Photos WW2 Soviet Forces

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The deceased Soviet soldier. 1941.

 

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T-34-85 and sappers from the 38th Army of the 4th Ukrainian Front on the streets of the city of Zorau; ~ March 24th 1945

 

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On September 22, 1944, the capital of Estonia, Tallinn, was liberated from the Nazi invaders.

Residents of the city are greeted by Soviet troops.

 

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Deputy Squadron Commander of the 628th Air Defense Fighter Aviation Regiment Mikhail Antonovich Kosyakov conducts a debriefing at the Gelendzhik airfield. A Yak-9 fighter is visible in the background.

 

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Soviet soldiers salute as they reach polish border

 

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Medical instructor Vera Lebedeva is a former 2nd year student at the Lesgaft Medical Institute in Leningrad.

 

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German soldiers inspect the ML-20 howitzer that got into trouble on the bridge. Summer 1941.

 

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Medical instructor Nadezhda Stepanovna Likhatskaya - holder of medals "For Courage", "For the Defense of Sevastopol", "For the Defense of the Caucasus", Orders of the Patriotic War of I and II degrees, a member of the legendary landing Kunikov.

 

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Poland, 1939.

 

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"Cigarette break". Soldiers of the Red Army for a tobacco break. Included in the frame are a simplified shovel case, a canvas waist belt, and three cartridge bags that have seen better days.

 

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Hero of the Soviet Union Andrey Davydov. Born in 1923. The driver-mechanic of the tank of the 195th tank battalion, 95th tank brigade, 1944

On October 18, 1943, he crossed the Dnieper near the village of Loev (Gomel region) and took part in the battles to expand the bridgehead. Having advanced 20 km to the rear of the enemy, his crew, together with another tank, operating in complete isolation from their unit, held the occupied line for 24 hours. With the tracks of his tank, the driver-mechanic Senior Sergeant Andrey Davydov destroyed 3 guns with crews, two kitchens and up to 40 Nazis.

 

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A smoke break for the crews of the Stalinets tractors, summer 1941.

 

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Soviet soldiers move to the front line to meet the enemy, summer 1942

 

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Brigadier Commissar Arkhip Pavlovich Ryazanov awards orders and medals to soldiers on the Kalinin Front. 1942 g.

 

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Gleb Vladimirovich Baklanov (August 1, 1910 - January 16, 1976) - Soviet military leader, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel General. The brother of actress Olga Baklanova. In the Red Army since November 1932. Since June 1942, he commanded the 299th Infantry Division, which, as part of the 66th Army, participated in the Battle of Stalingrad. From May 1943 - commander of the 13th Guards Rifle Division. Participant of the Battle of Kursk, the Battle of the Dnieper, Umansko-Botoshansk and Lvov-Sandomierz offensive operations. Major General G.V. Baklanov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 29, 1945 for his skillful leadership of the troops in the battles for Dresden and displayed heroism. At the 1945 Victory Parade, he commanded the combined regiment of the 1st Ukrainian Front.

 

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Crew of a captured German 88-mm anti-tank gun Pak-43 from the troops of the 3rd Ukrainian Front on the outskirts of Vienna; April 1945