War in Arctic and Karelian front

Return to album

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

Automatic riflemen in ambush

Automatic riflemen in ambush

Automatic riflemen in ambush

Automatic riflemen

Automatic riflemen

Automatic riflemen

Automatic riflemen

MiG-3 fighter ready to fly

Bombardier Vasily Stoyanov singing in the dugout

Waterborne transport

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

Infantrymen on guard

Petty officer Alexey Kolchin in a submarine’s compartment

Germans taken prisoner from a knocked-out vessel

Common Eider ducks on the water

Pe-2 dive-bombers in flight

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

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

Israel Fisanovich, the commander of an M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) and Hero of the Soviet Union. Kola Peninsula

Soviet reindeer herder with British aircraft mechanics at an airfield in the Arctic

Landscape with clouds

Fighting in hills

Fighting in hills

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

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

Destroyed house and downed German plane

Crew of a downed Junkers

“Soldier labor”. Gunners change the firing position

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 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

Aircraft releases a torpedo

Football in the valley

“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

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

Automatic riflemen in ambush

Automatic riflemen in ambush

Automatic riflemen in ambush

Automatic riflemen

Automatic riflemen

Automatic riflemen

Automatic riflemen

MiG-3 fighter ready to fly

Bombardier Vasily Stoyanov singing in the dugout

Waterborne transport

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

Infantrymen on guard

Petty officer Alexey Kolchin in a submarine’s compartment

Germans taken prisoner from a knocked-out vessel

Common Eider ducks on the water

Pe-2 dive-bombers in flight

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

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

Israel Fisanovich, the commander of an M-172 submarine of Malyutka-class (lit. “baby”) and Hero of the Soviet Union. Kola Peninsula

Soviet reindeer herder with British aircraft mechanics at an airfield in the Arctic

Landscape with clouds

Fighting in hills

Fighting in hills

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

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

Destroyed house and downed German plane

Crew of a downed Junkers

“Soldier labor”. Gunners change the firing position

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 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

Aircraft releases a torpedo

Football in the valley

“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

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

For commercial use of the photo please contact the Russian news Agency TASS

Return to album