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В г. Берлине 8 мая 1945 г. Германия.
Вручение комсомольских значков. Германия, г. Берлин, май 1945 г.
Митинг в День Победы. Германия, г. Берлин, 9 мая 1945 г.
Во время отдыха. Болгария, г. София, 1945 г.
Перед въездом в г. Прагу. Чехословакия, 20 мая, 1945 г.
«Летающая крепость». Чехословакия, июль 1945 г.
После освобождения г. Праги. Чехословакия, 15 мая 1945 г.
Souvenir photo. Manchuria, 1945
В часы досуга. Германия, май 1945 г.
Corpses of civilians shot by the German occupiers in the area of the Danzig shipyard
Corpses of Danzig residents shot by the German occupiers on the eve of their retreat
Soviet citizens released from captivity on a street of Berlin
Ukrainian women V. Zagura, I. Sushko, F. Grigorchuk, who were working in Berlin, are expressing thanks the Soviet soldiers for their liberation
Women and children liberated by the Red Army from Staropanovo camp are talking to the Captain Chernomazov before returning home
Soviet citizens released from captivity return to their Homeland
Soviet women and children who were hijacked to Germany are waiting for the train to return Home
Japanese bunker of the Kharamitogsky fortified district destroyed by Soviet pioneers. Sakhalin
Japanese planes and tanks seized by Soviet troops at Mukden airfield
Japanese amphibious tanks Type 2 Ka-mi seized on Shumshu island
Japanese 150-mm armored turret system destroyed by Soviet troops in the Khutous fortified district
The crew of the ICBM-2 plane of the Pacific Fleet is preparing for flight
Crew of the flight commander M. Khazov at the airfield before taking off. 2nd Far Eastern Front
Сrew of the SB-2 bomber of 1st Lieutenant M. Dodonov during the South Sakhalin Offensive Operation
Сrew of the Pe-2 bomber is being congratulated on the successful completion of the combat mission. 1st Far Eastern Front
Units of the 39th Army of the Trans-Baikal Front on the march in the Manchurian steppe
Participants of the battles for the cities of Toro and Esutoru from the 365th Separate Marine battalion of the Pacific Fleet
Japanese 150-mm armored turret system destroyed by Soviet troops in the Khutous fortified district
Transport ship Stalingrad disembarks troops in the Otomari seaport
Typical Japanese machine gun pillbox on Shumshu island
Soviet tanks overcoming the Big Khingan ridge. Manchuria
T-34-85 tanks of the 6th Soviet Guards Tank Army on the coast of the Liaodong Bay
T-34-85 tanks of the 6th Guards Tank Army on the coast of the Liaodong Bay
T-34-85 tanks of the 6th Guards Tank Army in Port Arthur
T-26 tanks and Red Army soldiers during the formation on the square of the city of Sikuka (present-day Poronaysk). South Sakhalin
"Ha-Go" and "Chi-Ha" tanks of the 11th Japanese regiment on the island of Shumshu during the capitulation
Escort ship "Metel" of the Pacific Fleet takes on board the troop of Marines
1st Lieutenant Postrigon attending a wounded soldier on Sakhalin
Soldiers of Japanese army laying down their arms. 2nd Far Eastern Front
Soldiers of the Soviet 159th Rifle Division at lunch during the battles with the Japanese army
Japanese soldiers surrendering their arms and ammunition after capitulation of Japanese army. Manchuria
Soldiers of the 5th Army of the 1st Far Eastern Front crossing the border of Manchuria
Soviet landing craft DS-5 (LCI-525), hit by Japanese artillery fire. Shumshu Island
Soviet tank-borne infantry taking a settlement northeast of Pyongyang
Soviet T-26 tank, knocked out during the assault on the Khandas police post. South Sakhalin
Soviet officer standing on a T-26 tank. Rally before the outbreak of the war with Japan
Soviet T-34-85 tanks in the city of Harbin
Soviet soldiers at the bridge over the river in Manchuria
Soviet soldiers looking at the Eastern Basin in captured Port Arthur
Soviet soldiers examining a destroyed Japanese gun. Sakhalin
Soviet soldiers watching the shelling of Japanese positions
Soviet soldiers resting at a campfire. Sakhalin
Soviet soldiers on the embankment of the Songhua River in Harbin
Soviet soldiers at the seized Khandasa police post. Sakhalin
Soviet soldiers at the pillbox of Khamitogsky fortified region, blown up by pioneers of the 165th Rifle Regiment. Sakhalin
Soviet orderlies placing a wounded soldier on a horse-drawn cart. Sakhalin
Soviet officers examining the destroyed Japanese fortifications
Soviet officers inspecting the Japanese 150-mm fortress cannon on Shumshu Island
Soviet officers and Japanese policemen on a street of the city of Shikuka (present-day Poronaysk). South Sakhalin
Soviet marines in front of the destroyed Japanese "Ha-Go" tank on the Shumshu Island
Soviet paratroopers at the Li-2 airplane at the airport of Harbin
Soviet generals A. Tevchenko, A Pritula, G. Tumanyan among the soldiers and officers of the Allied armies held captive by the Japanese
Soviet troops in Harbin. Manchuria
Soviet anti-tank riflemen on Shumshu Island
Soviet Guard soldiers at the Railway Terminal of Harbin
Soviet soldiers at the Railway Terminal of Harbin
Soviet soldiers holding captured Japanese flags
Soviet soldiers marching on a street of Harbin
Soviet soldiers patrolling a village in Manchuria
Soviet soldiers inspecting seized Type 95 Ha-Go Japanese tanks
Soviet soldiers on the deck of a transport ship during the transfer to Shumshu Island
Soviet soldiers seizing the Japanese airfield near Harbin
Soviet infantry in the steppes of Manchuria. Trans-Baikal Front
Soviet flying-boat PBN-1 "Katalina" in flight to the port of Dalniy
Soviet aerial photography of the Japanese airfield Mudanjiang
Collecting of captured Japanese weapons on the Kataoka airfield on Shumshu Island
Company of anti-tank riflemen of the 1st Lieutenant L. Derbyshev on the Shumshu Island
Crew of the Soviet M-42 cannon pulling it up the hill in the area of Chinese city of Dunhua
Crew of the Soviet M-42 cannon at a position near the Chinese city of Dunhua. Manchuria
Crew of the Soviet 76-mm ZiS-3 cannon changing position on Sakhalin near the T-34-85 tank
Soldiers of the 165th Rifle Regiment wounded during the fighting on Sakhalin
Destroyed Japanese pillbox of Hailar fortified region. Transbaikalia
Scouts of Hero of the Soviet Union, Captain S. Kuznetsov detachment. Korea
Construction of a column track in Poronayskaya Valley during the battle for the Khamitogsky fortified district. Sakhalin
Red Army Colonel with the surrendered soldiers of the Japanese 88th Infantry Division. Sakhalin
Search for water by engineering reconnaissance unit of the 52nd Rifle Division during a march across the Gobi Desert
Raising of the Soviet naval flag over the Japanese base Kataoka on Shumshu Island
Suspension of a torpedo to the Il-4t airplane of the Pacific Fleet's mine-torpedo aviation
Knocked out Type 97 "Chi-ha" tank of the 11th Japanese tank regiment on Shumshu Island
Knocked out Japanese tanks on the slopes of Height 171 on Shumshu Island
Knocked out Japanese tanks on the slopes of Height 171 on Shumshu Island
Loading of a torpedo on a Soviet "Shch" type submarine
Border guards of outpost named after Valentina Kotelnikova looking at the captured Japanese flag
Pilots of the 47th Fighter Regiment I. Klochkov and D. Teterin before flying on a combat mission
Pe-2 dive bombers of the 1st Far Eastern Front on a combat mission
Infantry under cover of a self-propelled gun during the offensive. Manchuria
Negotiations of the Soviet command with representatives of the headquarters of the Kwantung Army on the terms of surrender
Negotiations on the capitulation of the Japanese Kwantung Army
Officers of the operative department of the headquarters of the 10th Air Army at work
Soviet offensive in Manchuria
Japanese pillbox blown up by Soviet pioneers on the Cape Kokutan of Shumshu Island
Residents of Chinese city of Dairen greeting Soviet tanksmen
Residents of the city of Dairen greeting tankmen of the 7th Mechanized Corps of the 6th Guards Tank Army
Marines of the Pacific Fleet en route to Port Arthur
Sailors of the Pacific Fleet raising the navy flag over Port Arthur
Sailors of the Amur Military Flotilla talking to city residents in Manchuria
Marines of the Pacific Fleet occupying Port Arthur
Monitor of Amur Military Flotilla disembarks troops on the Sungari River
Landing site and sunk Soviet landing crafts on Shumshu Island
Sailor of the Pacific Fleet next to a killed Japanese officer in a forest on Sakhalin
Marshals of the Soviet Union K. Meretskov, R. Malinovsky and A. Vasilevsky on the Dairen airfield
Marshal of the Soviet Union K. Meretskov
Marshal of the Soviet Union A. Vasilevsky
Marshal A. Vasilevsky in Port Arthur
Pilots of the 47th Fighter Regiment, Lieutenant G. Sisin and 2nd Lieutenant S. Mariychenko. Manchuria
Vessels of the Pacific Fleet on operational tour
Commander-in-chief of the Trans-Baikal Front, Marshal of the Soviet Union R. Malinovsky
Commander-in-chief of the 2nd Far Eastern Front, General of Army M. Purkaev with his wife
Commander of the 91st Infantry Division, Lieutenant General Fusai Tsutsumi arrives for negotiations on the surrender of the Shumshu Island garrison
Commander of the 2nd Far Eastern Front, General of Army M. Purkaev (left) and the commander of the 56th Rifle Сorps, General A. Dyakonov
Command of the 39th Army in Port Arthur
Сommander of the 355th Marine Battalion of the Pacific Fleet, Major M. Barabolko (right) in Seisin
Сommander of the 47th Fighter Regiment, Major V. Goltsev after a combat mission
Convoy of T-34-85 tanks of the 2nd Far Eastern Front in Manchuria
Convoy of a Soviet tank formation moving through the Big Khingan mountain range
Convoy of Soviet SU-76M self-propelled guns on the march in southern Sakhalin
Convoy of Soviet motorcyclists on the march in Manchuria
Column of Japanese POWs on the street of Harbin
Column of Japanese POWs on the Leninskaya street in Vladivostok
Chinese people meeting Soviet artillerymen
Capitulation of the Japanese garrison of Matua Island
Japanese Type 2 "Ka-Mi" amphibious tanks seized on the Shumshu Island
Japanese 150-mm fortress cannon seized at Height 165 of Shumshu Island
Japanese 75-mm armored turret artillery system seized by Soviet troops in the Khutous fortified region
Residents of Harbin greeting sailors of the Amur Military Flotilla
Residents of Harbin greeting a group of officers and sailors of the Amur Military Flotilla
Town residents in Manchuria greeting sailors of the Amur Military Flotilla
Town residents and sailors of the Amur Military Flotilla on the town street in Manchuria
Hero of the Soviet Union Marine Platoon Commander Petty Officer M. Babikov
Generals I. Baturov and A. Dyakonov among officers of the 79th Rifle Division
Burnt-out body of DS-9 (LCI-554) on the beach of Shumshu Island
Meeting of Japanese parliamentarians and representatives of the 56th Soviet Rifle Corps
Taking under guard of Japanese warehouses and equipment after the capitulation of the Kwantung Army
Armored boats of the Amur Military Flotilla
Soldiers of Major Nikitin's unit taking a new position. Far East
Soldiers of the Combined Marine Battalion of the Kamchatka defense region after the battle for Shumshu Island
Soldiers of the 355th Separate Marine Battalion of the Pacific Fleet before landing in Seishin
Red Army soldier hoisting a red flag on the roof of a house in one of the settlements of South Sakhalin
White flags of surrender at the Central Post Office building in Toyohara. Sakhalin
Artillery of the 101st Rifle Division saluting in honor of the seizure of the Japanese base of Kataoka. 1945
Офицеры 48 инженерно-сапёрной бригады у самоходной мины «Голиаф»
Return of soldiers of the 528th rifle regiment of the 130th rifle division to Brest
После захвата плацдарма на западном берегу р. Одер. Германия
После Победы (на охотничьем угодье Гитлера под г. Берлином)
M. Kantaria and M. Egorov hoisting the Victory Banner over the Reichstag
A moment of silence. The crew of the IS-2 tank during rest, 87th Guards Tank Regiment. Breslau
Red Army soldiers at the Brandenburg Gate
Fireworks of Victory on Red Square in Moscow
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag building
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag building
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag building
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag building
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag building
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag building
N. Lobkovskaya, Commander of the female sniper company of the 3rd Shock army
Red Army pioneer with a mine detector on the ruins of the city (Berlin)
Burning building in a suburb of Berlin
Soviet tank unit with infantrymen on the street of the German town, 1st Belorussian front
Restored street water supply (Berlin)
City residents are clearing debris left after the fighting (Berlin)
Sergeant N. Meshkov's B-4 howitzer of the 100th Howitzer Artillery Brigade fires in Berlin
Sergeant N. Meshkov's B-4 howitzer of the 100th Howitzer Aartillery Brigade fires in Berlin
Sergeant N. Meshkov's B-4 howitzer of the 100th Howitzer Artillery Brigade fires in Berlin
Sergeant N. Meshkov's B-4 howitzer of the 100th Howitzer Artillery Brigade fires in Berlin
Sergeant N. Meshkov's B-4 howitzer of the 100th Howitzer Artillery Brigade fires in Berlin
Embankment of the river Spree
Embankment of the river Spree
Soviet pioneers on the embankment of the river Spree
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag building
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag building
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag building
Soviet cavalrymen are demonstrating to an American officer the battle flag of their regiment
Soviet cavalrymen are demonstrating to an American officer the battle flag of their regiment
Soviet cavalrymen are demonstrating to an American officer the battle flag of their regiment
Soviet cavalrymen are demonstrating to an American officer the battle flag of their regiment
Female snipers of the Separate Sniper Company of the 3rd Shock Army (Germany)
Female snipers of the Separate Sniper Company of the 3rd Shock Army (Germany)
Female snipers of the Separate Sniper Company of the 3rd Shock Army (Germany)
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Soviet delegation at the signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Soviet delegation at the signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Soviet delegation at the signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Soviet delegation at the signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Soviet delegation at the signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Announcer of the Soviet Radio U. Levitan
Group photo of Soviet boys and girls ostarbeiters, liberated in Germany
...And a tram traffic is restored (Berlin)
Soviet tanker in a tank helmet and a top hat on the street of Berlin
Sergeant N. Meshkov's B-4 howitzer of the 100th Howitzer Artillery Brigade fires in Berlin
TASS photographer Mark Redkin in a wrecked Berlin tram
Postwoman Martha Pfefferkorn tears apart Hitler's book "Mein Kampf"
Scratching the old ads off the walls (Berlin)
Red Army soldier is trying on a German uniform and top hat on a bear sculpture on a Berlin street
Soviet delegation at the signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
General Latre de Tassigny (Tempelhof Airport)
Female inhabitant of Berlin
Female inhabitant of Berlin
Female inhabitant of Berlin
Military patrol on a street of Berlin
Document check up
Document check up
Forming up of a company of the Berlin garrison
Forming up of a company of the Berlin garrison
Soviet officers sightseeing in Berlin
Soviet officers sightseeing in Berlin
Soviet officers sightseeing in Berlin
Soviet officers in Berlin
Soviet officers in Berlin
Soviet officers in Berlin
Polish soldiers
Crossroad (Germany)
TASS photographer Mark Redkin in a wrecked Berlin tram
Soviet delegation at the signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Soviet delegation at the signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Field Marshal B. Montgomery (Berlin)
Fireworks in Moscow
Soviet delegation at the signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
City residents are clearing debris left after the fighting (Berlin)
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Repatriates (Germany)
Repatriates (Germany)
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Soviet officers sightseeing in Berlin
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Red Army pioneer with a mine detector on the ruins of the city (Berlin)
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Specialist M. Kantaria, scout of the 756th Rifle Regiment
Specialist M. Kantaria, scout of the 756th Rifle Regiment
Departure of the allied POW released from captivity to the Allies transfer point (Germany)
Captain K. Samsonov, Commander of the 1st Rifle Battalion of the 380th Rifle Regiment
Specialist M. Kantaria, scout of the 756th Rifle Regiment
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Specialist M. Kantaria, scout of the 756th Rifle Regiment
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag. May 1945
Soviet cavalrymen are demonstrating the battle flag of their regiment to an american officer
Victory! Soviet tankers at the Column of Glory in Berlin
Captain K. Samsonov, Commander of the 1st Rifle Battalion of the 380th Rifle Regiment
