Article The cold war - Soviet Army

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Before leaving for the tank training ground. Spring 1968

 

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Tank soldiers should have been good at shooting a Makarov pistol

 

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Sentinel on duty. The fighter is wearing the so-called "plash-palatka". This difficult thing became an element of the equipment of every soldier during the war years. A large piece of tarpaulin, it could serve as a rain cape, tent, blanket, or bedspread. The raincoat tent was attached to the back on the Soviet unloading system.

 

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Soviet soldiers rest on a halt during an exercise

 

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Czechoslovakia, 1968. Soviet officers are examining the found cache of weapons.

 

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Setting a combat mission to regiment officers

 

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A group of Soviet troops in Germany, the Neuslager garrison in the area of the city of Konigsbrück, 1968. The passage of the solemn march of the personnel of the 1st tank battalion after instructions and assigned tasks. Ahead is the commander of the 3rd tank company of the 1st tank baalion, Captain Davydov, a front-line soldier, holder of the Order of Glory.

 

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Soviet soldiers in warm wadded jackets of the 1956 model

 

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Lunch in the field

 

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Pay attention to the mod in black sunglasses

 

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You may have noticed that in many photographs from that period, the fighters are very restrained, and sometimes even stern. In the 1960s, there were very few cameras, and soldiers rarely took photographs. Then the appearance of the so-called military romance had already begun. A girl was waiting for each fighter, and the soldiers tried to emphasize the importance of their service (including in the eyes of the girl). That is why harsh photographs were an indispensable attribute of that time.