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A view shows the city after German bombing raids, Murmansk, February 1942. Photo by Evgeny Khaldey. TASS
После налета авиации. Мурманск
После налета авиации. Мурманск
После налета авиации. Кольский п-ов
Pre-flight session
Pre-flight session
Pre-flight session
Ice-covered submarine
Deer pull air bombs to the Pe-2 aircraft
Deer pull air bombs to the Pe-2 aircraft
Deployment. Northern Fleet
Gunmakers preparing the Hawker Hurricane’s wing-mounted machine guns
Pilot at the Tupolev TB-3
The Red Banner Ensign is given to the M-171 submarine’s crew of the 3 rd separate division under the command of Hero of the Soviet Union Valentin Starikov
The Red Banner Ensign is given to the M-171 submarine’s crew of the 3 rd separate division under the command of Hero of the Soviet Union Valentin Starikov
Composer Dmitry Pokrass performs with the concert brigade aboard a ship
Sea mine clearing
Soviet M-class Malyutka submarine
Crews before their sortie
Crews before their sortie
Landing on a cutter
Landing on a cutter
The crew of Stolbov’s motorboat is awarded the Order of the Red Banner and the Red Banner Ensign
The ShCh-402 submarine’s crew is awarded the Order of the Red Banner and the Red Banner Ensign
The crew of Stolbov’s motorboat is awarded the Order of the Red Banner and the Red Banner Ensign
Vice admiral Arseny Golovko among submariners
Commander George Burakov holding a meeting
Lookout
Tanks
Patrol boat
Patrol boat
Automatic riflemen in ambush
Automatic riflemen in ambush
Automatic riflemen in ambush
Automatic riflemen
Automatic riflemen
Automatic riflemen
Automatic riflemen
Lookouts
MiG-3 fighter ready to fly
Bombardier Vasily Stoyanov singing in the dugout
Landing forces
Tugboat
Landing forces
Waterborne transport
Landing forces
Dogs in Soviet Arctic
Dogs in Soviet Arctic
Marksmen in ambush
A watchstander at his station in the combat information center
A switchboard operator at his station in the combat information center
Prokhorov’s anti-aircraft battery
The crew operating the gun fire control system in a trench
Gun pit
Infantrymen on guard
Petty officer Alexey Kolchin in a submarine’s compartment
Sea song
Germans taken prisoner from a knocked-out vessel
Landscape
Landscape
Common Eider ducks on the water
Boys
Boys
Boys
Boys
Pe-2 dive-bombers in flight
British seamen
Spring in Soviet Arctic. Rocks
Soviet pilots and British allies
GAZ-AA light truck Polutorka
Masking a 203-mm howitzer M1931 (B-4)
Avdeev’s squadron in the air
Avdeyev’s squadron in the air
Avdeyev’s squadron in the air
Avdeyev’s squadron in the air
Alexandr Avdeyev, a legendary ace
Radio operator in a radio room
Vice Admiral Arseniy Golovko, Commander of the Northern Fleet. Severomorsk, 1942.
Vice Admiral Arseniy Golovko, Commander of the Northern Fleet. Severomorsk, 1942.
Airport, Douglas aircraft
Destroyer Grozny (lit. “Terrible”) at the pier and at sea. Northern Fleet
Destroyer Grozny (lit. “Terrible”) at the pier and at sea. Northern Fleet
Destroyer Grozny (lit. “Terrible”) at the pier and at sea. Northern Fleet
Destroyer Grozny (lit. “Terrible”) at the pier and at sea. Northern Fleet
Anti-aircraft gunners and commanders of Destroyer Gremyashchy (lit. “Thunderous”)
Concert for soldiers. Northern Fleet. 1942.
Shore concert and Soviet destroyer Sokrushitelny (lit. Destructive) in the background. Kola Peninsula. 1942.