Command post of the 8th Guards Army
Captain K. Samsonov, Commander of the 1st Rifle Battalion of the 380th Rifle Regiment
Captain S. Neustroev, Commander of the 1st Rifle Battalion of the 756th Rifle Regiment
The Berlin Zoo is open to the public
Field Marshal B. Montgomery, Marshals of the Soviet Union G. Zhukov, K. Rokossovsky, General of Amy V. Sokolovsky
Street scene (Germany)
Sergeant M. Yegorov, scout of the 756th Rifle Regiment
Members of a separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army, Senior Sergeant O. Marienkina and Second Lieutenant N. Belobrova
Soldiers and officers of the separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Soldiers and officers of the separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Soldiers and officers of the separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Soldiers and officers of the separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Soldiers and officers of the separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Soldiers and officers of the separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Soldiers and officers of the separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Soldiers and officers of a separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Soldiers and officers of a separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Cadet of the Military Institute of Foreign Languages Valeria Bortz, survived member of the “Young Guard” (Berlin)
Cadet of the Military Institute of Foreign Languages Valeria Bortz, survived member of the “Young Guard” (Berlin)
Cadet of the Military Institute of Foreign Languages Valeria Bortz, survived member of the “Young Guard” (Berlin)
Colonel General of Air Force S. Rudenko, Commander of the 16th Air Army (Berlin)
Colonel General of air force S. Rudenko, Commander of the 16th Air Army (Berlin)
Colonel General of air force S. Rudenko, Commander of the 16th Air Army (Berlin)
On the street of Berlin. The inscription on the fence: "Berlin will remain German"
On the street of Berlin. The inscription on the fence: "Berlin will remain German"
Captured soldier of Volkssturm
Dancers of the Red Banner ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
Dancers of the Red Banner ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
Major General A. Alexandrov, the artistic Director of the ensemble (Finland)
Group of accordionist of the Red Banner ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
The Red Banner Ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
The Red Banner Ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
The Red Banner Ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
Major General A. Alexandrov, the artistic Director of the ensemble (Finland)
The Red Banner Ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
The Red Banner Ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
The Red Banner Ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
The Red Banner Ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
The Red Banner Ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
Жительницы города во время разгрузки картофеля, доставленного советским командованием для снабжения населения города
Local people greet soldiers of the Red Army after liberation of the city, Prague, May 1945. Photo by Emmanuil Yevzerikhin/TASS
Squadron commander of the 270th fighter aviation regiment, Soviet fighter pilot, two times Hero of the Soviet Union Sergei Lugansky, February 1945. Photo by Vladimir Stepanenko/TASS
Командующий 21-м гвардейским стрелковым корпусом, Герой Советского Союза гвардии генерал-майор Семен Козак
Battery of senior Lieutenant Alexander Kuznetsov stand at the firing position in the Carpathian Mountains during the Western Carpathian strategic operation of the Soviet forces, January 1945. Photo by Max Alpert/TASS
Бойцы Четвертого Украинского фронта при преследовании отступающих гитлеровских частей в Карпатских горах
The wounded are taken to the battalion medical center of the Fourth Ukrainian front in the Carpathian Mountains during the Western Carpathian Offensive, January 1945. Photo by Max Alpert/TASS
Советские зенитчики с автоматической зенитной пушкой во время Западно-Карпатской стратегической операции
A soldier of one of the units of the Fourth Ukrainian Front attacks with a machine gun retreating German forces at the firing point in the Carpathian Mountains, January 1945. Photo by Max Alpert/TASS
Бойцы Четвертого Украинского фронта
Soviet traffic controller is pictured on the square at the Brandenburg Gate after last fights of the Battle of Berlin, May 1945. Photo by Boris Pushkin/TASS
Одна из улиц города после его освобождения от фашистских захватчиков, Германия, Вилленберг
Летчики-бомбардировщики Константин Мулюкин и Павел Плотников (слева направо), Германия
Граждане Франции, освобожденные советскими войсками из немецкого плена, на одной из улиц города после капитуляции Германии
• Советские солдаты во время боя на одной из улиц города в ходе Берлинской наступательной операции Красной армии, Берлин
• Писатель, военный корреспондент Виссарион Саянов, Германия
• Колонна немецких военнопленных на одной из улиц после взятия города советскими войсками, Берлин
• Граждане Франции, освобожденные советскими войсками из немецкого плена
• Встреча советских воинов на площади Ленина, Минск
Soviet Red Army soldiers storm the city, Breslau, February 1945. Photo by Mark Redkin/TASS
Ревизия немецкого склада представителем советского командования
Frontline reporter is being lifted in a tethered balloon basket
Frontline reporter is being lifted in a tethered balloon basket
Frontline correspondents and the Commandant of Berlin Colonel General N. Berzarin
Frontline correspondents and the Commandant of Berlin Colonel General N. Berzarin
Экипаж бомбардировщика перед вылетом на боевое задание
Hours of leisure in the evacuation hospital. 1941-1945 TASSR
Collective farmers of the Kzyl Bayrak agricultural cartel of the Dubyaz district of the TASSR during the transfer of the Red Army plane. 1941-1945 TASSR
In military studies at the school of the Federal Law No. 24, 1938-1945. TASSR
Victory Day May 9 on Bauman Street in Kazan. 1945, Kazan
Victory Day May 9 on Bauman Street in Kazan - the townspeople are dancing. May 9, 1945 Kazan
Pupils of Aishinsky high school in the Yudinsky district on the fields of the Avangard collective farm. 1941-1945 TASSR
Galyautdinova Gayfa, an employee of a flax mill, works on 4 looms, was awarded the medal "For Labor Distinction". 1941-1945 Kazan
Victory Day in Kazan: on Bauman Street, a group of women with flowers. May 9, 1945 Kazan
Pioneers at the cleanup. 1941-1945 TASSR
Purchase and delivery of warm clothes for the Red Army at the plant named after S. Ordzhonikidze. 1941-1945 TASSR
Physical therapy in the hospital №1668 - cycling. 1941-1945 Kazan
Group exercise therapy in Kazan evacuation hospital No. 1668 for the wounded in the upper limbs with damage to the hand. 1941-1945 Kazan
Group exercise therapy in evacuation hospital №1668. Exercises to increase mobility in the lumbar. 1941-1944 Kazan
Group exercise physiotherapy in a hospital №1668 with wounded in the hand. 1941-1945 Kazan
A visit to the evacuation hospital chamber by members of the amateur art circle. 1941-1945 Kazan
Evgeny Mochok is the foreman of the Komsomol youth front-line brigade of the engine-building plant No. 16 during World War II. 1941-1945 Kazan
Teenager Ivan Cheredilin mastered the specialty of a turner. 1941-1945 Kazan
Pioneers and schoolchildren of Kazan at the harvest. 1941-1945 TASSR
Women at work in the candlelight workshop of the Vakhitov plant during the Great Patriotic War. 1941-1945 Kazan
A lengthy section of the tailoring shop No. 2 of the Spartak plant. 1941-1945 Kazan
Stakhanovites at work on the nail shops at the Spartak shoe factory. 1941 - 1945 Kazan
Stakhanovka of the Kzyl-Yul Artel Slasnikova A. joined the ranks of donors. 1941-1945 TASSR
Ovchinikova Maria - turner for the development of special tasks of the Metalist artel. 1941-1945 TASSR
Worker wheelchair artel "Irk" Karymov at work. 1941-1945 TASSR
Karmanov - the brigade leader of the Komsomol front brigade fulfills the norm by 241%. 1941-1945 TASSR
Khasanov N. - locksmith Stakhanovite of the fur factory number 2. Fulfilled the plan by 200%. 1941-1945 Kazan
Tatpolygraph. Label printing for the tobacco factory. 1941-1945 Kazan
Romanov N.V., a worker of a catgut plant. He was awarded the medal "For Labor Distinction". 1941-1945 Kazan
A US officer renders a salute as he meets Soviet soldiers, 1945. Photo by Mark Redkin/TASS
Local people return to the city after the Battle of Berlin, Berlin, May 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Local people and soldiers of the Red Army have a rally in Old Town Square to celebrate the liberation of the city from Nazi German troops, Prague, May 1945. Photo by Rafail Mazelev/TASS
Local people repair the pavement damaged during the battles against Nazi invaders for the liberation of the city, Bernstein, April 1945. Photo by Fyodor Kislov/TASS
Local people celebrate the German surrender and the end of hostilities in Europe, Vienna, May 1945. Photo by Leonid Dorensky/TASS
State symphony Orchestra of the USSR perfoms in Manezhnaya Square during the celebration of the Victory Day, Moscow, May 1945. Photo by Nikolai Sitnikov/TASS
Tbilisi airport's aerological officer Ekaterina Krasnikova next to sounding equipment after high alititude flight, Tbilisi, 1945. Photo by P. Lutsenko/TASS
Standard-bearers of the 2nd Byelorussian Front attend the Victory Parade in Red Square, Moscow, June 1945. Photo by Fyodor Kislov/TASS
Горожане с Героем Советского Союза майором И.Г. Кобяковым, Москва
День Победы в Минске
Группа советских воинов в Вене
Soviet soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Asonychev fight for a settlement south-east of Konigsberg, 1945. Photo by Leonid Dorensky/TASS
Советские моряки c жителями освобожденного от японской оккупации Харбина
City residents greet Soviet soldiers, Bulgaria, September 1944. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Soviet wiremen check telephone lines on the streets of Vienna liberated, April, 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Red Army fights against Nazi invaders to liberate Vienna at one of its streets, April 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
A view of a city street after it was liberated from the Nazi German troops, February 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Local people return home after liberation of Budapest from Nazi German troops, February 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Soviet soldier appointed a traffic controller works in Kalvin Square, Budapest 1945. The sign reads: "Death to German Invaders!". Photo by Mikhail Ozersky/TASS
A Red Army soldier watches the blocks occupied by the fascist, Budapest 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Soviet soldiers lay a wreath at the grave of Austrian composer Johann Strauss Jr. after the liberation of the city from the Nazi German occupation, April 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Soviet soldiers fight against Nazi German troops in a street in Budapest. Photo by Boris Losin, L. Leonidov/TASS
T-34 battle tank commander Vasily Sarafonov, Port Arthur, August 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Британский фельдмаршал Бернард Монтгомери, генерал США Дуайт Эйзенхауэр, маршал Советского Союза Георгий Жуков
Soldiers of the Red Army raise the flag of the Soviet Union over the Tempelhof airport after capturing Berlin, May 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Removing scaffolds from the Bronze Horseman, an equestrian statue of Peter the Great, Leningrad, April 1945. Photo by Boris Vasyutinsky/TASS
Soviet intelligence officers of the 1st Guards Mechanized Corps fighting in a street in Vienna, April 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldey/TASS
View of one of the streets of Elbing after the battle to liberate it from the Nazi troops, 1945. Photo by Emmanuil Yevzerikhin/TASS
Обвиняемые Герман Геринг и Рудольф Гесс (слева направо) на скамье подсудимых
Near the Brandenburg Gate, May 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Local people rally in Old Town Square to celebrate the liberation of Czechoslovakia from Nazi invaders by the Soviet soldiers, Prague, 1945. Photo by Emmanuil Yevzerikhin/TASS
Поэт Евгений Долматовский (стоит на танке справа) во время выступления перед советскими солдатами
На Берлин
Подписание Декларации о поражении Германии
Народные гуляния жителей Минска в День Победы
Мирное население во время возвращения в Берлин после капитуляции Германии во Второй мировой войне
Военная регулировщица Мария Шальнова на одной из улиц Берлина
Водружение красного знамени над Бранденбургскими воротами, Берлин
Советские артиллеристы под Веной после капитуляции Германии
Советские солдаты у городской ратуши, над крышей которой поднят государственный флаг Австрии после освобождения города Вены
Погрузка советской морской пехоты на катера на реке Дунай
Вроцлав после изгнания фашистов. Дети вышли гулять на улицу, Польша
Лейтенант М. Карчава передает по телефону донесение в штаб подразделения во время боев за освобождение Будапешта
Мост Франца Иосифа через реку Дунай, взорванный немцами при отступлении и временно восстановленный саперами Красной Армии
Лейтенант американской армии Фрэнк Нэнкок, освобожденный из немецкого плена, в городском порту Одессы
Soviet soldiers having a break on steps of the Reich Chancellery, Berlin, May 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldey. TASS
Soviet soldiers lower Nazi banners during Moscow Victory Parade after the end of World War II, Moscow, June 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei. TASS
Marshal of Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov in Victory Parade, Moscow, June 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei. TASS
Performance of the Bolshoi State Symphony Orchestra in Manezh Square, Moscow, May 1945. Photo by Nikolai Sitnikov. TASS
Citizens celebrating the Victory Day in Manege Square, Moscow, May 1945. Photo by Nikolai Sitnikov. TASS
Soviet soldiers the foot during Victory Parade after the end of World War II, Moscow, June 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei. TASS
The view shows fireworks on Red Square in honour of the Victory of the USSR over Nazi Germany in the Second World War, Moscow, May 1945. Photo by Nikolai Sitnikov. TASS
Soviet soldiers throw Nazi banners in Red Square during Victory Parade after the end of World War II, Moscow, June 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei. TASS
Local residents greet Soviet soldiers at the at the railway terminal who returned after world war II. The poster reads: "We are from Berlin!" Minsk, July 1945.Photo by Vladimir Lupeiko. TASS
Moscow salutes the Red Army troops, May 1945. Photo by Nikolai Sitnikov. TASS
The Soviet Army soldiers greeted by the citizens of Prague, May 1945. Photo by Emmanuil Evzerikhin. TASS
Local people greet Soviet soldiers after the liberation of the city from the Nazi invaders, Prague, May 1945. Photo by Leonid Dorensky. TASS
Potsdam Conference
Potsdam Conference. Joseph Stalin, Harry S. Truman and Winston Churchill
Hotel Moscow at night
Elbe Day
Sports parade on the Red Square. Cameraman
Meeting the demobilized at the Belorussky railway station
Allies. Berlin
Sports parade on the Red Square. Photojournalist Mikhail Trakhman
Anniversary of academician Alexey Krylov
Potsdam Conference, Cecilienhof Palace
Victory Salute
Физкультурный парад на Красной площади. Отряд воинов, участников Великой отечественной войны - Героев Советского Союза
Sports parade on the Red Square. Motorcyclists and gymnasts
Potsdam Conference, Cecilienhof Palace
Sports parade on the Red Square. Uzbek delegation dancing Cotton Harvest dance
Preparations for the sports parade on the Red Square. Young women wearing national costumes
Preparations for the sports parade on the Red Square. Girls’ delegation from Ukraine
Preparations for the sports parade on the Red Square. War photojournalist Arkady Shaikhet from Frontovaya Illustratsiya (Front-line illustration) and photojournalist Mikhail Trakhman
Return of the victors. Belorussky railway station
All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Women participating in the All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Elbe Day. Torgau
Women participating in the All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Women participating in the All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Women participating in the All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Women participating in the All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Women participating in the All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Preparations for the All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Women participating in the All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Photojournalist Arkady Shaikhet on the set of the All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Sports parade. Column of Krylya Sovetov Sports Club
Meeting the victors at the Belorussky railway station
Guards Senior Lieutenant Ekaterina Ryabova.
