Faces of war

Participant of the battles near the Don river - tankman Lieutenant I. V. Smelkov

Head of Reconnaissance of Separate Guards Mortar Battalion of 17th Guards Mortar Regiment, Lieutenant V.F. Pugach (right) and recon A. Gladkov.

Soldiers of an aircraft unit under command of Captain Zavyalov A.I.; from left to the right: military aviation sergeants I.A. Okhrimenko, M.T. Ivanov and 1st rank military technician P.S. Vergules.

Gun-layer of the anti-aircraft "twin" Sergeant A.F. Horoshev repels the attack of German attack-aircrafts on an armored train.

Twice decorated with order captain M. Simonov of “X” aircraft unit near his aircraft

Pilots of “X” aircraft unit A.A. Ignatov, N.I. Petrovsky, and A.G. Valtsev discussing a mission

Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery. Germany (Berlin)

Pilots of a 571st strike aviation regiment Captain M.S. Bykov and air-gunner staff sergeant A.S.Ryizhikh near a plane

Major P.I. Laukhin, twice decorated with Red Banner order near a plane

Recon group after returning from the enemy rear

Ukrainian Partisan

Commander of the anti-aircraft battery Senior Lieutenant V. Chekmenev and his Deputy Lieutenant Aligberov inspecting military equipment

Sappers

The anti-aircraft gun-layer Сorporal T.D. Goryachy, awarded with the Order of the Red Star, 1943.

Anti-aircraft gun-layer, Corporal I.M. Bessonov, awarded the Order of the Red Star