Sailors from Destroyer Gremyashchy (lit. “Thunderous”)
Авиационная торпеда 45-38АН на фоне самолета ИЛ-4
Anti-aircraft gunners. Arctic
Anti-aircraft gunners. Arctic
Anti-aircraft gunners
Aftermath. Murmansk
Aftermath. Murmansk
Soviet reindeer herder with British aircraft mechanics at an airfield in the Arctic
Landscape with clouds. Kola Peninsula
Fighting in hills. Kola Peninsula
Fighting in hills. Kola Peninsula
Dive bombers. Kola Peninsula
Submarine K-21 enters Catherine’s Harbour. Polyarny
Nikolay Lunin, Hero of the Soviet Union. Kola Peninsula
Nikolay Lunin, Hero of the Soviet Union. Kola Peninsula
Nikolay Lunin, Hero of the Soviet Union. Kola Peninsula
Combat photojournalist Evgeny Khaldei at work. Northern Fleet
Machine gunner. Kola Peninsula
Medical orderlies. Northern Fleet
Medical orderlies. Northern Fleet
Gunners change their firing position. Rybachy Peninsula
Naval infantry attacks. Kola Peninsula
Political instruction for infantrymen. Kola Peninsula
Captured mountain shooters and Red Navy soldiers
Captured mountain shooters and Red Navy soldiers. Arctic
Captured mountain shooters and Red Navy soldiers
Captured mountain shooters and Red Navy soldiers
Anti-aircraft gunners
Anti-aircraft gunners. Northern Fleet. Polyarny
Soviet submarine off the Soviet coast. Murmansk
Rybachy Peninsula
Rybachy Peninsula
Smokescreen. British cruiser. Kola Peninsula
On a reconnaissance mission. Kola Peninsula
Gennady Shalnov (died on a mission in 1942) and Vladimir Levitan. Kola Peninsula
Night bombers. Kola Peninsula
Destroyed house and downed German plane. Kola Peninsula
Destroyed house and downed German plane. Murmansk
Crew of a downed Junkers. Kola Peninsula
Downed Junkers. Kola Peninsula
Downed Junkers. Kola Peninsula
Polyarny
Infantrymen. Kola Peninsula
On-board shooter of an IL-4 torpedo bomber. Kola Peninsula
Lunch in Boris Safonov’s squadron. Kola Peninsula
Strashina (Petty Officer) Second Class Ivan Fokeev, the commander of the K-21 navigation crew of the operations department
Marines take up a firing position in hills. Kola Peninsula, 1941
Marines take up a firing position in hills. Kola Peninsula
305-mm coastal defense turret artillery battery. Kola Peninsula
305-mm coastal defense turret artillery battery. Kola Peninsula
Photographer Evgeny Khaldei tries on a parachute before leaving for shooting on a Ilyushin DB-3 torpedo bomber (later an IL-4 torpedo bomber). Kola Peninsula
Photographer Evgeny Khaldei tries on a parachute before leaving for shooting on a Ilyushin DB-3 torpedo bomber (later an IL-4 torpedo bomber). Kola Peninsula
Nikolai Lunin, the commander of a Shch-421 submarine and Hero of the Soviet Union. Northern Fleet
Anti-aircraft gunners. Kola Peninsula
Anti-aircraft gunners. Kola Peninsula
Tank crewmen. Kola Peninsula
Tank crewmen. Kola Peninsula
Tank crew of a T-26 tank. Kola Peninsula
British and Soviet pilots next to a Hurricane MkII fighter. Murmansk Oblast
Captain Vasily Rodin next to a Hurricane MkII fighter. Murmansk Oblast
British and Soviet pilots next to a Hurricane MkII fighter. Murmansk Oblast
MO-4 guard ship escorts Soviet cargo ships to the port of destination. Kola Bay
Visual observer of the air observation, warning and communication service. Kola Peninsula
The M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) with Fisanovich’ crew surfaces after completing its mission. Kola Bay
British pilot at an airfield. Murmansk
Sergeant Howe, a British fighter pilot, at the Vaenga airfield. Murmansk Oblast
Commanders Nikolai Morozov and Ivan Kolyshkin (to the right), the first submariner to be awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title. Polyarny
Sailor Dzhanibekov from Destroyer Sokrushitelny (lit. “Destructive”). Kola Peninsula
M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) with Israel Fisanovich’ crew. Catherine's Harbour
Israel Fisanovich, the commander of an M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) and Hero of the Soviet Union. Kola Peninsula