Meeting the victors at the Belorussky railway station
View of the mountain
Военные с флагом Югославии на крыше Скупщины
Soviet and Yugoslav flags fluttering over the city. Flying the national flag. Rally
Flying the national flag. Rally
Obelisk atop the grave of Soviet soldiers
Ghetto. Budapest
Obelisk atop the grave of Soviet soldiers
In the streets of Budapest
Obelisk atop the grave of Soviet soldiers
Gestapo building. Berlin
Hoisting the Soviet flag near the Parliament building
Itinerant troupe with a bear. Bucharest
Soviet flag fluttering over Budapest on the roof of Parliament
Soviet flag fluttering over Budapest on the roof of Parliament
On the roof of Hungarian Parliament
Near Berlin
Soviet flag fluttering over Budapest on the roof of Parliament
Itinerant troupe with a bear
German DFS-230 glider of Feldwebel Georg (or Jacob) Filius
German DFS-230 glider of Feldwebel Georg (or Jacob) Filius
German DFS-230 glider of Feldwebel Georg (or Jacob) Filius
Third Victory Banner at Berlin Tempelhof Airport with Evgeny Khaldei in the foreground
German DFS-230 glider of Feldwebel Georg (or Jacob) Filius
Germans and Hungarian fascists taken prisoner
Itinerant troupe with a bear. Bucharest
Signalmen repairing communication lines
Return of refugees. Berlin
Signalmen repairing communication lines
Signalmen adjust artillery fire on the outskirts of Budapest
Road signs on the outskirts of Budapest
Victory Banner over the Reichstag
Itinerant troupe with a bear. Bucharest
Road signs on the outskirts of Budapest
“Who needs war”? Blind man with a guide. Berlin
T-34-76 tank (model 1943) produced by Factory N.183 in Nizhny Tagil. Hungary, 1945.
Organ grinder. Bucharest
Organ grinder and shoeshiner
Organ grinder. Bucharest
Writings on the Reichstag building
Organ grinder
Poet Yevgeny Dolmatovsky addresses Soviet soldiers at the Brandenburg Gate. Berlin
Organ grinder and shoeshiner
Freight trains. Germany
Organ grinder and shoeshiner
Boy with an accordion, man and girl
All Quiet on the Oder River
Building a river crossing. Near Vienna
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania
Fire at the commandant’s office. Near Vienna
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania
Destroyed bridges in Vienna
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania. Bucharest
In the city’s streets. Dead body. Vienna
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania
In the city’s streets. Dead body. Vienna
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania
BM-13 Katyusha on the outskirts of Vienna. Austria
Celebrating the victory over Nazi Germany in the streets of the Byelorussian SSR’s capital
Soviet soldiers with allies in Harbin
Soviet soldiers with allies in Harbin
Николай Колташ, танкист
Майор Кравченко Петр Дмитриевич
Танкисты 20-й танковой бригады.
Танкисты войсковой части полевая почта № 42383
Война окончена
Pilots of the all-female 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment
Pilots of the 46th Guards Aviation Regiment
Pilots of the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment before the Victory Parade in Moscow
Portraits of pilots of the all-female 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment
Pilot of the all-female 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment
Portrait of Evdokia Rachkevich, the deputy commander and commissar of the all-female 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment
Portrait of Evgenia Zhigulenko, a flight commander of the all-female 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment
Разведчики взвода разведки 63-й гвардейской Челябинской танковой бригады на бронетранспортере
Portrait of Valentina Grizodubova, a pilot
Portrait of Natalya Meklin, a pilot of the all-female 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title
Portrait of Natalya Meklin, a pilot of the all-female 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment
Разведчик-связной взвода разведки 63-й гвардейской Челябинской танковой бригады
GAZ-AA light truck Polutorka
Разведчик взвода разведки 63-й гвардейской Челябинской танковой бригады
A propaganda newspaper is delivered to Berlin Tempelhof Airport
Enjoying a little free time on the front. 1945
Marshal Georgy Zhukov inspects the Victory Parade. Moscow. 1945.
Soviet aircraft. Port Arthur
Vladimir Lenin monument
Commander of the 3rd Shock Army, Colonel General V. Kuznetsov awarding the Commander of the 79th Rifle Division, Major General S. Perevertkin
Commander of the 3rd Shock Army, Colonel General V. Kuznetsov awarding the Commander of the 150th Rifle Division, Major General V. Shatilov
Commander-in-chief Colonel General V. Kuznetsov meeting the troops of the 79th Rifle Corps. 3rd Shock Army
Hero of the Soviet Union Colonel F. Zinchenko, Commander of the 756th Rifle Regiment of the 150th Rifle Division
Parade in honor of the Victory over Japan. Commander of the Harbin Garrison Colonel General A. Beloborodov making a speech
Commander of the 43rd Army, Colonel General A. Beloborodov interrogating the captured German General von Saugen
After the capture of Konigsberg
Group picture (9 people). At the Branderburg Gate
Commander of the 3rd Shock Army, Colonel General V. Kuznetsov (first on the right), Member of the Military Council, Major General Litvinov, Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Bushtynovich, Army Chief of the Political Department Colonel F. Lisitsyn and others
Commander of the 3rd Shock Army, Colonel General V. Kuznetsov
Colonel General V. Kuznetsov, Commander of the 3rd Shock Army (on the left). The Battle of Berlin
Commander of the 3rd Shock Army, Colonel General V. Kuznetsov awarding soldiers and officers of his army, participated in the assault on the Reichstag
Commander of the 3rd Shock Army, Colonel General V. Kuznetsov awarding soldiers and officers of his army, participated in the assault on the Reichstag
Sergey Gorshkov, Сommander of the Black Sea naval squadron, Vice Admiral (in full dress uniform with awards)
Portrait of the Hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Nikandrov, Platoon Commander of the 140th Reconnaissance Detachment of the Headquarters of the Pacific Fleet, warrant officer
Portrait of Double Hero of the Soviet Union Viktor Leonov, Commander of the Special Task Detachment of the Northern Fleet
Portrait of the Hero of the Soviet Union Makar Babikov, fighter of the Northern Fleet Reconnaissance Squad. Field Army
The Commander of the Harbin garrison, Colonel General A. Beloborodov (center) reviewing the parade of troops in honor of the victory over Japan
Colonel General A. Beloborodov with officers inspecting captured Japanese tanks
Commander-in-chief of the 1st Far Eastern Red Banner Army Colonel General A. Beloborodov setting a task to an officer
M.G. Kiknadze, Commander of the 1st Guards anti-aircraft artillery division, participating in the Victory Parade
Army commanders of the 1st Belorussian Front at the Victory Parade
Colonel General N. Berzarin, Hero of the Soviet Union, the first Soviet Military Commandant of Berlin
The Soviet officers in a Willis car on Berlin street
Military delegation of the Red Army at the Potsdam Conference. Marshal of the Soviet Union Zhukov
On the roads of war. To the right of the car is Chaika N.D.
Сommand staff of the Belarusian Front at the Victory Parade
At the Victory Parade
Commander-in-chief of the Northern Fleet Admiral A. Golovko and Member of the Military Council of the Northern Fleet A. Nikolaev checking the outfit of the Hero of the Soviet Union Captain of 2nd Rank S. Zyuzin departing for the Victory Parade
Commander of the 6th Guards Tank Army, Double Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel General A. Kravchenko (center) in liberated Prague
«Achilles» M10 tank bombers from the Warsaw Armored Division at the parade in Loretto
K. Rokossovsky
Female pilots of the 46th guards night bomber regiment, participants oh the air Parade, at the airport
K. Rokossovsky, Double Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal of the Soviet Union, Commander of the Victory Parade, cavalier of the Order of Victory in parade dress wearing all awards
K. Rokossovsky (first on the left in the first row), G. Zhukov (second on the right in the first row, in a white jacket), Marshal of Poland Rola-Żymierski
Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal of the Soviet Union, K. Rokossovsky (sitting)
The war is over. Tankers having a rest
Triple Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal G. Zhukov
Portrait of G. Zhukov
The Katyushas, legendary Russian guards mortars at the Victory Parade over Japan
The parade of the Red Army troops in honor of the Victory over Japan
From left to right: A. Novikov, Commander-in-chief of the Air Force; A. Shakhurin, People's Commissar of Aviation Industry of the USSR and A. Yakovlev, aircraft de-signer
Marshal of the Soviet Union A. Vasilevsky (on the day of the Victory Parade in Moscow)
Planes form a five-pointed star. Rehearsal of the parade
Female pilots of the 46th Guards Taman Night Bomber Aviation Regiment during preparation for the Victory Parade
Nine parade aircrafts training in the air in preparation for the air parade in honor of the Victory
A Soviet tank unit together with landed infantrymen in a German village street
Pilots of the nine parade aircrafts in preparation for the air parade in honor of the Victory, which did not take place because of the weather
Pilots opening the air parade in honor of the Victory
Command of the 2nd Belorussian Front
K. Rokossovsky in military uniform and peaked cap
K. Rokossovsky in the hot air balloon gondola, standing in the control cabin in a form of wicker basket
Military Council of the 2nd Belorussian Front
Marshal of the Soviet Union K. Rokossovsky at the headquarters of the 2nd Belorus-sian Front, sitting at the table with a map behind him
Members of the Soviet delegation heading to the ceremony of signing of the Act of Capitulation of Germany
From left to right: Colonel General Malinin, Marshal of the Soviet Union G. Zhukov, behind – Lieutenant General K. Telegin, in front on the right – A. Vyshinsky (during the signing of the Act of Capitulation of Germany)
Group photograph. In the foreground on the left – G. Zhukov, on the far right – Colonel General V. Chuikov with a group of soldiers standing in front of the building
Waist portrait. Marshal of the Soviet Union G. Zhukov at the Zeelow Heights near Berlin (before the seizure of Berlin), in a greatcoat and a peaked cap
Marshal of the Soviet Union G. Zhukov and Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union N. Kuznetsov (right) at the Potsdam conference
Chief of Staff of the 2nd Ukrainian Front, Colonel General M. Zakharov reporting to Marshal of the Soviet Union I. Konev the plan of operation
Before the Battle of Berlin, from right to left: Commander of the 1st Belorussian Front, Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal of the Soviet Union G. Zhukov, Commander of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal A. Novikov, Member of the Military Council of the Front, Lieutenant General K. Telegin
Commander of the 2nd Guards Army, Major General P. Rotmistrov
Marshal of the Soviet Union K. Rokossovsky (right) and British Field Marshal Montgomery after the reception
People's Commissar of the Navy N. Kuznetsov with a group of officers
The Kukryniksy visiting General Katukov
Marshal G. Zhukov (during the signing of the Act of capitulation of Nazi Germany)
Military delegation of the Red Army at the Potsdam Conference. Marshal of the Soviet Union G. Zhukov (middle), Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union N. Kuznetsov (in black uniform), General of Army A. Antonov (second right), Air Marshal F. Falaleev, Lieutenant General Slavin (second left)
General of Army I. Chernyakhovsky
From left to right: Major General V. Borisov, G. Zhukov, Major General N. Anti-penko, and others
From left to right: V. Kazakov, N. Antipenko, G. Zhukov, K. Telegin
From right to left: G. Zhukov, Air Chief Marshal A. Novikov, Lieutenant General K. Telegin, Member of the Military Councils of the Fronts
From right to left: G. Zhukov, Lieutenant General K. Telegin, Lieutenant of the Medical Service L. Zakharova, personal medical assistant of Marshal Zhukov
Colonel General A. Bogolyubov, Chief of Staff of the 2nd Belorussian Front, Marshal of the Soviet Union, K. Rokossovsky (center), Commander-in-chief of the 2nd Be-lorussian Front, Colonel General, K. Vershinin, Commander of the 4th Air Force Army
Georgiy Zhukov
Seeing the first echelon with demobilized soldiers from Berlin. July 1945
Authorities of the Chelyabinsk Tankograd (heavy tanks conveyor) at the parade on May 9, 1945. In the front row, the third from the left - I. Salzman, the fifth from the left - N.L.Dukhov
Prisoners of a concentration camp. From the Auschwitz series
The bodies of tortured children in the Auschwitz death camp (Auschwitz)
Soldiers of the 2nd Ukrainian Front at the Parade in honor of the capture of Budapest
Soviet soldiers hoist the Red Banner on one of the buildings of Budapest
Soviet soldiers are fighting on the street of Budapest
Victory Day. Vienna. Dancing in the streets
Motorized soldiers battalion on the streets of Vienna
On the streets of Vienna
A Soviet officer in the Parliament building in Vienna oversees the situation in the city
Warsaw
Prague citizens meet the commander of the 1st Ukrainian Front I.S. Konev
Warsaw ruins after liberation from the German occupation
he ranks of the Krasnograd-Prague Division on tours in Prague. 4th right in the upper row - Guard Senior Sergeant M.G. Moskalenko
The Great Peace and Victory Parade on Carl Johan Highway in Oslo
Victory Parade on the street of a Norwegian town
Former POWs at the Victory Parade in Oslo
Soviet long-range artillery on the eve of the assault on Koenigsberg
One of the assault groups goes on an attack of the Reichstag with the banner of Victory
Street fight in Koenigsberg
Representatives of the Nazi command are sent to sign the act of surrender of Germany
Another quarter of Berlin is taken by force
In defeated Berlin. There is a battle. Destruction. Fire
Tank in the square of Berlin
Parade of the Soviet troops at the ruins of the Reichstag
Soviet soldiers on the armor of a tank in a march on Berlin
Vienna
Ivan Sokolnikov near Vienna
Flags of victory over Berlin
Near Vienna. Spring 1945
Soviet mortar gunners with regimental mortar at Hofburg Palace in Vienna
Liberated Vienna
Soviet soldiers and officers dance in a Vienna street celebrating the victory over Nazi Germany
A cossack patrol in a Vienna street
Soviet soldiers fight in a Vienna street
