A. Gusev and L. Kels, climbers, participants of the operation for planting Soviet flags on summit of Mount Elbrus
Members of the team which tore down the flags of Nazi Germany from the summit of Mount Elbrus, A. Griasnov, L. Korotaev, N. Persiyanov
Lieutenant Nicolay Gusak,  chief of the team that removed the German and installed the Soviet flags on the Western top of Elbrus
Brothers Gabriel and Beknu Khergiani, partisans, participants of removing of Nazi flags operation from Elbrus peak and installing Soviet flags there
Nikolai Morenets, Lieutenant, instructor, mountaineer, participant of the operation "Elbrus1943" for removing Nazi flags from Elbrus and installing Soviet ones
Yevgeny Beletsky, Honored Master of Sports, participant of the operation for removing the flags of Nazi Germany from the summit of Mount Elbrus  and planting Soviet flags
Vladislav Lubenets, Senior Lieutenant, participant of the operation for removing the flags of Nazi Germany from the summit of Mount Elbrus  and planting Soviet flags
Hero of the Soviet Union air navigator Sergey Dupliy
A group of soldiers and commanders of the 414 Anapa Infantry Division who made a mark in the battles for the liberation of Taman: from left to right - Sergeant Gaygadze, Lieutenant Liagawa, Captain Tsulukadze and Lieutenant A.S. Kvaratskhelia, 1943.  State Archive (RGAKFD).
Scouts of the N-unit  petty officer class II V.A.Sunyaykin and Sergeant I.S. Muromtsev reporting to captain A.I. Pogorelov on the results of scouting in the area of Novorossiysk, 1943. State Archive (RGAKFD).
A group of machine gunners moving along the assault bridge through the flooded areas. Kuban, 1943. State Archive (RGAKFD).
Yevgeny Beletsky, Honored Master of Sports, participant of the operation for removing the flags of Nazi Germany from the summit of Mount Elbrus  and planting Soviet flags
February 1943

Yevgeny Beletsky, Honored Master of Sports, participant of the operation for removing the flags of Nazi Germany from the summit of Mount Elbrus and planting Soviet flags

Yevgeny Beletsky, Honored Master of Sports, participant of the operation for removing the flags of Nazi Germany from the summit of Mount Elbrus and planting Soviet flags

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