Country of origin: Soviet Union The Yakovlev Yak-9 stood out as the fighter aircraft with the highest production in the Soviet Union during WWII, with an estimated 16,769 units manufactured.

Soviet infantry in combat during the Battle of Kursk in 1943 in Russia. It was World War II battle between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front fought from July 5 till August 23, 1943.

Soviet infantry in combat during the Battle of Kursk in 1943 in Russia. It was World War II battle between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front fought from July 5 till August 23, 1943.

Dark Skies. The Dark Discovery Behind Soviet WW2 Airborne Mothership. Posted: June 19, 2025 | Last updated: June 19, 2025. Under the cover of night, a 131‑foot TB‑3 bomber carried two fighters ...

Soviet leader Josef Stalin ordered Stalingrad defended at all costs and German advances during the late summer and fall of 1942 were pushed back during the winter, and what was left of the German ...

At the beginning of World War II, the Soviet Union was at an uneasy truce with Germany. That quickly became null after the Germans blitzed Russia in Operation Barbarossa during the summer of 1941.

On this day in 1944 Soviet forces broke the almost 900-day siege of Leningrad. Exactly one year later the Red Army entered the gates of the Auschwitz death camp . The difficult question about ...

The Estonian government plans to remove and demolish 244 Soviet monuments, which many people find offensive because they represent the Baltic nation’s decades-long occupation.

This method has been attributed to the Soviet surgeon Pirogoff, who, when he was short of splints in the Crimean War, cut out sailcloth to the patterns required and dipped these in plaster.