Images

A February 1942 photograph showing Red Army T34 tanks being taken to the front during the Second World War (1939-45). (RIA Novosti Archive)

An August 1941 photograph showing air defences in the Soviet capital during the Battle of Moscow (Oct 41 - Jan 42) during the Second World War (1939-45). (RIA Novosti Archive)

A photograph showing barricaded streets in the Soviet capital during the Battle of Moscow in October 1941 during the Second World War (1939-45). (RIA Novosti Archive)

A photograph showing the advance of Axis troops on the Soviet capital during the Battle of Moscow in October 1941. (Polish National Digitial Archives)

A 1939 photograph of Marshal Georgi Zhukov (1896-1974), one of the USSR's most respected commanders during the Second World War (1939-45).

A December 1941 photograph showing two German soldiers overlooking Sevastopol during the Siege of Sevastopol in 1941-2 in the Second World War (1939-45). (Polish National Digital Archives)

A May 1942 photograph of Soviet anti-aircraft gunners of the Zheleznyakov armored train used during the Siege of Sevastopol in 1941-2 in the Second World War (1939-45).

A 1944 photograph of a German Karl self-propelled mortar gun, a type used in several major battles during the Second World War (1939-45). The gun had a massive calibre of 600 mm (23 inches) and could fire 2.4-ton concrete-piercing shells.

A photograph of the German general Erich von Manstein (1887-1973), shown on the left, after the Siege of Sevastopol in 1941-2 during the Second World War (1939-45). The port in the Crimea was captured by Axis forces commanded by Manstein...

A photograph taken in July 1942 showing the aftermath of the Siege of Sevastopol in 1941-2 during the Second World War (1939-45). The port in the Crimea was captured by Axis forces in July 1942. The vehicle is a German Sdkfz 250 half-track...