Faces of war

The writer Smirnov with French soldiers (conversation in the street in Austria)

Submachine gunners during combat reconnaissance in the forest

Scout of one of the units E. Smirnov

English and Soviet pilots fighting against the Germans are playing football at the airport

Portrait of a Junior Lieutenant, platoon commander of the reconnaissance company of the 19th mechanized brigade of the 1st mechanized corps, Hero of the Soviet Union P.V. Drozdov

Soviet war correspondents in the troops of the Anglo-American allies in front of the editorial board of the newspaper "Humanite"

A brave scout, Senior Sergeant Naurz Temerbekov, awarded the medal "For Courage". The Central Front

Grishin anti-aircraft machine gunner who shot down three enemy planes

Anti-aircraft machine gunner, the Red Army soldier S. Mityaev, fires at enemy bombers

Komsomolets anti-aircraft gunner Sergeant V.I. Fomichev at his anti-aircraft gun. Southern Front, 1943. State Archive (RGAKFD).

A group of machine gunners moving along the assault bridge through the flooded areas. Kuban, 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 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).

Hero of the Soviet Union air navigator Sergey Dupliy

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