Soviet machine gunners fight on the outskirts of Vienna
Traffic controller Alexandra Hvorostyan regulates traffic on a Vienna square
Junior Sergeant B. Lugachev, a fighter in the battles for the liberation of Vienna and the cavalier of the Order of Glory, posing for a cameraman on the roof of a house
A group of French workers forcibly driven by Nazis to Vienna to work at local factories welcome the soldiers of the 3rd Ukrainian Front after the liberation of the city
Soviet sappers rebuild a bridge over a Vienna channel blown up by Nazis
Советские саперы работают на восстановлении моста через канал в г. Вене, взорванный гитлеровцами
Soviet troops cross the square in front of the royal palace in Vienna
The youth column from the 5th district of Vienna heads to a rally dedicated to the liberation of the city by Soviet Army units
Soviet soldiers who fought for the liberation of Vienna walk along a city street with locals
Vienna locals return to their homes after the end of street-to-street battles and the liberation of the city by Soviet troops
A mortar crew under the command of Guards Lieutenant Semotin, who was the first to break into the city centre, on a Vienna square
The distribution of ration cards among citizens of Vienna, with a Soviet representative of the administration present
Family freed from a ghetto
Budapest
Budapest
Budapest
Budapest after liberation
Citizens of Budapest carve a dead horse in a city street to later eat the horse meat
The Parliament Building (1884-1904) in Budapest
The 2nd Ukrainian Front. A column of German soldiers taken prisoner during the Battle for Budapest
Commanders of the 2nd Ukrainian Front give bread to citizens of Budapest
Soviet machine gunners Leshchuk and Bereza fire at the enemy near Budapest
Soviet commanders discuss the restoration of the Franz Joseph Bridge over the Danube. It was destroyed by Nazis during the Soviet offensive on Budapest
Soviet commanders discuss the restoration of the Franz Joseph Bridge over the Danube. It was destroyed by Nazis during the Soviet offensive on Budapest
Destroyed buildings in a Budapest street. People walk along the street
The aircraft of Lieutenant Strobynin, a military pilot, in the sky over Budapest
Soviet troops who engaged in the battles for Budapest take photos in a street after the liberation of Budapest
Citizens of Budapest liberated from Nazis read an order posted on the wall of a house
The interior of a mobile medical unit located in an apartment in Budapest
The body of a Jew murdered by Nazis in a Budapest street
The assault group under Lieutenant Yakov Gorynin’s command fight in a Budapest street
Gunners firing at the enemy in a Budapest street
Bodies of Jews from Budapest brutally tortured by Nazis
Bodies of Jews from Budapest brutally tortured by Nazis
Bodies of Jews from Budapest brutally tortured by Nazis
Bodies of Jews from Budapest brutally tortured by Nazis
Monument to Soviet tank crewmen in Belgrade
On the left Scouting Sergeant Dmitry Philimonov, observation scout for Commander of Infantry of the 336th Infantry Regiment. Recovering at hospital. Poland, Katowice
Polish population liberated by the Red Army
Residents of Warsaw returning home
Residents of Warsaw meet the Red Army and the First Polish Army
Немецкий самолетостроительный завод, захваченный советскими войсками в районе города Познань
Генерал Жан Мари де Латр де Тассиньи обменивается рукопожатием с летчиком авиаполка «Нормандия-Неман»
Советские и французские летчики и авиамеханики наблюдают воздушное дефиле
Reports of French and Russian officers and aircraft mechanics on the day of arrival. France. Paris, Saint-Dizier Airport, June 1945
Министр аэронавтики и вооружения Шарль Тийон поздравляет летчиков авиаполка «Нормандия-Неман» с прибытием на родину
Летчики авиаполка «Нормандия-Неман» на праздничном фуршете
German cemetery at Breast. Graves of the German soldiers killed while fighting with Brest Fortress defenders
Генерал Жан Мари де Латр де Тассиньи беседует с летчиком
Летчики авиаполка «Нормандия-Неман»
The commander of the Normandie-Niemen air regiment, Lt. Col. Louis Delfino, gives an interview. France. Paris, Le Bourget Airport, June 1945
Торжественная церемония вручения ордена Почетного Легиона на знамя авиаполка «Нормандия-Неман»
Французские летчики проходят строевым маршем по полю аэродрома. Франция, г. Париж, аэропорт Ле Бурже
Советский механик Юрий Филиппович Федорин и французский летчик Роже Соваж беседуют у самолета
Встречающие авиаполк «Нормандия-Неман»
Истребители Як-3 авиаполка «Нормандия-Неман», подаренные французским летчикам И.В. Сталиным
Возвращение на родину авиаполка «Нормандия-Неман»
Вручение ордена Почетного легиона легендарному авиаполку «Нормандия-Неман»
Министр аэронавтики и вооружения Шарль Тийон вручает орден Почетного легиона легендарному авиаполку «Нормандия-Неман»
Полковник Пьер Пуйяд (с июля 1943 г. по декабрь 1944 г. - командир авиаполка «Нормандия-Неман»)
Ожидание возвращения летчиков авиаполка «Нормандия-Неман» на Родину
The Chief of the General Staff of the French Air Force, General Marsial Valen, awards one of the pilots of the Normandy-Niemen air regiment. France, Paris, Le Bourget Airport, June 1945
Французские летчики, аэропорт Ле Бурже
Показательный воздушный бой
Общение союзников
The aircraft mechanic of the "Normandie-Niemen" regiment Alexander Alekseevich Kapralov
Fighters of the 39th guards cannon artillery brigade and the Americans in the days of their meeting on the Elbe. Germany, Witteberg, May 1945
Before the Victory Parade. In the center, 2nd from left - V.A. Bukreev, a former prisoner of war. Germany, Neustadt, 1945
Встреча на Эльбе. Представители командования 2-го Белорусского фронта и британского командования за столом во время приема
Встреча на Эльбе. Представители командования 2-го Белорусского фронта и британского командования поднимают бокалы за Победу
Встреча на Эльбе. Представители командования 2-го Белорусского фронта на приеме у британского командования
Представители командования 2-го Белорусского фронта и британского командования во время встречи на Эльбе
Представители командования 2-го Белорусского фронта и британского командования во время встречи на Эльбе
Представители командования 2-го Белорусского фронта и британского командования на встрече на Эльбе
Командование 2-го Белорусского фронта во главе с маршалом Советского Союза К.К. Рокоссовским
Встреча на Эльбе
Panorama of the meeting place of the allied forces of the 33rd Army of the 1st Belorussian Front and the 9th US Army. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
General view of the large restored Donbass coal mine 4-21 named after Pravda newspaper. Stalinugol' plant
Allies at the festive table. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
Союзники за праздничным столом Германия, г. Цербст
American and Soviet film reporters and photojournalists filming the meeting of the Allies. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
Officers and generals of the allied forces at the concert. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
Воины союзных армий Германия, г. Цербст
Soldiers of the Union armies of the 9th US Army and 33rd Army of the 1st Belorussian Front on Victory Day. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
Colonel General V.D. Tsvetaev with three female soldiers of the 9th US Army at a meeting of the Allies. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
Performance of the dancer of the ensemble before the participants at the meeting of the allied forces. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
Герой Советского Союза, генерал-полковник В.Д. Цветаев (в 1-м ряду, 2-й справа) с советскими и американскими воинами на встрече
Группа генералов и офицеров союзных войск на встрече союзников Германия, г. Цербст
На встрече союзников Германия, г. Цербст
Генерал-лейтенант У. Симпсон (1-й справа) и генерал-полковник В.Д. Цветаев (2-й справа) у знамени 9-й армии США на встрече
Warriors of the Soviet and American Allied armies at the ceremonial formation during a friendly meeting of the Allies. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
American soldiers of the 9th army are carrying the battle flag during a meeting of allies. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
Воины 9-й армии США у боевого знамени во время встречи союзников г. Цербст
Командующие армиями, генералы и офицеры союзных армий на встрече союзников г. Цербст
Беседа за круглым столом генералов и офицеров союзных армий г. Цербст
The meeting of the allies. The auditorium during the concert. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
The performance of a soldier's choir, accompanied by accordionists at a meeting of the Allies. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
Выступление певицы перед большой аудиторией. Германия, г. Цербст
The performance of a singer at a meeting of the Allies. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
The plot shot. Performance of the dancers in national costumes at a meeting of the Allies. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
Выступление артистки ансамбля песни и пляски на встрече союзников Германия, г. Цербст
Dancing performance during a meeting of the Allied armies. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
Командующие союзными армиями с рядовыми, сержантами и офицерами союзных войск г. Цербст
Командующие союзными армиями г. Цербст
Командующий 9-й армией США генерал-лейтенант У. Симпсон г. Цербст
Командующие союзными армиями г. Цербст
Командующие союзных армий рассматривают фотографию г. Цербст
Офицеры союзных войск г. Цербст
Церемония вручения советских и американских наград г. Цербст
Генералы и офицеры союзных армий сидят за столом , г. Цербст
Командующие союзных армий за столом г. Цербст
After the US Awards. Generals of the Allied armies are holding conversation at the table. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
Командование союзных войск , г. Цербст
Soldiers of the 9th US Army are passing in a parade at a meeting of the Allies. Germany, Zerbst, May 1945
The passage of the parade of soldiers of the 9th US Army at a meeting of the Allies. Airplanes are in the air. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
Soldiers of the 9th US Army are marching in full dress with a banner at a meeting of the Allies. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
Встреча с союзниками
Le Bourget Airport during a ceremony to mark the return of the Normandy-Niemen air regiment to its homeland (view from above)
Советские и американские летчики на авиабазе в США
Советские и американские летчики на авиабазе в США
Советские и американские летчики на авиабазе в США
Meeting with the allies on the Elbe. Marshal of the Soviet Union K.K. Rokossovsky shakes hands with British Field Marshal Montgomery
Meeting with the allies on the Elbe. From left to right: Marshal of the Soviet Union K.K. Rokossovsky, commander of the 43rd Army, twice Hero of the Soviet Union A.P. Beloborodov, British Field Marshal Montgomery
The parade of personnel of the 1st Czechoslovak Fighter Zvolensky Aviation Regiment under the command of Captain L. Koz
Parade of Czechoslovak pilots
The leadership of the air army with Army General I.Kh. Baghramyan after being awarded with orders for the overthrow of the Germans near Koenigsberg. In the background are French pilots from the Normandy-Niemen regiment
A group of the Soviet tankers and an American photographer are sitting on a tank
A meeting of Soviet and American generals and officers on the Elbe
Pilots of the Normandy-Niemen Regiment (from left to right: Lieutenant Perrin Marcel, Junior Lieutenant Roger Sauvage, Junior Lieutenant Lemard Georges) with a photo correspondent
French pilots, Hero of the Soviet Union, Senior Lieutenant Roland de la Poype (on theleft) and Lieutenant Rober Marky
The French General De Gaulle presenting awards to Soviet generals
French pilots of the Normandie-Niemen regiment and their Soviet military friends. 303rd bomber air division
Lieutenant Seldyakov Yuri Sergeevich, pilot of the 34th Fighter Aviation Regiment
Meeting of the British delegation arriving at the Yalta Conference of the leaders of the 3 Allied Powers - the USSR, USA and Great Britain
Round table of the Berlin Conference of the leaders of 3 allied powers - the USSR, USA and Great Britain
Representatives of the Soviet and British command in the auditorium at a concert after a reception in honor of the British Allies
Marshal of the Soviet Union K.K. Rokossovsky (center, background) is making a toast at a reception in honor of the British Allies, led by Field Marshal Montgomery
Victory Day. Moscow, 1945
Victory Parade on the Red Square. Moscow, 1945.
Sculptor Sergey Konenkov returns to the USSR. Moscow, 1945
Victory Parade. Moscow, 1945
Defeated banners of Hitler’s armies. Moscow Victory Parade. 1945.
Semyon Budyonny, Joseph Stalin and Georgy Zhukov on the podium of the Mausoleum. Moscow, 1945
“Victory, the moment of joy and pain”. Moscow, 1945
The first lecture at a large amphitheatre of Moscow State University after the War. 1945
Konstantin Rokossovsky at the Victory Parade. Moscow, 1945.
Prisoners of war
Victory Banner at the Brandenburg Gate. Kuzma Dudeev carries the banner
“Why is war needed?” Blind with the guide. Berlin
Soldiers listen to their comrade playing the piano
Assault crossing the Oder. Germany
Yevgeniy Dolmatovsky in Berlin. 1945.
The war is over. Berlin
White flags in the houses of Berlin
After hand-to-hand combat
Traffic controller. “We are already in Germany”
Регулировщица. На Берлинском направлении у реки Одер. Кюстрин
Distributing bread. Germany
Stopping on the march
War comes home to roost
On Press Day at the Reichstag. Soviet correspondents
Smoke break near the Reich Chancellery
2nd Belorussian Front. In East Prussia. Tanks in action. 1945
In East Prussia. 1945
Советские войска юго-западнее Кенигсберга. Снайперы проводят переправу через реку Касари
Маршал И. Конев, президент Чехословацкой Республики Э. Бенеш, генерал армии А. Еременко и маршал бронетанковых войск П. Рыбалко
2nd Belorussian Front. In Eastern Prussia
Column of prisoners of war in Czechoslovakia
Улица деревни Гросс-Скайсгиррен, Восточная Пруссия
Let the soldiers have some sleep. Czechoslovakia
Park at Vienna Parliament building. Major General Dmitri Shepilov at the site of a Nazi family suicide. Vienna, 1945.
They come to know grief. Danzig
Victory Day in Minsk
Soldiers. 1945.
Guarding a conquered city. 1945.
In the liberated city. 1945.
Round table used for the Potsdam Conference. 1945.
Potsdam Conference. 1945.
Port Arthur. People’s Republic of China, 1945.
US allies on Berlin streets. 1945.