Israel Fisanovich, the commander of an M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) and Hero of the Soviet Union. Kola Peninsula
Anti-aircraft gunners
Anti-aircraft gunners
Anti-aircraft gunners
Aftermath
Israel Fisanovich, the commander of an M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) and Hero of the Soviet Union. Kola Peninsula
Aftermath
Soviet reindeer herder with British aircraft mechanics at an airfield in the Arctic
Landscape with clouds
Fighting in hills
Fighting in hills
Dive bombers
Submarine K-21 enters Catherine’s Harbour
Nikolay Lunin, Hero of the Soviet Union
Nikolay Lunin, Hero of the Soviet Union
Nikolay Lunin, Hero of the Soviet Union
Combat photojournalist Evgeny Khaldei at work
Friendly football match between Soviet and British pilots. Kola Peninsula
Machine gunner
Medical orderlies. Northern Fleet
Medical orderlies. Northern Fleet
Volleyball. Kola Peninsula
Gunners change their firing position
Naval infantry attacks
Political instruction for infantrymen
Aircraft releases a torpedo. Kola Peninsula
Captured mountain shooters and Red Navy soldiers
Captured mountain shooters and Red Navy soldiers
Captured mountain shooters and Red Navy soldiers
Captured mountain shooters and Red Navy soldiers
Anti-aircraft gunners
Anti-aircraft gunners. Northern Fleet
Rybachy Peninsula
On a reconnaissance mission
Unnamed. Kola Peninsula
Night bombers
Destroyed house and downed German plane
Crew of a downed Junkers
Downed Junkers
Downed Junkers
“Soldier labor”. Gunners change the firing position
Downed Junkers
Polyarny
Infantrymen
On-board shooter of an IL-4 torpedo bomber
Lunch in Boris Safonov’s squadron
Strashina (Petty Officer) Second Class Ivan Fokeev, the commander of the K-21 navigation crew of the operations department
Marines take up a firing position in hills
Marines take up a firing position in hills
305-mm coastal defense turret artillery battery
305-mm coastal defense turret artillery battery
Photographer Evgeny Khaldei tries on a parachute before leaving for shooting on a Ilyushin DB-3 torpedo bomber (later an IL-4 torpedo bomber)
Photographer Evgeny Khaldei tries on a parachute before leaving for shooting on a Ilyushin DB-3 torpedo bomber (later an IL-4 torpedo bomber)
Nikolai Lunin, the commander of a Shch-421 submarine and Hero of the Soviet Union
Anti-aircraft gunners
Anti-aircraft gunners
Tank crewmen
Tank crewmen
Tank crew of a T-26 tank
British and Soviet pilots next to a Hurricane MkII fighter
Captain Vasily Rodin next to a Hurricane MkII fighter
British and Soviet pilots next to a Hurricane MkII fighter
MO-4 guard ship escorts Soviet cargo ships to the port of destination
Visual observer of the air observation, warning and communication service
The M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) with Fisanovich’ crew surfaces after completing its mission
British pilot at an airfield
Sergeant Howe, a British fighter pilot, at the Vaenga airfield
Commanders Nikolai Morozov and Ivan Kolyshkin (to the right), the first submariner to be awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title
Sailor Dzhanibekov from Destroyer Sokrushitelny (lit. “Destructive”)
M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) with Israel Fisanovich’ crew
Israel Fisanovich, the commander of an M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) and Hero of the Soviet Union
Israel Fisanovich, the commander of an M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) and Hero of the Soviet Union
Israel Fisanovich, the commander of an M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) and Hero of the Soviet Union
Friendly football match between Soviet and British pilots
Volleyball
Aircraft releases a torpedo
Football in the valley
Unnamed
“Soldier labor”. Gunners change the firing position
Nurse Nina Burakova bandages a wounded soldier. Rybachy Peninsula, 1942
Military paramedic Nina Burakova bandages a wounded soldier. Rybachy, 1942.
