Allies

Pilots of the regiment "Normandie-Neman" at the airfield

A meeting of Soviet and American generals and officers on the Elbe

A group of the Soviet tankers and an American photographer are sitting on a tank

The leadership of the air army with Army General I.Kh. Baghramyan after being awarded with orders for the overthrow of the Germans near Koenigsberg. In the background are French pilots from the Normandy-Niemen regiment

Parade of Czechoslovak pilots

The parade of personnel of the 1st Czechoslovak Fighter Zvolensky Aviation Regiment under the command of Captain L. Koz

Meeting with the allies on the Elbe. From left to right: Marshal of the Soviet Union K.K. Rokossovsky, commander of the 43rd Army, twice Hero of the Soviet Union A.P. Beloborodov, British Field Marshal Montgomery

Meeting with the allies on the Elbe. Marshal of the Soviet Union K.K. Rokossovsky shakes hands with British Field Marshal Montgomery

From left to right: Colonel M.N. Chibisov, Lieutenant G. Gagarin, American pilot of the Russian origin, translator, Major A. Shapkin, Lieutenant Colonel V. Tertsiev, Captain Genkin, Major I. Salnikov

A group of the Soviet pilots and the American instructors at the "Carolina" seaplane. Sitting in the center in a white uniform is the first commander of a special forces group, Colonel V.N. Vasiliev, 3rd right in the front row is the American pilot of the Russian origin, Lieutenant G.G. Gagarin. USA, Elizabeth City

Colonel Chibisov Maxim Nikolaevich (1st from the left) and Lieutenant Colonel V.V. Tirtsiev (1st on the right) talking with a group of American pilots in the dining room. USA, Alaska

Hero of the Soviet Union, commander of the regiment Safonov B.F. (far right) with the English pilots (left to right) Charleston Howe and Kenes Ward (at the airport, after they were awarded the Orders of Lenin). Northern Fleet

Le Bourget Airport during a ceremony to mark the return of the Normandy-Niemen air regiment to its homeland (view from above)

At a meeting of French pilots with representatives of the authorities of Tula. In the second row, from left to right: the second - Pierre Pouyade, the third - Margarita Laurent, the widow of pilot Alexander Laurent, the far right - Maurice Guido

At a friendly meeting of the French delegation with representatives of the authorities of Tula. From left to right: the third is Maurice Guido, the fourth is Pierre Pouyade, the fifth is Margarita Laurent, the widow of pilot Alexander Laurent.