Photos WW2 Soviet Forces

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A column of Red Army soldiers on the march in Berlin near the Reichstag. The T-34-85 tanks and the SU-76M self-propelled guns are visible in the background.

 

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Machine-gun crew of Sergeant Fyodor Konoplev is firing at planes, from a heavy machine gun, Leningrad, October 9, 1942

 

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Red Army artillery fires in Berlin in May 1945.

 

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A Soviet soldier walks past a killed Nazi

 

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The commander of the 2nd Guards Tank Army, Colonel-General of Tank Forces Semyon Ilyich Bogdanov (1894-1960) examines the captured relics of the Kaiser's army. The picture was taken in the western part of Berlin - in the urban area of Charlottenburg. May 1, 1945

 

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Privates of the 3rd regiment OMSDON (special forces) of the NKVD Kruglyakov and Soldatov Fyodor Petrovich.

 

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Partisans. Grandfather and grandson.

 

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On October 30, 1944, the Germans tried to bomb Belgrade for the first time. The firing gun is located directly outside the building of the Parliament of Yugoslavia. September 30, 1944

 

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Товарищ! Восстанавливая свой завод, свое предприятие - ты помогаешь Красной армии громить врага, ты приближаешь победу

 

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On this day, May 9, 1944, Sevastopol was liberated from the fascist invaders. The liberation of Sevastopol during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) was the final stage of the Crimean operation.

 

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A Soviet soldier rips the Nazi swastika from the gates of the Voikov metallurgical plant in liberated Kerch. The city was finally liberated from the invaders on April 11, 1944.

Voikov's plant was the scene of fierce battles during the collapse of the Crimean Front and the surrender of Kerch in May 1942. The combined detachments of the 44th Army defended here, covering the crossing of the retreating Soviet troops across the Kerch Strait. The active phase of the defense lasted from May 18 to August 5, 1942, after which the remnants of the defenders descended into the underground communications of the plant and from there continued to fight the invaders. The last skirmish at the Voikov plant dates back to December 1942.

Author: Evgeny Khaldei.

 

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German attack aircraft Focke-Wulf Fw.190 from the 2nd group of the 2nd squadron of close support of troops (II./SG 2), destroyed by Soviet aviation at the Kherson airfield. 1944 year.

 

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Representative of the Headquarters of the Supreme Command, Marshal of the Soviet Union S.K. Tymoshenko, with the command of the North Caucasian Front and the 18th Army, is considering a plan for an operation to cross the Kerch Strait. 1943 year.

From left to right: Marshal of the Soviet Union S.K. Timoshenko, Colonel General K.N. Leselidze, General of the Army I.E. Petrov.

 

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Soviet troops ferry military equipment and horses through the Sivash. December 1943. In the foreground is a 45 mm anti-tank gun.

 

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Evacuation of Soviet soldiers from the Kerch Peninsula. The wounded are loaded onto a specially modified U-2 (Po-2) aircraft. November 1943.