The return. Murmansk.
Yasha, the deer. Arctic.
In the Murmansk direction. 1941.
The Red Army soldiers of the 104th Artillery Regiment. Loskutov Ivan Alekseevich (prototype of Lenka from the poem of K. Simonov “Son of a Gunner”, commander of a scouting platoon (on the left) and Fehretdinov
Captain Petrov’s submarine submachine gunners are sent to guard the coast of the Barents Sea
From the series about Polar aviation
From the series about Polar aviation
From the series about Polar aviation
In the sky above the Arctic
Arctic
Arctic
Barents Sea
I.I. Zaytsev, the best gun-layer of Sergeant Filippov’s anti-aircraft team of an unnumbered battery
Soviet troops enter the city that Finnish soldiers set on fire before retreating on the Eastern Front, Pitkyaranta, July 1944. Photo by Georgy Konovalov/TASS
Один из районов города после бомбардировок немецкой авиации, Мурманск
Вид на город после бомбардировок немецкой авиации, Мурманск
Northern Fleet soldiers load ammunition on a boat to deliver it to the frontlines, 1941. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Soviet soldiers change the disposition on the Rybachy Peninsula, Murmansk Region, 1944. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Soviet soldiers repel an enemy attack, Murmansk region, August 1942. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Camouflaged Soviet soldiers are in the battles of the Rybachy Peninsula, Murmansk Region, 1944. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Local people clear up the debris after a German air raid, Murmansk, 1942. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
A view shows the city after German bombing raids, Murmansk, February 1942. Photo by Evgeny Khaldey. TASS
После налета авиации. Мурманск
После налета авиации. Мурманск
После налета авиации. Кольский п-ов
Pre-flight session
Pre-flight session
Pre-flight session
Ice-covered submarine
Deer pull air bombs to the Pe-2 aircraft
Deer pull air bombs to the Pe-2 aircraft
Deployment. Northern Fleet
Gunmakers preparing the Hawker Hurricane’s wing-mounted machine guns
Pilot at the Tupolev TB-3
The Red Banner Ensign is given to the M-171 submarine’s crew of the 3 rd separate division under the command of Hero of the Soviet Union Valentin Starikov
The Red Banner Ensign is given to the M-171 submarine’s crew of the 3 rd separate division under the command of Hero of the Soviet Union Valentin Starikov
Composer Dmitry Pokrass performs with the concert brigade aboard a ship
Sea mine clearing
Soviet M-class Malyutka submarine
Crews before their sortie
Crews before their sortie
Landing on a cutter
Landing on a cutter
The crew of Stolbov’s motorboat is awarded the Order of the Red Banner and the Red Banner Ensign
The ShCh-402 submarine’s crew is awarded the Order of the Red Banner and the Red Banner Ensign
The crew of Stolbov’s motorboat is awarded the Order of the Red Banner and the Red Banner Ensign
Vice admiral Arseny Golovko among submariners
Commander George Burakov holding a meeting
Lookout
Tanks
Patrol boat
Patrol boat
Automatic riflemen in ambush
Automatic riflemen in ambush
Automatic riflemen in ambush
Automatic riflemen
Automatic riflemen
Automatic riflemen
Automatic riflemen
Lookouts
MiG-3 fighter ready to fly
Bombardier Vasily Stoyanov singing in the dugout
Landing forces
Tugboat
Landing forces
Waterborne transport
Landing forces
Dogs in Soviet Arctic
Dogs in Soviet Arctic
Marksmen in ambush
A watchstander at his station in the combat information center
A switchboard operator at his station in the combat information center
Prokhorov’s anti-aircraft battery
The crew operating the gun fire control system in a trench
Gun pit
Infantrymen on guard
Petty officer Alexey Kolchin in a submarine’s compartment
Sea song
Germans taken prisoner from a knocked-out vessel
Landscape
Landscape
Common Eider ducks on the water
Boys
Boys
Boys
Boys
Pe-2 dive-bombers in flight
British seamen
Spring in Soviet Arctic. Rocks
Soviet pilots and British allies
GAZ-AA light truck Polutorka
Masking a 203-mm howitzer M1931 (B-4)
Avdeev’s squadron in the air
Avdeyev’s squadron in the air
Avdeyev’s squadron in the air
Avdeyev’s squadron in the air
Alexandr Avdeyev, a legendary ace
Radio operator in a radio room
Vice Admiral Arseniy Golovko, Commander of the Northern Fleet. Severomorsk, 1942.
