1944

Soviet troops passing through one of the liberated villages. Romania. August, 1944

A view shows one of the buildings burnt by the Nazi German troops after their retreat, Bucharest, September 1944. Photo by Mikhail Ozersky/TASS

Soviet tank crewmen on tank and Romanian infantry are seen on their way to the frontline, Romania, August 1944. Photo by Izrail Ozersky/TASS

During the advance of the tank-borne infantry. Hungary, 1944

A Soviet Guards Cossack unit is seen during the Jassy-Kishinev Offensive, Romania, August 1944. Photo by Izrail Ozersky/TASS

Soviet soldiers in the city burned by Finnish troops during retreat on the Soviet-Finnish front, Pitkäranta

City residents welcome Soviet tank crewmen, that liberated the city, Bucharest, August 1944. Photo by Boris Losin/TASS

A view of the destroyed center of the city shortly after it was liberated from the Nazi German troops, Jelgava, August 1944

380mm mortars at exhibition of trophy weapons in Gorky Park. Moscow

Hero of the Soviet Union Musatov Ilya Ivanovich (in the middle)

E. Volodin, 8th grade student of 95th secondary school, at the post during universal military training

A Member of the Military Council of the 1st Ukrainian front, Lieutenant General N. Khrushchev talks with a child in the suburb of liberated Kiev

Liberated Minsk

Captured German Commandant of Bobruisk Major General Adolf Hamann

Killed German soldier (Belarus)