Marshal of the Soviet Union K.K. Rokossovsky (right) and British Field Marshal Montgomery (left) in the auditorium at a concert after a reception in honor of the British allies
Representatives of the Soviet command at the table during a reception in honor of the British allies, led by Field Marshal Montgomery
Marshal of the Soviet Union K.K. Rokossovsky (2nd on the right), British Field Marshal Montgomery (3rd on the right) with their translators
The writer Smirnov with French soldiers (conversation in the street in Austria)
American Army soldier Bok L. Kantsebu and the Red Army soldier Ivan Numladze (right) meeting on the Elbe
Nazi suicide and his family
The last defenders of Berlin
Fighting for Berlin
At the Brandenburg Gate
Berlin
Konstantin Simonov at the steps of the Reich Chancellery
Writings on the walls of the Reichstag
Road to Berlin
Soviet soldiers giving meals to residents of Berlin
At the National Kaiser Wilhelm Monument
Beaten Nazi soldiers
Soviet soldiers distributing bread among Germans
A soldier of a Red Army engineering unit with a mine detector on the city ruins. Berlin
Освобожденные насильственно угнанные в Германию советские юноши и девушки
Returnees
The last Majdanek prisoners short dead before the arrival of Soviet troops
Returnees
Returnees
A former Nazi prisoner from Europe
Former Nazi prisoners and people forcibly driven to Germany from other European states return home after their release
Released servicemen of the Allied Forces are sent to a camp for transfer to the Allies
Captain Stepan Neustroev, Commander of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the 756th Infantry Regiment
Junior Sergeant Meliton Kantariya, Scout of the 756th Infantry Regiment
Sergeant Mikhail Egorov, Scout of the 756th Infantry Regiment
Senior sergeant Ilya Syanov, acting commander of a company of the 756 Infantry Regiment. 1945
Who took part in the attack on the Reichstag and raised the Victory Banner on May 1, 1945
Who took part in the attack on the Reichstag and raised the Victory Banner on May 1, 1945
War correspondents near the Reichstag
Lieutenant Nina Lobkovskaya, commander of a special sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army, and Colonel General Vasiliy Kuznetsov, commander of the 3rd Shock Army
Female snipers of a special sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Guards Senior Lieutenant I. Efimovskiy as a scout (wounded)
Female snipers of a special sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Soldiers and commanders of a special sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Prague’s population greeting its liberators
Combat Crew of 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) in Berlin
Limbering the howitzer M1931 (B-4) for transportation
WWI veterans and residents of Prague meet Soviet troops
The 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) operated by Sergeant Meshkov fires from Berlin’s suburbs at the central parts of the city
Victory! Soviet tankers at the Victory Column in Berlin
Participants of the Prague uprising
The fighting has ended. Soviet infantry clean their uniforms in a Berlin street
Studebaker US6 truck convoy in Berlin street
Czechoslovak volunteer corps
Comic shots in Berlin streets
Comic shots in Berlin streets
Comic shots in Berlin streets
Soviet troops enter Prague
Airfield abandoned by German troops
A soviet tank unit in a Berlin suburb
Citizens of Prague meet Soviet troops
A soviet tank unit in a Berlin suburb
The building of the Reich Chancellery
Citizens of Prague welcome Soviet tankers entering the city
Briefing a reconnaissance subunit
A front-line reporter gets into a tethered aerostat
Two Soviet officers among citizens of Prague on the liberation day
A front-line reporter gets into a tethered aerostat
Berlin streets and squares after the end of the fighting
A rally in Prague dedicated to the liberation of Czechoslovakia by the Red Army
A building in Berlin after being hit by a heavy weapon
Citizens of Prague meet Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev
A street in Berlin’s suburbs after shelling
The commander of a rocket launcher unit reads an order to the personnel
Citizens of Prague meet Soviet soldiers on Old Town Square
A signaller
Soviet soldiers on the bridge over the Vltava
Soviet sappers on the Spree embankment
A burning building in Berlin’s suburbs
Soviet and Polish infantry in Berlin’s suburbs
Citizens of Prague rally to salute he Red Army
A battery of 152-mm howitzer-guns M1937 (ML-20) at a firing position on the outskirts of Berlin
Reconnaissance sofficer, Sergeant N. Krivopus, a serviceman of the 202nd Rifle 27th Army
Reconnaissance scouts N.V. Stepanov, N.S. Kovalev, P.A. Soloviev, S.P. Zaitsev, unknown
Group picture (5 people). Sitting: A.S. Bessonov, reconnaissance chief of the 140th rifle division, major, and M.V. Bessonova (Immortal), military post officer; standing, left to right, scouts of the 69th separate motor-reconnaissance company of the 140th rifle division: senior sergeant MA Kirillovsky, Lieutenant Dobrovolsky, foreman I.I. Dredge
Reconnaissance scouts of the 69th separate motor-reconnaissance company of the 140th rifle division. In the center is Alexander N. Yakushev, foreman
May Alexandrovich Kirilovsky, reconnaissance officer of the 69th separate motor-reconnaissance company of the 140th rifle division
Sailors of the Pacific Fleet are returning to base. In the foreground on the right is Nikolai Mikhailovich Bushevets
Edward Iosifovich Grondalsky, reconnaissance scout of the 69th separate motor-reconnaissance company of the 140th rifle division, private
Reconnaissance scouts of the 283rd Infantry Regiment of the 140th Infantry Division, participants in the Victory Parade. Sitting, 1st left - Vasily Petrovich Krotov, assistant commander of a reconnaissance platoon, senior sergeant
Reconnaissance scouts of the 96th Infantry Regiment of the 140th Infantry Division, from left to right: Vasily Leontyevich Reshetnikov, Alexander Ivanovich Parshin and Vasily Ivanovich Levchenko
Sailors of the 2nd Luninetsk Red Banner Brigade of River Ships, participants in the Victory Parade in Moscow
Cadets of one-year officer courses of the Baltic Fleet
Participants of the Prague uprising. Prague
Sailors are going to the Victory Parade
Czechoslovak volunteer corps. In the battles in Czechoslovakia
Reconnaissance scout of artillery and mortar units of the 974th artillery regiment of the 65th heavy mortar brigade of the Reserve of the main command of Lev Nikolayevich Volkov
Reconnaissance scouts of the 415th company of the 348th rifle division. Left is Pavel V. Bukin, right is V.S. Cherdantsev
Pavel Titov, reconnaissance officer of the 408th reconnaissance team of the 336th Infantry Division (killed May 7, 1945)
Footballers of the 115th Yukinsky Air Force Regiment of the Pacific Fleet
Regimental reconnaissance officer I.A. Beskin at the deployed regimental banner (award from the unit commander). Field mail No. 67656
Reconnaissance scouts of the 196th separate intelligence service, Valentin Zlobin (left) and Valentin Leshchinsky
Shoulder length portrait of the Hero of the Soviet Union Vladimir Fedorov, intelligence officer of the reconnaissance unit of the headquarters of the Baltic Fleet
Sailors are going to the Victory Parade. Consolidated regiment of the 1st Baltic Front
Borodkin F.F., senior sergeant of the troop of reconnaissance scouts of the 327th Guards Rifle Regiment
Dnieper sailors before leaving for Moscow Victory Parade
Привезли маскировочные халаты. Разведчик-радист краснофлотец Манаенко Т.С. их принимает. Днепровская военная флотилия
Camouflage robes arrived. Scout radio operator Red Navy Manaenko T.S. is accepting them. Dnieper military flotilla
Привезли маскировочные халаты. Разведчик-радист краснофлотец Манаенко Т.С. их принимает. Днепровская военная флотилия
The chest portrait of the Hero of the Soviet Union Agafonov Semyon Mikhailovich, foreman of the 1st class
In the center is the reconnaissance scout Mikhail Arkhipov
German Tiger tanks knocked out by the Red Army
Sorokvashin Vasily Ivanovich, reconnaissance officer, senior sergeant
Kozlov Yuri, reconnaissance scout, senior sergeant
Corporal Lev Nikolaevich Denisov, reconnaissance scout
Reconnaissance scout M.N. Arkhipov
Reconnaissance scout guard captain B. Bogatikov at the observation post
At the Potsdam Conference
Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference
Scouts of the 415th Motor reconnaissance squadron of the 348th Rifle Division
Group picture (12 people). Scouts of the 408th reconnaissance team of the 336th Infantry Division
Guard Private Alexandrov, reconnaissance scout of the 93rd Guards Mortar Regiment
В.К. Суворов, разведчик, старший наблюдатель, ефрейтор
V.V. Egorov, reconnaissance scout
Meeting the Americans
Elba day
American and Soviet officers at the spring
Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery. Germany (Berlin)
Meeting of allied forces
Meeting of allied forces
Reconstructing a building in Moscow street in Rostov-on-Don
Cavalry men showing the regiment's colours to an American officer
Cavalry men meeting the allied forces
General view of the plant floor. No later than November 1945
Восстановление разрушенного дома
Восстановление разрушенного дома
Восстановление разрушенного дома
Восстановление разрушенного дома на Суворовском проспекте
После прорыва блокады замазывают надпись на стене об опасности артобстрела перед театром Ленсовета
Женщины разбирают защитную стенку у витрины Елисеевского магазина
После бомбежки на Московском проспекте
Закатывание воронки на Исаакиевской площади (асфальтирование)
Бригада кровельщиков за ремонтом крыши здания Ленгорисполкома (быв.Мариин. дворец)
Восстановительные работы на Невском проспекте (к/т "Баррикада"). Дом в лесах
Парад Победы на Дворцовой площади. Группа со штандартом «Ленинградский фронт»
Возвращение с победой
Достанко Николай Иванович (слева) сержант или старший сержант после парада
Ивушкин М.С. среди бежавших военнопленных (в центре). Чехословакия, с. Великая Карловица. 1944–1945 гг.
Помощник командира полка по материальному обеспечению 50 армии 3 Белорусского фронта Ружьёв И.Н. г. Кёнигсберг, 1945 г.
В г. Берлине. Май 1945 г.
1-й ряд 4-й слева – Майор Кравченко А.А. (в июне 1941 г. – капитан, командир 111 отдельного сапёрного батальона 6 Краснознамённой стрелковой дивизии 4 армии, участник боёв в районе г. Бреста). Германия, 1945 г.
В Латвии. 3 марта 1945 г.
У рейхсканцелярии Гитлера. Германия, г. Берлин, май 1945 г.
Рейхсканцелярия Гитлера. Германия, г. Берлин, май 1945 г.
В рейхсканцелярии Гитлера. Германия, г. Берлин, май 1945 г.
В г. Берлине 8 мая 1945 г. Германия.
Вручение комсомольских значков. Германия, г. Берлин, май 1945 г.
Митинг в День Победы. Германия, г. Берлин, 9 мая 1945 г.
Во время отдыха. Болгария, г. София, 1945 г.
Перед въездом в г. Прагу. Чехословакия, 20 мая, 1945 г.
«Летающая крепость». Чехословакия, июль 1945 г.
После освобождения г. Праги. Чехословакия, 15 мая 1945 г.
Souvenir photo. Manchuria, 1945
В часы досуга. Германия, май 1945 г.
Corpses of civilians shot by the German occupiers in the area of the Danzig shipyard
Corpses of Danzig residents shot by the German occupiers on the eve of their retreat
Soviet citizens released from captivity on a street of Berlin
Ukrainian women V. Zagura, I. Sushko, F. Grigorchuk, who were working in Berlin, are expressing thanks the Soviet soldiers for their liberation
Women and children liberated by the Red Army from Staropanovo camp are talking to the Captain Chernomazov before returning home
Soviet citizens released from captivity return to their Homeland
Soviet women and children who were hijacked to Germany are waiting for the train to return Home
Japanese bunker of the Kharamitogsky fortified district destroyed by Soviet pioneers. Sakhalin
Japanese planes and tanks seized by Soviet troops at Mukden airfield
Japanese amphibious tanks Type 2 Ka-mi seized on Shumshu island
Japanese 150-mm armored turret system destroyed by Soviet troops in the Khutous fortified district
The crew of the ICBM-2 plane of the Pacific Fleet is preparing for flight
Crew of the flight commander M. Khazov at the airfield before taking off. 2nd Far Eastern Front
Сrew of the SB-2 bomber of 1st Lieutenant M. Dodonov during the South Sakhalin Offensive Operation
Сrew of the Pe-2 bomber is being congratulated on the successful completion of the combat mission. 1st Far Eastern Front
Units of the 39th Army of the Trans-Baikal Front on the march in the Manchurian steppe
Participants of the battles for the cities of Toro and Esutoru from the 365th Separate Marine battalion of the Pacific Fleet
Japanese 150-mm armored turret system destroyed by Soviet troops in the Khutous fortified district
Transport ship Stalingrad disembarks troops in the Otomari seaport
Typical Japanese machine gun pillbox on Shumshu island
Soviet tanks overcoming the Big Khingan ridge. Manchuria
T-34-85 tanks of the 6th Soviet Guards Tank Army on the coast of the Liaodong Bay
T-34-85 tanks of the 6th Guards Tank Army on the coast of the Liaodong Bay
T-34-85 tanks of the 6th Guards Tank Army in Port Arthur
T-26 tanks and Red Army soldiers during the formation on the square of the city of Sikuka (present-day Poronaysk). South Sakhalin
"Ha-Go" and "Chi-Ha" tanks of the 11th Japanese regiment on the island of Shumshu during the capitulation
Escort ship "Metel" of the Pacific Fleet takes on board the troop of Marines
1st Lieutenant Postrigon attending a wounded soldier on Sakhalin
Soldiers of Japanese army laying down their arms. 2nd Far Eastern Front
Soldiers of the Soviet 159th Rifle Division at lunch during the battles with the Japanese army
Japanese soldiers surrendering their arms and ammunition after capitulation of Japanese army. Manchuria
Soldiers of the 5th Army of the 1st Far Eastern Front crossing the border of Manchuria
Soviet landing craft DS-5 (LCI-525), hit by Japanese artillery fire. Shumshu Island
Soviet tank-borne infantry taking a settlement northeast of Pyongyang
Soviet T-26 tank, knocked out during the assault on the Khandas police post. South Sakhalin
Soviet officer standing on a T-26 tank. Rally before the outbreak of the war with Japan
Soviet T-34-85 tanks in the city of Harbin
Soviet soldiers at the bridge over the river in Manchuria
Soviet soldiers looking at the Eastern Basin in captured Port Arthur
Soviet soldiers examining a destroyed Japanese gun. Sakhalin
Soviet soldiers watching the shelling of Japanese positions
Soviet soldiers resting at a campfire. Sakhalin
Soviet soldiers on the embankment of the Songhua River in Harbin
Soviet soldiers at the seized Khandasa police post. Sakhalin
Soviet soldiers at the pillbox of Khamitogsky fortified region, blown up by pioneers of the 165th Rifle Regiment. Sakhalin
Soviet orderlies placing a wounded soldier on a horse-drawn cart. Sakhalin
Soviet officers examining the destroyed Japanese fortifications
Soviet officers inspecting the Japanese 150-mm fortress cannon on Shumshu Island
Soviet officers and Japanese policemen on a street of the city of Shikuka (present-day Poronaysk). South Sakhalin
Soviet marines in front of the destroyed Japanese "Ha-Go" tank on the Shumshu Island
Soviet paratroopers at the Li-2 airplane at the airport of Harbin
Soviet generals A. Tevchenko, A Pritula, G. Tumanyan among the soldiers and officers of the Allied armies held captive by the Japanese
Soviet troops in Harbin. Manchuria
Soviet anti-tank riflemen on Shumshu Island
Soviet Guard soldiers at the Railway Terminal of Harbin
Soviet soldiers at the Railway Terminal of Harbin
Soviet soldiers holding captured Japanese flags
Soviet soldiers marching on a street of Harbin
Soviet soldiers patrolling a village in Manchuria
Soviet soldiers inspecting seized Type 95 Ha-Go Japanese tanks
Soviet soldiers on the deck of a transport ship during the transfer to Shumshu Island
Soviet soldiers seizing the Japanese airfield near Harbin
Soviet infantry in the steppes of Manchuria. Trans-Baikal Front
Soviet flying-boat PBN-1 "Katalina" in flight to the port of Dalniy
Soviet aerial photography of the Japanese airfield Mudanjiang
Collecting of captured Japanese weapons on the Kataoka airfield on Shumshu Island
Company of anti-tank riflemen of the 1st Lieutenant L. Derbyshev on the Shumshu Island
Crew of the Soviet M-42 cannon pulling it up the hill in the area of Chinese city of Dunhua
Crew of the Soviet M-42 cannon at a position near the Chinese city of Dunhua. Manchuria
Crew of the Soviet 76-mm ZiS-3 cannon changing position on Sakhalin near the T-34-85 tank
Soldiers of the 165th Rifle Regiment wounded during the fighting on Sakhalin
Destroyed Japanese pillbox of Hailar fortified region. Transbaikalia
Scouts of Hero of the Soviet Union, Captain S. Kuznetsov detachment. Korea
Construction of a column track in Poronayskaya Valley during the battle for the Khamitogsky fortified district. Sakhalin
Red Army Colonel with the surrendered soldiers of the Japanese 88th Infantry Division. Sakhalin
Search for water by engineering reconnaissance unit of the 52nd Rifle Division during a march across the Gobi Desert
Raising of the Soviet naval flag over the Japanese base Kataoka on Shumshu Island
Suspension of a torpedo to the Il-4t airplane of the Pacific Fleet's mine-torpedo aviation
Knocked out Type 97 "Chi-ha" tank of the 11th Japanese tank regiment on Shumshu Island
Knocked out Japanese tanks on the slopes of Height 171 on Shumshu Island
Knocked out Japanese tanks on the slopes of Height 171 on Shumshu Island
