1944

Observatory in the village of Simeiz, blown up by the Germans. Simeiz, 1944

Traffic controller G. Vinogradova at the post on the road. Village of Simeiz, 1944

Battery of heavy guns of First Lieutenant A. Vasiliev firing at the enemy’s fortifications near the city of Sevastopol. Village of Simeiz, 1944

View of the German barbed wire fences that remained on the coast of Crimea after its liberation. Village of Simeiz, 1944

View of the German trenches near Sevastopol. Village of Simeiz, 1944

Gun crew of the order bearer Petty Officer N. Chmilenko firing at the fortifications of the enemy during the battle near the town of Sevastopol. Village of Simeiz, May 4, 1944

Red Army infantrymen during a halt in the area of Sevastopol. Crimea, 1944

Sailor-signalman V. Sanin establishes telephone communication on the approaches to Sevastopol. Crimea, 1944

Commander of the 32nd Guards Rifle Division Guards Colonel N. Zakurenkov, and the Commander of artillery Guards Colonel P. Shedko, at the command post on the approaches to Sevastopol. Village of Simeiz, 1944

Soviet soldiers are fighting on the Northern side of Sevastopol in the area of the Bratskoe (Fraternal) cemetery. Crimea, 1944

Machine gunners of the Second Lieutenant I. Nikitin unit are firing at enemy positions. Sevastopol, May 4, 1944

Soldiers transport horse-drawn artillery pieces on a temporary laying created on the site of the blown-up bridge. Sevastopol, 1944

Soviet marines during the attack on the approaches to Sevastopol. Crimea, 1944

Soviet troops entering the liberated city of Sevastopol. Crimea, May 1944

Soviet tanks on the Lenin’s street. Sevastopol, 1944