands as a testament to their unwavering determination in liberating Germany from tyranny. Amidst these global struggles, Polish pilots from the renowned 303 Squadron took flight in 1940. Their courage knew no bounds as they fearlessly engaged enemy aircraft while flying their Supermarine Spitfire XIV planes – heroes defending freedom at all costs. At sea, HMS Illustrious sailed proudly in 1942; an aircraft carrier that played a pivotal role in protecting vital supply routes and launching relentless attacks on Axis forces. It became an emblem of British naval power during those turbulent times. Meanwhile, high above ground level flew Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers - mighty machines raining destruction upon strategic targets with precision and might. These aerial behemoths struck fear into hearts across Europe. But not all victories required brute force alone; enter De Havilland Mosquito B. XVI – an agile marvel that silently infiltrated enemy territory under cover of darkness. Its stealthy missions brought critical intelligence back home safely.