Vice Admiral Arseniy Golovko, Commander of the Northern Fleet. Severomorsk, 1942.
Airport, Douglas aircraft
Destroyer Grozny (lit. “Terrible”) at the pier and at sea. Northern Fleet
Destroyer Grozny (lit. “Terrible”) at the pier and at sea. Northern Fleet
Destroyer Grozny (lit. “Terrible”) at the pier and at sea. Northern Fleet
Destroyer Grozny (lit. “Terrible”) at the pier and at sea. Northern Fleet
Anti-aircraft gunners and commanders of Destroyer Gremyashchy (lit. “Thunderous”)
Concert for soldiers. Northern Fleet. 1942.
Shore concert and Soviet destroyer Sokrushitelny (lit. Destructive) in the background. Kola Peninsula. 1942.
Sailors from Destroyer Gremyashchy (lit. “Thunderous”)
Авиационная торпеда 45-38АН на фоне самолета ИЛ-4
Anti-aircraft gunners. Arctic
Anti-aircraft gunners. Arctic
Anti-aircraft gunners
Aftermath. Murmansk
Aftermath. Murmansk
Soviet reindeer herder with British aircraft mechanics at an airfield in the Arctic
Landscape with clouds. Kola Peninsula
Fighting in hills. Kola Peninsula
Fighting in hills. Kola Peninsula
Dive bombers. Kola Peninsula
Submarine K-21 enters Catherine’s Harbour. Polyarny
Nikolay Lunin, Hero of the Soviet Union. Kola Peninsula
Nikolay Lunin, Hero of the Soviet Union. Kola Peninsula
Nikolay Lunin, Hero of the Soviet Union. Kola Peninsula
Combat photojournalist Evgeny Khaldei at work. Northern Fleet
Machine gunner. Kola Peninsula
Medical orderlies. Northern Fleet
Medical orderlies. Northern Fleet
Gunners change their firing position. Rybachy Peninsula
Naval infantry attacks. Kola Peninsula
Political instruction for infantrymen. Kola Peninsula
Captured mountain shooters and Red Navy soldiers
Captured mountain shooters and Red Navy soldiers. Arctic
Captured mountain shooters and Red Navy soldiers
Captured mountain shooters and Red Navy soldiers
Anti-aircraft gunners
Anti-aircraft gunners. Northern Fleet. Polyarny
Soviet submarine off the Soviet coast. Murmansk
Rybachy Peninsula
Rybachy Peninsula
Smokescreen. British cruiser. Kola Peninsula
On a reconnaissance mission. Kola Peninsula
Gennady Shalnov (died on a mission in 1942) and Vladimir Levitan. Kola Peninsula
Night bombers. Kola Peninsula
Destroyed house and downed German plane. Kola Peninsula
Destroyed house and downed German plane. Murmansk
Crew of a downed Junkers. Kola Peninsula
Downed Junkers. Kola Peninsula
Downed Junkers. Kola Peninsula
Polyarny
Infantrymen. Kola Peninsula
On-board shooter of an IL-4 torpedo bomber. Kola Peninsula
Lunch in Boris Safonov’s squadron. Kola Peninsula
Strashina (Petty Officer) Second Class Ivan Fokeev, the commander of the K-21 navigation crew of the operations department
Marines take up a firing position in hills. Kola Peninsula, 1941
Marines take up a firing position in hills. Kola Peninsula
305-mm coastal defense turret artillery battery. Kola Peninsula
305-mm coastal defense turret artillery battery. Kola Peninsula
Photographer Evgeny Khaldei tries on a parachute before leaving for shooting on a Ilyushin DB-3 torpedo bomber (later an IL-4 torpedo bomber). Kola Peninsula
Photographer Evgeny Khaldei tries on a parachute before leaving for shooting on a Ilyushin DB-3 torpedo bomber (later an IL-4 torpedo bomber). Kola Peninsula
Nikolai Lunin, the commander of a Shch-421 submarine and Hero of the Soviet Union. Northern Fleet
Anti-aircraft gunners. Kola Peninsula
Anti-aircraft gunners. Kola Peninsula
Tank crewmen. Kola Peninsula
Tank crewmen. Kola Peninsula
