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BK-31 armored boat raised from the bottom of the Volga river
BK-31 - an armored boat of the Volga military flotilla, which took part in the Battle of Stalingrad. From July 24 to December 17, 1942, ... Read More
T34 “Sniper” from the bottom of the swamp
The history of this tank is not unusual. There were many such incidents during World War II. However, each story is interesting in its own ... Read More
A tank LT vz.38 “Prague” and a cowshed… The story of how fate has united them
This story happened in the village of Manege, which is located in the Moscow region of Russia. This is a small village with a population ... Read More
Torn out of the swamp’s tight embrace T34
This is another story about how, after more than half a century, the tank saw sunlight. Having done a tremendous job, Kazakhstani journalist Sergei Borisov, ... Read More
Color photos of Holocaust victims from concentration camps
During World War II, German Nazis and their allies killed about six million Jews. This methodical, bureaucratic, state-organized operation of prosecution and extermination is called ... Read More
Giant Artillery Dugout (16 photos, 2 videos)
We found this dugout during the last digging. It was an unusual size (very large compared to the rest that we found). As usual, the ... Read More
Rare color photos of the German offensive on Stalingrad
Hans Eckle, a Chief Corporal of the 578th Infantry Regiment of the 305th Wehrmacht Infantry Division, took a large number of color photographs during the ... Read More
Movable fortress
Attempts to find new ways of personal protection for soldiers accompanied humanity for many centuries. Thus, in the XVII century, the famous French Marshal Vauban ... Read More
Untouched place
It was a cold December day in Leningrad front, there were a few days before the New Year. Snow fell and the temperature was about ... Read More
Week in History
A Chinese man who lived on a raft for 133 days, The collision of two aircraft, Liberation of Gdansk and The start of construction of a ship that cannot be sunk. What ... Read More
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Restoration of the steel award SS / NSDAP / SA
Hi experts, in this article I will share with you my personal experience of the restoration of the Great Iron Eagle lying in the ground for more than 70 years. ... Read More
Swiss rifles
By the middle of the 19th century, the first models of small arms using a self contained metallic cartridge appeared. Now there was no need to load weapons from the ... Read More
Finnish crosses of Mannerheim. From personal collection!
Hi experts, today I want to introduce you a very interesting Finnish badge. Its name is Monnerheim Cross or Finnish Cross of Liberty. In my collection I have three such ... Read More
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Total aviation losses and destroyed Japanese Planes after the End of WWII
The video shows the situation filmed by an American operator after the surrender of Japan in World War II. Hundreds of crashed planes, hundreds of tons of metal, that's all what remained out of the imperial air force. During World War II, Japan was the winner in the number of ... Read More
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German soldiers about the Soviet. 1941 through the eyes of the Germans
What was a Soviet soldier in the eyes of his ... Read More
Rare color photos of the German offensive on Stalingrad
Hans Eckle, a Chief Corporal of the 578th Infantry Regiment ... Read More
Basics of stripping remains of the soldiers.
Search and establishment of the names of soldiers who died during the Second World War II is conducted according to certain rules. Among them, I ... Read More
Buchenwald guard +18
On April 8, 1945, the prisoners of Buchenwald, Gvidon Damazin and Konstantin Leonov, sent a request for help using a makeshift radio station. The Buchenwald ... Read More
Kyiv in the eyes of the German soldier. Occupation of the capital of Ukraine in photos
On the night of September 19, 1941 the Red Army left Kiev, parts of the Wehrmacht entered the city. The Kiev defensive operation ended in ... Read More
Dresden: The World War Two bombing 75 years on
The bombing of Dresden created a firestorm that destroyed the centre of the city "The firestorm is incredible... Insane fear grips me and from then ... Read More