Loading of a torpedo on a Soviet "Shch" type submarine
Border guards of outpost named after Valentina Kotelnikova looking at the captured Japanese flag
Pilots of the 47th Fighter Regiment I. Klochkov and D. Teterin before flying on a combat mission
Pe-2 dive bombers of the 1st Far Eastern Front on a combat mission
Infantry under cover of a self-propelled gun during the offensive. Manchuria
Negotiations of the Soviet command with representatives of the headquarters of the Kwantung Army on the terms of surrender
Negotiations on the capitulation of the Japanese Kwantung Army
Officers of the operative department of the headquarters of the 10th Air Army at work
Soviet offensive in Manchuria
Japanese pillbox blown up by Soviet pioneers on the Cape Kokutan of Shumshu Island
Residents of Chinese city of Dairen greeting Soviet tanksmen
Residents of the city of Dairen greeting tankmen of the 7th Mechanized Corps of the 6th Guards Tank Army
Marines of the Pacific Fleet en route to Port Arthur
Sailors of the Pacific Fleet raising the navy flag over Port Arthur
Sailors of the Amur Military Flotilla talking to city residents in Manchuria
Marines of the Pacific Fleet occupying Port Arthur
Monitor of Amur Military Flotilla disembarks troops on the Sungari River
Landing site and sunk Soviet landing crafts on Shumshu Island
Sailor of the Pacific Fleet next to a killed Japanese officer in a forest on Sakhalin
Marshals of the Soviet Union K. Meretskov, R. Malinovsky and A. Vasilevsky on the Dairen airfield
Marshal of the Soviet Union K. Meretskov
Marshal of the Soviet Union A. Vasilevsky
Marshal A. Vasilevsky in Port Arthur
Pilots of the 47th Fighter Regiment, Lieutenant G. Sisin and 2nd Lieutenant S. Mariychenko. Manchuria
Vessels of the Pacific Fleet on operational tour
Commander-in-chief of the Trans-Baikal Front, Marshal of the Soviet Union R. Malinovsky
Commander-in-chief of the 2nd Far Eastern Front, General of Army M. Purkaev with his wife
Commander of the 91st Infantry Division, Lieutenant General Fusai Tsutsumi arrives for negotiations on the surrender of the Shumshu Island garrison
Commander of the 2nd Far Eastern Front, General of Army M. Purkaev (left) and the commander of the 56th Rifle Сorps, General A. Dyakonov
Command of the 39th Army in Port Arthur
Сommander of the 355th Marine Battalion of the Pacific Fleet, Major M. Barabolko (right) in Seisin
Сommander of the 47th Fighter Regiment, Major V. Goltsev after a combat mission
Convoy of T-34-85 tanks of the 2nd Far Eastern Front in Manchuria
Convoy of a Soviet tank formation moving through the Big Khingan mountain range
Convoy of Soviet SU-76M self-propelled guns on the march in southern Sakhalin
Convoy of Soviet motorcyclists on the march in Manchuria
Column of Japanese POWs on the street of Harbin
Column of Japanese POWs on the Leninskaya street in Vladivostok
Chinese people meeting Soviet artillerymen
Capitulation of the Japanese garrison of Matua Island
Japanese Type 2 "Ka-Mi" amphibious tanks seized on the Shumshu Island
Japanese 150-mm fortress cannon seized at Height 165 of Shumshu Island
Japanese 75-mm armored turret artillery system seized by Soviet troops in the Khutous fortified region
Residents of Harbin greeting sailors of the Amur Military Flotilla
Residents of Harbin greeting a group of officers and sailors of the Amur Military Flotilla
Town residents in Manchuria greeting sailors of the Amur Military Flotilla
Town residents and sailors of the Amur Military Flotilla on the town street in Manchuria
Hero of the Soviet Union Marine Platoon Commander Petty Officer M. Babikov
Generals I. Baturov and A. Dyakonov among officers of the 79th Rifle Division
Burnt-out body of DS-9 (LCI-554) on the beach of Shumshu Island
Meeting of Japanese parliamentarians and representatives of the 56th Soviet Rifle Corps
Taking under guard of Japanese warehouses and equipment after the capitulation of the Kwantung Army
Armored boats of the Amur Military Flotilla
Soldiers of Major Nikitin's unit taking a new position. Far East
Soldiers of the Combined Marine Battalion of the Kamchatka defense region after the battle for Shumshu Island
Soldiers of the 355th Separate Marine Battalion of the Pacific Fleet before landing in Seishin
Red Army soldier hoisting a red flag on the roof of a house in one of the settlements of South Sakhalin
White flags of surrender at the Central Post Office building in Toyohara. Sakhalin
Artillery of the 101st Rifle Division saluting in honor of the seizure of the Japanese base of Kataoka. 1945
Офицеры 48 инженерно-сапёрной бригады у самоходной мины «Голиаф»
Return of soldiers of the 528th rifle regiment of the 130th rifle division to Brest
После захвата плацдарма на западном берегу р. Одер. Германия
После Победы (на охотничьем угодье Гитлера под г. Берлином)
M. Kantaria and M. Egorov hoisting the Victory Banner over the Reichstag
A moment of silence. The crew of the IS-2 tank during rest, 87th Guards Tank Regiment. Breslau
Red Army soldiers at the Brandenburg Gate
Fireworks of Victory on Red Square in Moscow
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag building
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag building
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag building
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag building
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag building
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag building
N. Lobkovskaya, Commander of the female sniper company of the 3rd Shock army
Red Army pioneer with a mine detector on the ruins of the city (Berlin)
Burning building in a suburb of Berlin
Soviet tank unit with infantrymen on the street of the German town, 1st Belorussian front
Restored street water supply (Berlin)
City residents are clearing debris left after the fighting (Berlin)
Sergeant N. Meshkov's B-4 howitzer of the 100th Howitzer Artillery Brigade fires in Berlin
Sergeant N. Meshkov's B-4 howitzer of the 100th Howitzer Aartillery Brigade fires in Berlin
Sergeant N. Meshkov's B-4 howitzer of the 100th Howitzer Artillery Brigade fires in Berlin
Sergeant N. Meshkov's B-4 howitzer of the 100th Howitzer Artillery Brigade fires in Berlin
Sergeant N. Meshkov's B-4 howitzer of the 100th Howitzer Artillery Brigade fires in Berlin
Embankment of the river Spree
Embankment of the river Spree
Soviet pioneers on the embankment of the river Spree
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag building
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag building
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag building
Soviet cavalrymen are demonstrating to an American officer the battle flag of their regiment
Soviet cavalrymen are demonstrating to an American officer the battle flag of their regiment
Soviet cavalrymen are demonstrating to an American officer the battle flag of their regiment
Soviet cavalrymen are demonstrating to an American officer the battle flag of their regiment
Female snipers of the Separate Sniper Company of the 3rd Shock Army (Germany)
Female snipers of the Separate Sniper Company of the 3rd Shock Army (Germany)
Female snipers of the Separate Sniper Company of the 3rd Shock Army (Germany)
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Soviet delegation at the signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Soviet delegation at the signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Soviet delegation at the signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Soviet delegation at the signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Soviet delegation at the signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Announcer of the Soviet Radio U. Levitan
Group photo of Soviet boys and girls ostarbeiters, liberated in Germany
...And a tram traffic is restored (Berlin)
Soviet tanker in a tank helmet and a top hat on the street of Berlin
Sergeant N. Meshkov's B-4 howitzer of the 100th Howitzer Artillery Brigade fires in Berlin
TASS photographer Mark Redkin in a wrecked Berlin tram
Postwoman Martha Pfefferkorn tears apart Hitler's book "Mein Kampf"
Scratching the old ads off the walls (Berlin)
Red Army soldier is trying on a German uniform and top hat on a bear sculpture on a Berlin street
Soviet delegation at the signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
General Latre de Tassigny (Tempelhof Airport)
Female inhabitant of Berlin
Female inhabitant of Berlin
Female inhabitant of Berlin
Military patrol on a street of Berlin
Document check up
Document check up
Forming up of a company of the Berlin garrison
Forming up of a company of the Berlin garrison
Soviet officers sightseeing in Berlin
Soviet officers sightseeing in Berlin
Soviet officers sightseeing in Berlin
Soviet officers in Berlin
Soviet officers in Berlin
Soviet officers in Berlin
Polish soldiers
Crossroad (Germany)
TASS photographer Mark Redkin in a wrecked Berlin tram
Soviet delegation at the signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Soviet delegation at the signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
Field Marshal B. Montgomery (Berlin)
Fireworks in Moscow
Soviet delegation at the signing ceremony of the Declaration of German Defeat
City residents are clearing debris left after the fighting (Berlin)
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Repatriates (Germany)
Repatriates (Germany)
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Soviet officers sightseeing in Berlin
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Red Army pioneer with a mine detector on the ruins of the city (Berlin)
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Former prisoners of Nazi jails and displaced residents of Europe return home after their release
Specialist M. Kantaria, scout of the 756th Rifle Regiment
Specialist M. Kantaria, scout of the 756th Rifle Regiment
Departure of the allied POW released from captivity to the Allies transfer point (Germany)
Captain K. Samsonov, Commander of the 1st Rifle Battalion of the 380th Rifle Regiment
Specialist M. Kantaria, scout of the 756th Rifle Regiment
Participants of the Reichstag storming and the hoisting of the Victory Banner on its roof on May 1, 1945
Specialist M. Kantaria, scout of the 756th Rifle Regiment
Front-line correspondents at the Reichstag. May 1945
Soviet cavalrymen are demonstrating the battle flag of their regiment to an american officer
Victory! Soviet tankers at the Column of Glory in Berlin
Captain K. Samsonov, Commander of the 1st Rifle Battalion of the 380th Rifle Regiment
Command post of the 8th Guards Army
Captain K. Samsonov, Commander of the 1st Rifle Battalion of the 380th Rifle Regiment
Captain S. Neustroev, Commander of the 1st Rifle Battalion of the 756th Rifle Regiment
The Berlin Zoo is open to the public
Field Marshal B. Montgomery, Marshals of the Soviet Union G. Zhukov, K. Rokossovsky, General of Amy V. Sokolovsky
Street scene (Germany)
Sergeant M. Yegorov, scout of the 756th Rifle Regiment
Members of a separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army, Senior Sergeant O. Marienkina and Second Lieutenant N. Belobrova
Soldiers and officers of the separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Soldiers and officers of the separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Soldiers and officers of the separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Soldiers and officers of the separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Soldiers and officers of the separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Soldiers and officers of the separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Soldiers and officers of the separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Soldiers and officers of a separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Soldiers and officers of a separate sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Cadet of the Military Institute of Foreign Languages Valeria Bortz, survived member of the “Young Guard” (Berlin)
Cadet of the Military Institute of Foreign Languages Valeria Bortz, survived member of the “Young Guard” (Berlin)
Cadet of the Military Institute of Foreign Languages Valeria Bortz, survived member of the “Young Guard” (Berlin)
Colonel General of Air Force S. Rudenko, Commander of the 16th Air Army (Berlin)
Colonel General of air force S. Rudenko, Commander of the 16th Air Army (Berlin)
Colonel General of air force S. Rudenko, Commander of the 16th Air Army (Berlin)
On the street of Berlin. The inscription on the fence: "Berlin will remain German"
On the street of Berlin. The inscription on the fence: "Berlin will remain German"
Captured soldier of Volkssturm
Dancers of the Red Banner ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
Dancers of the Red Banner ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
Major General A. Alexandrov, the artistic Director of the ensemble (Finland)
Group of accordionist of the Red Banner ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
The Red Banner Ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
The Red Banner Ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
The Red Banner Ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
Major General A. Alexandrov, the artistic Director of the ensemble (Finland)
The Red Banner Ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
The Red Banner Ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
The Red Banner Ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
The Red Banner Ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
The Red Banner Ensemble of the Red Army song and dance of the Soviet Union (Finland)
Жительницы города во время разгрузки картофеля, доставленного советским командованием для снабжения населения города
Local people greet soldiers of the Red Army after liberation of the city, Prague, May 1945. Photo by Emmanuil Yevzerikhin/TASS
Squadron commander of the 270th fighter aviation regiment, Soviet fighter pilot, two times Hero of the Soviet Union Sergei Lugansky, February 1945. Photo by Vladimir Stepanenko/TASS
Командующий 21-м гвардейским стрелковым корпусом, Герой Советского Союза гвардии генерал-майор Семен Козак
Battery of senior Lieutenant Alexander Kuznetsov stand at the firing position in the Carpathian Mountains during the Western Carpathian strategic operation of the Soviet forces, January 1945. Photo by Max Alpert/TASS
Бойцы Четвертого Украинского фронта при преследовании отступающих гитлеровских частей в Карпатских горах
The wounded are taken to the battalion medical center of the Fourth Ukrainian front in the Carpathian Mountains during the Western Carpathian Offensive, January 1945. Photo by Max Alpert/TASS
Советские зенитчики с автоматической зенитной пушкой во время Западно-Карпатской стратегической операции
A soldier of one of the units of the Fourth Ukrainian Front attacks with a machine gun retreating German forces at the firing point in the Carpathian Mountains, January 1945. Photo by Max Alpert/TASS
Бойцы Четвертого Украинского фронта
Soviet traffic controller is pictured on the square at the Brandenburg Gate after last fights of the Battle of Berlin, May 1945. Photo by Boris Pushkin/TASS
Одна из улиц города после его освобождения от фашистских захватчиков, Германия, Вилленберг
Летчики-бомбардировщики Константин Мулюкин и Павел Плотников (слева направо), Германия
Граждане Франции, освобожденные советскими войсками из немецкого плена, на одной из улиц города после капитуляции Германии
• Советские солдаты во время боя на одной из улиц города в ходе Берлинской наступательной операции Красной армии, Берлин
• Писатель, военный корреспондент Виссарион Саянов, Германия
• Колонна немецких военнопленных на одной из улиц после взятия города советскими войсками, Берлин
• Граждане Франции, освобожденные советскими войсками из немецкого плена
• Встреча советских воинов на площади Ленина, Минск
Soviet Red Army soldiers storm the city, Breslau, February 1945. Photo by Mark Redkin/TASS
Ревизия немецкого склада представителем советского командования
Frontline reporter is being lifted in a tethered balloon basket
Frontline reporter is being lifted in a tethered balloon basket
Frontline correspondents and the Commandant of Berlin Colonel General N. Berzarin
Frontline correspondents and the Commandant of Berlin Colonel General N. Berzarin
Экипаж бомбардировщика перед вылетом на боевое задание
Hours of leisure in the evacuation hospital. 1941-1945 TASSR
Collective farmers of the Kzyl Bayrak agricultural cartel of the Dubyaz district of the TASSR during the transfer of the Red Army plane. 1941-1945 TASSR
In military studies at the school of the Federal Law No. 24, 1938-1945. TASSR
Victory Day May 9 on Bauman Street in Kazan. 1945, Kazan
Victory Day May 9 on Bauman Street in Kazan - the townspeople are dancing. May 9, 1945 Kazan
Pupils of Aishinsky high school in the Yudinsky district on the fields of the Avangard collective farm. 1941-1945 TASSR
Galyautdinova Gayfa, an employee of a flax mill, works on 4 looms, was awarded the medal "For Labor Distinction". 1941-1945 Kazan
Victory Day in Kazan: on Bauman Street, a group of women with flowers. May 9, 1945 Kazan
Pioneers at the cleanup. 1941-1945 TASSR
Purchase and delivery of warm clothes for the Red Army at the plant named after S. Ordzhonikidze. 1941-1945 TASSR
Physical therapy in the hospital №1668 - cycling. 1941-1945 Kazan
Group exercise therapy in Kazan evacuation hospital No. 1668 for the wounded in the upper limbs with damage to the hand. 1941-1945 Kazan
