The Great Patriotic War

Original image: Political instructor I. Pereguda reads a fresh newspaper to the soldiers of a company of machine gunners from the 109th Rifle Regiment near Malgobek

Image: Political instructor I. Pereguda reads a fresh newspaper to the soldiers of a company of machine gunners from the 109th Rifle Regiment near Malgobek

Original image: Junior Lieutenant Nemchilov

Image: Junior Lieutenant Nemchilov

Original image: Submachine gun 109 rifle regiment Komsomolets sergeant V.Zhelnov

Image: Submachine gun 109 rifle regiment Komsomolets sergeant V.Zhelnov

Original image: In the photo: (from left to right) Captain Klega, Red Army soldier Babakov, Junior Lieutenant Khakhaev, Lieutenant Fedorov and Red Army soldier Akhmedov

Image: In the photo: (from left to right) Captain Klega, Red Army soldier Babakov, Junior Lieutenant Khakhaev, Lieutenant Fedorov and Red Army soldier Akhmedov

Original image: Machine gunners Lanin D.F. and Kozlov M.A., allowing the enemy to reach 25-30 meters, exterminated 70 Nazis in one battle near Malgobek

Image: Machine gunners Lanin D.F. and Kozlov M.A., allowing the enemy to reach 25-30 meters, exterminated 70 Nazis in one battle near Malgobek

Original image: To the Kuban!

Image: To the Kuban!

Original image: Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 13, 1942 on awarding our division with the Order of the Red Banner

Image: Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 13, 1942 on awarding our division with the Order of the Red Banner

Original image: Our division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner on February 17, 1943. Our division's regiments were lined up in a clearing in the Shirokaya gap (between Kabardinka and Gelendzhik). It was a solemn day. The division was awarded the Motherland award - the Order of the Red Banner