Tank crew of a T-26 tank. Kola Peninsula
British and Soviet pilots next to a Hurricane MkII fighter. Murmansk Oblast
Captain Vasily Rodin next to a Hurricane MkII fighter. Murmansk Oblast
British and Soviet pilots next to a Hurricane MkII fighter. Murmansk Oblast
MO-4 guard ship escorts Soviet cargo ships to the port of destination. Kola Bay
Visual observer of the air observation, warning and communication service. Kola Peninsula
The M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) with Fisanovich’ crew surfaces after completing its mission. Kola Bay
British pilot at an airfield. Murmansk
Sergeant Howe, a British fighter pilot, at the Vaenga airfield. Murmansk Oblast
Commanders Nikolai Morozov and Ivan Kolyshkin (to the right), the first submariner to be awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title. Polyarny
Sailor Dzhanibekov from Destroyer Sokrushitelny (lit. “Destructive”). Kola Peninsula
M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) with Israel Fisanovich’ crew. Catherine's Harbour
Israel Fisanovich, the commander of an M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) and Hero of the Soviet Union. Kola Peninsula
Israel Fisanovich, the commander of an M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) and Hero of the Soviet Union. Kola Peninsula
Anti-aircraft gunners
Anti-aircraft gunners
Anti-aircraft gunners
Aftermath
Israel Fisanovich, the commander of an M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) and Hero of the Soviet Union. Kola Peninsula
Aftermath
Soviet reindeer herder with British aircraft mechanics at an airfield in the Arctic
Landscape with clouds
Fighting in hills
Fighting in hills
Dive bombers
Submarine K-21 enters Catherine’s Harbour
Nikolay Lunin, Hero of the Soviet Union
Nikolay Lunin, Hero of the Soviet Union
Nikolay Lunin, Hero of the Soviet Union
Combat photojournalist Evgeny Khaldei at work
Friendly football match between Soviet and British pilots. Kola Peninsula
Machine gunner
Medical orderlies. Northern Fleet
Medical orderlies. Northern Fleet
Volleyball. Kola Peninsula
Gunners change their firing position
Naval infantry attacks
Political instruction for infantrymen
Aircraft releases a torpedo. Kola Peninsula
Captured mountain shooters and Red Navy soldiers
Captured mountain shooters and Red Navy soldiers
Captured mountain shooters and Red Navy soldiers
Captured mountain shooters and Red Navy soldiers
Anti-aircraft gunners
Anti-aircraft gunners. Northern Fleet
Rybachy Peninsula
On a reconnaissance mission
Unnamed. Kola Peninsula
Night bombers
Destroyed house and downed German plane
Crew of a downed Junkers
Downed Junkers
Downed Junkers
“Soldier labor”. Gunners change the firing position
Downed Junkers
Polyarny
Infantrymen
On-board shooter of an IL-4 torpedo bomber
Lunch in Boris Safonov’s squadron
Strashina (Petty Officer) Second Class Ivan Fokeev, the commander of the K-21 navigation crew of the operations department
Marines take up a firing position in hills
Marines take up a firing position in hills
305-mm coastal defense turret artillery battery
305-mm coastal defense turret artillery battery
Photographer Evgeny Khaldei tries on a parachute before leaving for shooting on a Ilyushin DB-3 torpedo bomber (later an IL-4 torpedo bomber)
Photographer Evgeny Khaldei tries on a parachute before leaving for shooting on a Ilyushin DB-3 torpedo bomber (later an IL-4 torpedo bomber)
Nikolai Lunin, the commander of a Shch-421 submarine and Hero of the Soviet Union