Group exercise therapy in evacuation hospital №1668. Exercises to increase mobility in the lumbar. 1941-1944 Kazan
Group exercise physiotherapy in a hospital №1668 with wounded in the hand. 1941-1945 Kazan
A visit to the evacuation hospital chamber by members of the amateur art circle. 1941-1945 Kazan
Evgeny Mochok is the foreman of the Komsomol youth front-line brigade of the engine-building plant No. 16 during World War II. 1941-1945 Kazan
Teenager Ivan Cheredilin mastered the specialty of a turner. 1941-1945 Kazan
Pioneers and schoolchildren of Kazan at the harvest. 1941-1945 TASSR
Women at work in the candlelight workshop of the Vakhitov plant during the Great Patriotic War. 1941-1945 Kazan
A lengthy section of the tailoring shop No. 2 of the Spartak plant. 1941-1945 Kazan
Stakhanovites at work on the nail shops at the Spartak shoe factory. 1941 - 1945 Kazan
Stakhanovka of the Kzyl-Yul Artel Slasnikova A. joined the ranks of donors. 1941-1945 TASSR
Ovchinikova Maria - turner for the development of special tasks of the Metalist artel. 1941-1945 TASSR
Worker wheelchair artel "Irk" Karymov at work. 1941-1945 TASSR
Karmanov - the brigade leader of the Komsomol front brigade fulfills the norm by 241%. 1941-1945 TASSR
Khasanov N. - locksmith Stakhanovite of the fur factory number 2. Fulfilled the plan by 200%. 1941-1945 Kazan
Tatpolygraph. Label printing for the tobacco factory. 1941-1945 Kazan
Romanov N.V., a worker of a catgut plant. He was awarded the medal "For Labor Distinction". 1941-1945 Kazan
A US officer renders a salute as he meets Soviet soldiers, 1945. Photo by Mark Redkin/TASS
Local people return to the city after the Battle of Berlin, Berlin, May 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Local people and soldiers of the Red Army have a rally in Old Town Square to celebrate the liberation of the city from Nazi German troops, Prague, May 1945. Photo by Rafail Mazelev/TASS
Local people repair the pavement damaged during the battles against Nazi invaders for the liberation of the city, Bernstein, April 1945. Photo by Fyodor Kislov/TASS
Local people celebrate the German surrender and the end of hostilities in Europe, Vienna, May 1945. Photo by Leonid Dorensky/TASS
State symphony Orchestra of the USSR perfoms in Manezhnaya Square during the celebration of the Victory Day, Moscow, May 1945. Photo by Nikolai Sitnikov/TASS
Tbilisi airport's aerological officer Ekaterina Krasnikova next to sounding equipment after high alititude flight, Tbilisi, 1945. Photo by P. Lutsenko/TASS
Standard-bearers of the 2nd Byelorussian Front attend the Victory Parade in Red Square, Moscow, June 1945. Photo by Fyodor Kislov/TASS
Горожане с Героем Советского Союза майором И.Г. Кобяковым, Москва
День Победы в Минске
Группа советских воинов в Вене
Soviet soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Asonychev fight for a settlement south-east of Konigsberg, 1945. Photo by Leonid Dorensky/TASS
Советские моряки c жителями освобожденного от японской оккупации Харбина
City residents greet Soviet soldiers, Bulgaria, September 1944. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Soviet wiremen check telephone lines on the streets of Vienna liberated, April, 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Red Army fights against Nazi invaders to liberate Vienna at one of its streets, April 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
A view of a city street after it was liberated from the Nazi German troops, February 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Local people return home after liberation of Budapest from Nazi German troops, February 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Soviet soldier appointed a traffic controller works in Kalvin Square, Budapest 1945. The sign reads: "Death to German Invaders!". Photo by Mikhail Ozersky/TASS
A Red Army soldier watches the blocks occupied by the fascist, Budapest 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Soviet soldiers lay a wreath at the grave of Austrian composer Johann Strauss Jr. after the liberation of the city from the Nazi German occupation, April 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Soviet soldiers fight against Nazi German troops in a street in Budapest. Photo by Boris Losin, L. Leonidov/TASS
T-34 battle tank commander Vasily Sarafonov, Port Arthur, August 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Британский фельдмаршал Бернард Монтгомери, генерал США Дуайт Эйзенхауэр, маршал Советского Союза Георгий Жуков
Soldiers of the Red Army raise the flag of the Soviet Union over the Tempelhof airport after capturing Berlin, May 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Removing scaffolds from the Bronze Horseman, an equestrian statue of Peter the Great, Leningrad, April 1945. Photo by Boris Vasyutinsky/TASS
Soviet intelligence officers of the 1st Guards Mechanized Corps fighting in a street in Vienna, April 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldey/TASS
View of one of the streets of Elbing after the battle to liberate it from the Nazi troops, 1945. Photo by Emmanuil Yevzerikhin/TASS
Обвиняемые Герман Геринг и Рудольф Гесс (слева направо) на скамье подсудимых
Near the Brandenburg Gate, May 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Local people rally in Old Town Square to celebrate the liberation of Czechoslovakia from Nazi invaders by the Soviet soldiers, Prague, 1945. Photo by Emmanuil Yevzerikhin/TASS
Поэт Евгений Долматовский (стоит на танке справа) во время выступления перед советскими солдатами
На Берлин
Подписание Декларации о поражении Германии
Народные гуляния жителей Минска в День Победы
Мирное население во время возвращения в Берлин после капитуляции Германии во Второй мировой войне
Военная регулировщица Мария Шальнова на одной из улиц Берлина
Водружение красного знамени над Бранденбургскими воротами, Берлин
Советские артиллеристы под Веной после капитуляции Германии
Советские солдаты у городской ратуши, над крышей которой поднят государственный флаг Австрии после освобождения города Вены
Погрузка советской морской пехоты на катера на реке Дунай
Вроцлав после изгнания фашистов. Дети вышли гулять на улицу, Польша
Лейтенант М. Карчава передает по телефону донесение в штаб подразделения во время боев за освобождение Будапешта
Мост Франца Иосифа через реку Дунай, взорванный немцами при отступлении и временно восстановленный саперами Красной Армии
Лейтенант американской армии Фрэнк Нэнкок, освобожденный из немецкого плена, в городском порту Одессы
Soviet soldiers having a break on steps of the Reich Chancellery, Berlin, May 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldey. TASS
Soviet soldiers lower Nazi banners during Moscow Victory Parade after the end of World War II, Moscow, June 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei. TASS
Marshal of Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov in Victory Parade, Moscow, June 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei. TASS
Performance of the Bolshoi State Symphony Orchestra in Manezh Square, Moscow, May 1945. Photo by Nikolai Sitnikov. TASS
Citizens celebrating the Victory Day in Manege Square, Moscow, May 1945. Photo by Nikolai Sitnikov. TASS
Soviet soldiers the foot during Victory Parade after the end of World War II, Moscow, June 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei. TASS
The view shows fireworks on Red Square in honour of the Victory of the USSR over Nazi Germany in the Second World War, Moscow, May 1945. Photo by Nikolai Sitnikov. TASS
Soviet soldiers throw Nazi banners in Red Square during Victory Parade after the end of World War II, Moscow, June 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei. TASS
Local residents greet Soviet soldiers at the at the railway terminal who returned after world war II. The poster reads: "We are from Berlin!" Minsk, July 1945.Photo by Vladimir Lupeiko. TASS
Moscow salutes the Red Army troops, May 1945. Photo by Nikolai Sitnikov. TASS
The Soviet Army soldiers greeted by the citizens of Prague, May 1945. Photo by Emmanuil Evzerikhin. TASS
Local people greet Soviet soldiers after the liberation of the city from the Nazi invaders, Prague, May 1945. Photo by Leonid Dorensky. TASS
Potsdam Conference
Potsdam Conference. Joseph Stalin, Harry S. Truman and Winston Churchill
Hotel Moscow at night
Elbe Day
Sports parade on the Red Square. Cameraman
Meeting the demobilized at the Belorussky railway station
Allies. Berlin
Sports parade on the Red Square. Photojournalist Mikhail Trakhman
Anniversary of academician Alexey Krylov
Potsdam Conference, Cecilienhof Palace
Victory Salute
Физкультурный парад на Красной площади. Отряд воинов, участников Великой отечественной войны - Героев Советского Союза
Sports parade on the Red Square. Motorcyclists and gymnasts
Potsdam Conference, Cecilienhof Palace
Sports parade on the Red Square. Uzbek delegation dancing Cotton Harvest dance
Preparations for the sports parade on the Red Square. Young women wearing national costumes
Preparations for the sports parade on the Red Square. Girls’ delegation from Ukraine
Preparations for the sports parade on the Red Square. War photojournalist Arkady Shaikhet from Frontovaya Illustratsiya (Front-line illustration) and photojournalist Mikhail Trakhman
Return of the victors. Belorussky railway station
All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Women participating in the All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Elbe Day. Torgau
Women participating in the All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Women participating in the All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Women participating in the All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Women participating in the All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Women participating in the All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Preparations for the All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Women participating in the All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Photojournalist Arkady Shaikhet on the set of the All-union sports parade on the Red Square
Sports parade. Column of Krylya Sovetov Sports Club
Meeting the victors at the Belorussky railway station
Guards Senior Lieutenant Ekaterina Ryabova.
Meeting the victors at the Belorussky railway station
View of the mountain
Военные с флагом Югославии на крыше Скупщины
Soviet and Yugoslav flags fluttering over the city. Flying the national flag. Rally
Flying the national flag. Rally
Obelisk atop the grave of Soviet soldiers
Ghetto. Budapest
Obelisk atop the grave of Soviet soldiers
In the streets of Budapest
Obelisk atop the grave of Soviet soldiers
Gestapo building. Berlin
Hoisting the Soviet flag near the Parliament building
Itinerant troupe with a bear. Bucharest
Soviet flag fluttering over Budapest on the roof of Parliament
Soviet flag fluttering over Budapest on the roof of Parliament
On the roof of Hungarian Parliament
Near Berlin
Soviet flag fluttering over Budapest on the roof of Parliament
Itinerant troupe with a bear
German DFS-230 glider of Feldwebel Georg (or Jacob) Filius
German DFS-230 glider of Feldwebel Georg (or Jacob) Filius
German DFS-230 glider of Feldwebel Georg (or Jacob) Filius
Third Victory Banner at Berlin Tempelhof Airport with Evgeny Khaldei in the foreground
German DFS-230 glider of Feldwebel Georg (or Jacob) Filius
Germans and Hungarian fascists taken prisoner
Itinerant troupe with a bear. Bucharest
Signalmen repairing communication lines
Return of refugees. Berlin
Signalmen repairing communication lines
Signalmen adjust artillery fire on the outskirts of Budapest
Road signs on the outskirts of Budapest
Victory Banner over the Reichstag
Itinerant troupe with a bear. Bucharest
Road signs on the outskirts of Budapest
“Who needs war”? Blind man with a guide. Berlin
T-34-76 tank (model 1943) produced by Factory N.183 in Nizhny Tagil. Hungary, 1945.
Organ grinder. Bucharest
Organ grinder and shoeshiner
Organ grinder. Bucharest
Writings on the Reichstag building
Organ grinder
Poet Yevgeny Dolmatovsky addresses Soviet soldiers at the Brandenburg Gate. Berlin
Organ grinder and shoeshiner
Freight trains. Germany
Organ grinder and shoeshiner
Boy with an accordion, man and girl
All Quiet on the Oder River
Building a river crossing. Near Vienna
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania
Fire at the commandant’s office. Near Vienna
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania
Destroyed bridges in Vienna
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania. Bucharest
In the city’s streets. Dead body. Vienna
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania
In the city’s streets. Dead body. Vienna
Demonstrators greet the first government of new Romania
BM-13 Katyusha on the outskirts of Vienna. Austria
Celebrating the victory over Nazi Germany in the streets of the Byelorussian SSR’s capital
Soviet soldiers with allies in Harbin
Soviet soldiers with allies in Harbin
Николай Колташ, танкист
Майор Кравченко Петр Дмитриевич
Танкисты 20-й танковой бригады.
Танкисты войсковой части полевая почта № 42383
Война окончена
Pilots of the all-female 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment
Pilots of the 46th Guards Aviation Regiment
Pilots of the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment before the Victory Parade in Moscow
Portraits of pilots of the all-female 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment
Pilot of the all-female 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment
Portrait of Evdokia Rachkevich, the deputy commander and commissar of the all-female 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment
Portrait of Evgenia Zhigulenko, a flight commander of the all-female 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment
Разведчики взвода разведки 63-й гвардейской Челябинской танковой бригады на бронетранспортере
Portrait of Valentina Grizodubova, a pilot
Portrait of Natalya Meklin, a pilot of the all-female 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title
Portrait of Natalya Meklin, a pilot of the all-female 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment
Разведчик-связной взвода разведки 63-й гвардейской Челябинской танковой бригады
GAZ-AA light truck Polutorka
Разведчик взвода разведки 63-й гвардейской Челябинской танковой бригады
A propaganda newspaper is delivered to Berlin Tempelhof Airport
Enjoying a little free time on the front. 1945
Marshal Georgy Zhukov inspects the Victory Parade. Moscow. 1945.
Soviet aircraft. Port Arthur
Vladimir Lenin monument
Commander of the 3rd Shock Army, Colonel General V. Kuznetsov awarding the Commander of the 79th Rifle Division, Major General S. Perevertkin
Commander of the 3rd Shock Army, Colonel General V. Kuznetsov awarding the Commander of the 150th Rifle Division, Major General V. Shatilov
Commander-in-chief Colonel General V. Kuznetsov meeting the troops of the 79th Rifle Corps. 3rd Shock Army
Hero of the Soviet Union Colonel F. Zinchenko, Commander of the 756th Rifle Regiment of the 150th Rifle Division
Parade in honor of the Victory over Japan. Commander of the Harbin Garrison Colonel General A. Beloborodov making a speech
Commander of the 43rd Army, Colonel General A. Beloborodov interrogating the captured German General von Saugen
After the capture of Konigsberg
Group picture (9 people). At the Branderburg Gate
Commander of the 3rd Shock Army, Colonel General V. Kuznetsov (first on the right), Member of the Military Council, Major General Litvinov, Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Bushtynovich, Army Chief of the Political Department Colonel F. Lisitsyn and others
Commander of the 3rd Shock Army, Colonel General V. Kuznetsov
Colonel General V. Kuznetsov, Commander of the 3rd Shock Army (on the left). The Battle of Berlin
Commander of the 3rd Shock Army, Colonel General V. Kuznetsov awarding soldiers and officers of his army, participated in the assault on the Reichstag
Commander of the 3rd Shock Army, Colonel General V. Kuznetsov awarding soldiers and officers of his army, participated in the assault on the Reichstag
Sergey Gorshkov, Сommander of the Black Sea naval squadron, Vice Admiral (in full dress uniform with awards)
Portrait of the Hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Nikandrov, Platoon Commander of the 140th Reconnaissance Detachment of the Headquarters of the Pacific Fleet, warrant officer
Portrait of Double Hero of the Soviet Union Viktor Leonov, Commander of the Special Task Detachment of the Northern Fleet
Portrait of the Hero of the Soviet Union Makar Babikov, fighter of the Northern Fleet Reconnaissance Squad. Field Army
The Commander of the Harbin garrison, Colonel General A. Beloborodov (center) reviewing the parade of troops in honor of the victory over Japan
Colonel General A. Beloborodov with officers inspecting captured Japanese tanks
Commander-in-chief of the 1st Far Eastern Red Banner Army Colonel General A. Beloborodov setting a task to an officer
M.G. Kiknadze, Commander of the 1st Guards anti-aircraft artillery division, participating in the Victory Parade
Army commanders of the 1st Belorussian Front at the Victory Parade
Colonel General N. Berzarin, Hero of the Soviet Union, the first Soviet Military Commandant of Berlin
The Soviet officers in a Willis car on Berlin street
Military delegation of the Red Army at the Potsdam Conference. Marshal of the Soviet Union Zhukov
On the roads of war. To the right of the car is Chaika N.D.
