Faces of war

Colonel A.G. Kapitokhin, commander of the 95th Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army conducts commander training in the 241st Infantry Regiment of the division.

Colonel A.G. Kapitokhin, commander of the 95th Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army conducts commander training in the 241st Infantry Regiment of the division.

Colonel A.G. Kapitokhin, commander of the 95th Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army conducts commander training in the 241st Infantry Regiment of the division.

Front-line barbershop. Soldiers from the 4th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 162nd Rifle Regiment of the 95th Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army in minutes of rest. ("Hairdresser" - Red Army soldier Edkhizashvili, "client" - political instructor K.F. Prudkoy).

Front-line barbershop. Soldiers from the 4th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 162nd Rifle Regiment of the 95th Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army in minutes of rest. ("Hairdresser" - Red Army soldier Edkhizashvili, "client" - political instructor K.F. Prudkoy).

Front-line barbershop. Soldiers from the 4th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 162nd Rifle Regiment of the 95th Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army in minutes of rest. ("Hairdresser" - Red Army soldier Edkhizashvili, "client" - political instructor K.F. Prudkoy).

Artillery political instructor A.P. Smirnov, military commissar of the 2nd battalion of the 456th Rifle Regiment of the 109th Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army talking with residents of Balaklava.

Artillery political instructor A.P. Smirnov, military commissar of the 2nd battalion of the 456th Rifle Regiment of the 109th Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army talking with residents of Balaklava.

Artillery political instructor A.P. Smirnov, military commissar of the 2nd battalion of the 456th Rifle Regiment of the 109th Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army talking with residents of Balaklava.

Military doctor A.L. Noskov (456th Infantry Regiment of the 109th Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army) and nurses Medvedeva and Morozova are receiving patients at the Balaklava first-aid post.

Military doctor A.L. Noskov (456th Infantry Regiment of the 109th Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army) and nurses Medvedeva and Morozova are receiving patients at the Balaklava first-aid post.

Military doctor A.L. Noskov (456th Infantry Regiment of the 109th Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army) and nurses Medvedeva and Morozova are receiving patients at the Balaklava first-aid post.

Red Army soldiers P.S. Teslenko and F.M. Ogryzkov - sappers of the 172nd Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army at work.

Red Army soldiers P.S. Teslenko and F.M. Ogryzkov - sappers of the 172nd Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army at work.

Red Army soldiers P.S. Teslenko and F.M. Ogryzkov - sappers of the 172nd Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army at work.

Captain M.N. Makarenko, commander of the 758th Mortar Division of the 172nd Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army, reads the order to the soldiers.

Captain M.N. Makarenko, commander of the 758th Mortar Division of the 172nd Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army, reads the order to the soldiers.

Captain M.N. Makarenko, commander of the 758th Mortar Division of the 172nd Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army, reads the order to the soldiers.

Lance corporal Petrov G.P., sniper from the 758th Mortar Division of the 172nd Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army.

Lance corporal Petrov G.P., sniper from the 758th Mortar Division of the 172nd Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army.

Lance corporal Petrov G.P., sniper from the 758th Mortar Division of the 172nd Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army.

Red Army soldier N.V. Khodorov and the Red Navy sailor P.K. Burenko – communications men from the telephone cable company of the 79th Special Rifle Brigade of Independent Coastal Army, are restoring communications at the forefront of the defense.

Red Army soldier N.V. Khodorov and the Red Navy sailor P.K. Burenko – communications men from the telephone cable company of the 79th Special Rifle Brigade of Independent Coastal Army, are restoring communications at the forefront of the defense.

Red Army soldier N.V. Khodorov and the Red Navy sailor P.K. Burenko – communications men from the telephone cable company of the 79th Special Rifle Brigade of Independent Coastal Army, are restoring communications at the forefront of the defense.

Tank commander, Junior Lieutenant N.Kh.Gershberg (Gershman) and driver mechanic, Sergeant Kovalenko at the positions of the 25th Chapayev Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army.

Tank commander, Junior Lieutenant N.Kh.Gershberg (Gershman) and driver mechanic, Sergeant Kovalenko at the positions of the 25th Chapayev Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army.

Tank commander, Junior Lieutenant N.Kh.Gershberg (Gershman) and driver mechanic, Sergeant Kovalenko at the positions of the 25th Chapayev Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army.

Soldiers of the 7th Marine Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet watching the performance of the Moscow front-line concert brigade.

Soldiers of the 7th Marine Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet watching the performance of the Moscow front-line concert brigade.

Soldiers of the 7th Marine Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet watching the performance of the Moscow front-line concert brigade.

Soldiers of the 8th Marine Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet in reconnaissance.

Soldiers of the 8th Marine Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet in reconnaissance.

Soldiers of the 8th Marine Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet in reconnaissance.

Mironov Petr Nikolaevich

Mironov Petr Nikolaevich

Pyotr Nikolayevich Mironov, who is 24 in the picture, went missing in action on August 29, 1945

Arzhanov Konstantin Anisimovich

Arzhanov Konstantin Anisimovich

Konstantin Anisimovich Arzhanov, Junior Lieutenant, went missing in action in 1942

Seleznev Ivan Kuzmich

Seleznev Ivan Kuzmich

Ivan Kuzmich Seleznyov, born July 15, 1919, died March 23, 1987

Abrosimov Alexander Matveevich

Abrosimov Alexander Matveevich

Abrosimov Alexander Matveevich Abrosimov Alexander Matveyevich (1916-1942), 1941-1942 - Senior Sergeant, squad commander of the 99th Howitzer Artillery Regiment of the 25th Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army. He disappeared without a trace in 1942.

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