1943

At a raid in one of the naval bases of the Black Sea Fleet

Machine gunners of the N-unit Prudnikov and Davydov in ambush

Rewarding combat scouts of the 43rd Army. 2nd from left - Chief of Staff of the Army Major General A.N. Bog

Mortar crew of the Guards Sergeant Nurmukhamed Shagabutdinov studying the 82-mm mortar

Mortar crew of the Guards Sergeant Nurmukhamed Shagabutdinov on the firing position

Submachine gunners fight for a settlement

Machine gunner, Sergeant G.K. Morozov in combat position

Gunner of an anti-aircraft gun, Corporal I. Bessonov, awarded the Order of the Red Star

Anti-aircraft gun loader Cotolavidze loads the gun during firing

Red Army soldier D. Logvinenko at the gun monitors the approaching enemy aircraft

Sergeant B. Barinov the commander of the anti-aircraft gun, is monitoring the air space

Artillery scouts Sergeant Major V. Orel (on the left) and Corporal N. Berezin (in the forefront), 1943

Machine gunners in ambush

Major A. Grinyak checks the silhouettes of enemy aircraft in the anti-aircraft gun crew of Petty Officer F. Anikin

I. Schneidman the first sighting of an anti-aircraft gun that shot down twelve enemy aircraft