Сommand staff of the Belarusian Front at the Victory Parade
At the Victory Parade
Commander-in-chief of the Northern Fleet Admiral A. Golovko and Member of the Military Council of the Northern Fleet A. Nikolaev checking the outfit of the Hero of the Soviet Union Captain of 2nd Rank S. Zyuzin departing for the Victory Parade
Commander of the 6th Guards Tank Army, Double Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel General A. Kravchenko (center) in liberated Prague
«Achilles» M10 tank bombers from the Warsaw Armored Division at the parade in Loretto
K. Rokossovsky
Female pilots of the 46th guards night bomber regiment, participants oh the air Parade, at the airport
K. Rokossovsky, Double Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal of the Soviet Union, Commander of the Victory Parade, cavalier of the Order of Victory in parade dress wearing all awards
K. Rokossovsky (first on the left in the first row), G. Zhukov (second on the right in the first row, in a white jacket), Marshal of Poland Rola-Żymierski
Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal of the Soviet Union, K. Rokossovsky (sitting)
The war is over. Tankers having a rest
Triple Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal G. Zhukov
Portrait of G. Zhukov
The Katyushas, legendary Russian guards mortars at the Victory Parade over Japan
The parade of the Red Army troops in honor of the Victory over Japan
From left to right: A. Novikov, Commander-in-chief of the Air Force; A. Shakhurin, People's Commissar of Aviation Industry of the USSR and A. Yakovlev, aircraft de-signer
Marshal of the Soviet Union A. Vasilevsky (on the day of the Victory Parade in Moscow)
Planes form a five-pointed star. Rehearsal of the parade
Female pilots of the 46th Guards Taman Night Bomber Aviation Regiment during preparation for the Victory Parade
Nine parade aircrafts training in the air in preparation for the air parade in honor of the Victory
A Soviet tank unit together with landed infantrymen in a German village street
Pilots of the nine parade aircrafts in preparation for the air parade in honor of the Victory, which did not take place because of the weather
Pilots opening the air parade in honor of the Victory
Command of the 2nd Belorussian Front
K. Rokossovsky in military uniform and peaked cap
K. Rokossovsky in the hot air balloon gondola, standing in the control cabin in a form of wicker basket
Military Council of the 2nd Belorussian Front
Marshal of the Soviet Union K. Rokossovsky at the headquarters of the 2nd Belorus-sian Front, sitting at the table with a map behind him
Members of the Soviet delegation heading to the ceremony of signing of the Act of Capitulation of Germany
From left to right: Colonel General Malinin, Marshal of the Soviet Union G. Zhukov, behind – Lieutenant General K. Telegin, in front on the right – A. Vyshinsky (during the signing of the Act of Capitulation of Germany)
Group photograph. In the foreground on the left – G. Zhukov, on the far right – Colonel General V. Chuikov with a group of soldiers standing in front of the building
Waist portrait. Marshal of the Soviet Union G. Zhukov at the Zeelow Heights near Berlin (before the seizure of Berlin), in a greatcoat and a peaked cap
Marshal of the Soviet Union G. Zhukov and Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union N. Kuznetsov (right) at the Potsdam conference
Chief of Staff of the 2nd Ukrainian Front, Colonel General M. Zakharov reporting to Marshal of the Soviet Union I. Konev the plan of operation
Before the Battle of Berlin, from right to left: Commander of the 1st Belorussian Front, Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal of the Soviet Union G. Zhukov, Commander of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal A. Novikov, Member of the Military Council of the Front, Lieutenant General K. Telegin
Commander of the 2nd Guards Army, Major General P. Rotmistrov
Marshal of the Soviet Union K. Rokossovsky (right) and British Field Marshal Montgomery after the reception
People's Commissar of the Navy N. Kuznetsov with a group of officers
The Kukryniksy visiting General Katukov
Marshal G. Zhukov (during the signing of the Act of capitulation of Nazi Germany)
Military delegation of the Red Army at the Potsdam Conference. Marshal of the Soviet Union G. Zhukov (middle), Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union N. Kuznetsov (in black uniform), General of Army A. Antonov (second right), Air Marshal F. Falaleev, Lieutenant General Slavin (second left)
General of Army I. Chernyakhovsky
From left to right: Major General V. Borisov, G. Zhukov, Major General N. Anti-penko, and others
From left to right: V. Kazakov, N. Antipenko, G. Zhukov, K. Telegin
From right to left: G. Zhukov, Air Chief Marshal A. Novikov, Lieutenant General K. Telegin, Member of the Military Councils of the Fronts
From right to left: G. Zhukov, Lieutenant General K. Telegin, Lieutenant of the Medical Service L. Zakharova, personal medical assistant of Marshal Zhukov
Colonel General A. Bogolyubov, Chief of Staff of the 2nd Belorussian Front, Marshal of the Soviet Union, K. Rokossovsky (center), Commander-in-chief of the 2nd Be-lorussian Front, Colonel General, K. Vershinin, Commander of the 4th Air Force Army
Georgiy Zhukov
Seeing the first echelon with demobilized soldiers from Berlin. July 1945
Authorities of the Chelyabinsk Tankograd (heavy tanks conveyor) at the parade on May 9, 1945. In the front row, the third from the left - I. Salzman, the fifth from the left - N.L.Dukhov
Prisoners of a concentration camp. From the Auschwitz series
The bodies of tortured children in the Auschwitz death camp (Auschwitz)
Soldiers of the 2nd Ukrainian Front at the Parade in honor of the capture of Budapest
Soviet soldiers hoist the Red Banner on one of the buildings of Budapest
Soviet soldiers are fighting on the street of Budapest
Victory Day. Vienna. Dancing in the streets
Motorized soldiers battalion on the streets of Vienna
On the streets of Vienna
A Soviet officer in the Parliament building in Vienna oversees the situation in the city
Warsaw
Prague citizens meet the commander of the 1st Ukrainian Front I.S. Konev
Warsaw ruins after liberation from the German occupation
he ranks of the Krasnograd-Prague Division on tours in Prague. 4th right in the upper row - Guard Senior Sergeant M.G. Moskalenko
The Great Peace and Victory Parade on Carl Johan Highway in Oslo
Victory Parade on the street of a Norwegian town
Former POWs at the Victory Parade in Oslo
Soviet long-range artillery on the eve of the assault on Koenigsberg
One of the assault groups goes on an attack of the Reichstag with the banner of Victory
Street fight in Koenigsberg
Representatives of the Nazi command are sent to sign the act of surrender of Germany
Another quarter of Berlin is taken by force
In defeated Berlin. There is a battle. Destruction. Fire
Tank in the square of Berlin
Parade of the Soviet troops at the ruins of the Reichstag
Soviet soldiers on the armor of a tank in a march on Berlin
Vienna
Ivan Sokolnikov near Vienna
Flags of victory over Berlin
Near Vienna. Spring 1945
Soviet mortar gunners with regimental mortar at Hofburg Palace in Vienna
Liberated Vienna
Soviet soldiers and officers dance in a Vienna street celebrating the victory over Nazi Germany
A cossack patrol in a Vienna street
Soviet soldiers fight in a Vienna street
Soviet machine gunners fight on the outskirts of Vienna
Traffic controller Alexandra Hvorostyan regulates traffic on a Vienna square
Junior Sergeant B. Lugachev, a fighter in the battles for the liberation of Vienna and the cavalier of the Order of Glory, posing for a cameraman on the roof of a house
A group of French workers forcibly driven by Nazis to Vienna to work at local factories welcome the soldiers of the 3rd Ukrainian Front after the liberation of the city
Soviet sappers rebuild a bridge over a Vienna channel blown up by Nazis
Советские саперы работают на восстановлении моста через канал в г. Вене, взорванный гитлеровцами
Soviet troops cross the square in front of the royal palace in Vienna
The youth column from the 5th district of Vienna heads to a rally dedicated to the liberation of the city by Soviet Army units
Soviet soldiers who fought for the liberation of Vienna walk along a city street with locals
Vienna locals return to their homes after the end of street-to-street battles and the liberation of the city by Soviet troops
A mortar crew under the command of Guards Lieutenant Semotin, who was the first to break into the city centre, on a Vienna square
The distribution of ration cards among citizens of Vienna, with a Soviet representative of the administration present
Family freed from a ghetto
Budapest
Budapest
Budapest
Budapest after liberation
Citizens of Budapest carve a dead horse in a city street to later eat the horse meat
The Parliament Building (1884-1904) in Budapest
The 2nd Ukrainian Front. A column of German soldiers taken prisoner during the Battle for Budapest
Commanders of the 2nd Ukrainian Front give bread to citizens of Budapest
Soviet machine gunners Leshchuk and Bereza fire at the enemy near Budapest
Soviet commanders discuss the restoration of the Franz Joseph Bridge over the Danube. It was destroyed by Nazis during the Soviet offensive on Budapest
Soviet commanders discuss the restoration of the Franz Joseph Bridge over the Danube. It was destroyed by Nazis during the Soviet offensive on Budapest
Destroyed buildings in a Budapest street. People walk along the street
The aircraft of Lieutenant Strobynin, a military pilot, in the sky over Budapest
Soviet troops who engaged in the battles for Budapest take photos in a street after the liberation of Budapest
Citizens of Budapest liberated from Nazis read an order posted on the wall of a house
The interior of a mobile medical unit located in an apartment in Budapest
The body of a Jew murdered by Nazis in a Budapest street
The assault group under Lieutenant Yakov Gorynin’s command fight in a Budapest street
Gunners firing at the enemy in a Budapest street
Bodies of Jews from Budapest brutally tortured by Nazis
Bodies of Jews from Budapest brutally tortured by Nazis
Bodies of Jews from Budapest brutally tortured by Nazis
Bodies of Jews from Budapest brutally tortured by Nazis
Monument to Soviet tank crewmen in Belgrade
On the left Scouting Sergeant Dmitry Philimonov, observation scout for Commander of Infantry of the 336th Infantry Regiment. Recovering at hospital. Poland, Katowice
Polish population liberated by the Red Army
Residents of Warsaw returning home
Residents of Warsaw meet the Red Army and the First Polish Army
Немецкий самолетостроительный завод, захваченный советскими войсками в районе города Познань
Генерал Жан Мари де Латр де Тассиньи обменивается рукопожатием с летчиком авиаполка «Нормандия-Неман»
Советские и французские летчики и авиамеханики наблюдают воздушное дефиле
Reports of French and Russian officers and aircraft mechanics on the day of arrival. France. Paris, Saint-Dizier Airport, June 1945
Министр аэронавтики и вооружения Шарль Тийон поздравляет летчиков авиаполка «Нормандия-Неман» с прибытием на родину
Летчики авиаполка «Нормандия-Неман» на праздничном фуршете
German cemetery at Breast. Graves of the German soldiers killed while fighting with Brest Fortress defenders
Генерал Жан Мари де Латр де Тассиньи беседует с летчиком
Летчики авиаполка «Нормандия-Неман»
The commander of the Normandie-Niemen air regiment, Lt. Col. Louis Delfino, gives an interview. France. Paris, Le Bourget Airport, June 1945
Торжественная церемония вручения ордена Почетного Легиона на знамя авиаполка «Нормандия-Неман»
Французские летчики проходят строевым маршем по полю аэродрома. Франция, г. Париж, аэропорт Ле Бурже
Советский механик Юрий Филиппович Федорин и французский летчик Роже Соваж беседуют у самолета
Встречающие авиаполк «Нормандия-Неман»
Истребители Як-3 авиаполка «Нормандия-Неман», подаренные французским летчикам И.В. Сталиным
Возвращение на родину авиаполка «Нормандия-Неман»
Вручение ордена Почетного легиона легендарному авиаполку «Нормандия-Неман»
Министр аэронавтики и вооружения Шарль Тийон вручает орден Почетного легиона легендарному авиаполку «Нормандия-Неман»
Полковник Пьер Пуйяд (с июля 1943 г. по декабрь 1944 г. - командир авиаполка «Нормандия-Неман»)
Ожидание возвращения летчиков авиаполка «Нормандия-Неман» на Родину
The Chief of the General Staff of the French Air Force, General Marsial Valen, awards one of the pilots of the Normandy-Niemen air regiment. France, Paris, Le Bourget Airport, June 1945
Французские летчики, аэропорт Ле Бурже
Показательный воздушный бой
Общение союзников
The aircraft mechanic of the "Normandie-Niemen" regiment Alexander Alekseevich Kapralov
Fighters of the 39th guards cannon artillery brigade and the Americans in the days of their meeting on the Elbe. Germany, Witteberg, May 1945
Before the Victory Parade. In the center, 2nd from left - V.A. Bukreev, a former prisoner of war. Germany, Neustadt, 1945
Встреча на Эльбе. Представители командования 2-го Белорусского фронта и британского командования за столом во время приема
Встреча на Эльбе. Представители командования 2-го Белорусского фронта и британского командования поднимают бокалы за Победу
Встреча на Эльбе. Представители командования 2-го Белорусского фронта на приеме у британского командования
Представители командования 2-го Белорусского фронта и британского командования во время встречи на Эльбе
Представители командования 2-го Белорусского фронта и британского командования во время встречи на Эльбе
Представители командования 2-го Белорусского фронта и британского командования на встрече на Эльбе
Командование 2-го Белорусского фронта во главе с маршалом Советского Союза К.К. Рокоссовским
Встреча на Эльбе
Panorama of the meeting place of the allied forces of the 33rd Army of the 1st Belorussian Front and the 9th US Army. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
General view of the large restored Donbass coal mine 4-21 named after Pravda newspaper. Stalinugol' plant
Allies at the festive table. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
Союзники за праздничным столом Германия, г. Цербст
American and Soviet film reporters and photojournalists filming the meeting of the Allies. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
Officers and generals of the allied forces at the concert. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
Воины союзных армий Германия, г. Цербст
Soldiers of the Union armies of the 9th US Army and 33rd Army of the 1st Belorussian Front on Victory Day. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
Colonel General V.D. Tsvetaev with three female soldiers of the 9th US Army at a meeting of the Allies. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
Performance of the dancer of the ensemble before the participants at the meeting of the allied forces. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945
Герой Советского Союза, генерал-полковник В.Д. Цветаев (в 1-м ряду, 2-й справа) с советскими и американскими воинами на встрече