Anti-aircraft gunners
Anti-aircraft gunners
Tank crewmen
Tank crewmen
Tank crew of a T-26 tank
British and Soviet pilots next to a Hurricane MkII fighter
Captain Vasily Rodin next to a Hurricane MkII fighter
British and Soviet pilots next to a Hurricane MkII fighter
MO-4 guard ship escorts Soviet cargo ships to the port of destination
Visual observer of the air observation, warning and communication service
The M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) with Fisanovich’ crew surfaces after completing its mission
British pilot at an airfield
Sergeant Howe, a British fighter pilot, at the Vaenga airfield
Commanders Nikolai Morozov and Ivan Kolyshkin (to the right), the first submariner to be awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title
Sailor Dzhanibekov from Destroyer Sokrushitelny (lit. “Destructive”)
M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) with Israel Fisanovich’ crew
Israel Fisanovich, the commander of an M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) and Hero of the Soviet Union
Israel Fisanovich, the commander of an M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) and Hero of the Soviet Union
Israel Fisanovich, the commander of an M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) and Hero of the Soviet Union
Friendly football match between Soviet and British pilots
Volleyball
Aircraft releases a torpedo
Football in the valley
Unnamed
“Soldier labor”. Gunners change the firing position
Nurse Nina Burakova bandages a wounded soldier. Rybachy Peninsula, 1942
Military paramedic Nina Burakova bandages a wounded soldier. Rybachy, 1942.
The return. Murmansk.
Yasha, the deer. Arctic.
In the Murmansk direction. 1941.
The Red Army soldiers of the 104th Artillery Regiment. Loskutov Ivan Alekseevich (prototype of Lenka from the poem of K. Simonov “Son of a Gunner”, commander of a scouting platoon (on the left) and Fehretdinov
Captain Petrov’s submarine submachine gunners are sent to guard the coast of the Barents Sea
From the series about Polar aviation
From the series about Polar aviation
From the series about Polar aviation
In the sky above the Arctic
Arctic
Arctic
Barents Sea
I.I. Zaytsev, the best gun-layer of Sergeant Filippov’s anti-aircraft team of an unnumbered battery
Soviet troops enter the city that Finnish soldiers set on fire before retreating on the Eastern Front, Pitkyaranta, July 1944. Photo by Georgy Konovalov/TASS
Один из районов города после бомбардировок немецкой авиации, Мурманск
Вид на город после бомбардировок немецкой авиации, Мурманск
Northern Fleet soldiers load ammunition on a boat to deliver it to the frontlines, 1941. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Soviet soldiers change the disposition on the Rybachy Peninsula, Murmansk Region, 1944. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Soviet soldiers repel an enemy attack, Murmansk region, August 1942. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Camouflaged Soviet soldiers are in the battles of the Rybachy Peninsula, Murmansk Region, 1944. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Local people clear up the debris after a German air raid, Murmansk, 1942. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS

A view shows the city after German bombing raids, Murmansk, February 1942. Photo by Evgeny Khaldey. TASS

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February 1942
Е.А. Халдей
ТАСС
Destructions
1942