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

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

Nikolai Morenets, Lieutenant, instructor, mountaineer, participant of the operation "Elbrus1943" for removing Nazi flags from Elbrus and installing Soviet ones

Brothers Gabriel and Beknu Khergiani, partisans, participants of removing of Nazi flags operation from Elbrus peak and installing Soviet flags there

The grave of a fascist huntsman on the saddle of Elbrus (5320 m)

The Battle for Elbrus has begun (A group of climbers on a snowy slope)

Captured weapons by Mount Elbrus (Hotu-Tau pass)

Soviet flag on the Western summit of Elbrus (5633 m)

Lieutenant Nicolay Gusak, chief of the team that removed the German and installed the Soviet flags on the Western top of 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

A. Gusev and L. Kels, climbers, participants of the operation for planting Soviet flags on summit of Mount Elbrus

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

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

Nikolai Morenets, Lieutenant, instructor, mountaineer, participant of the operation "Elbrus1943" for removing Nazi flags from Elbrus and installing Soviet ones

Brothers Gabriel and Beknu Khergiani, partisans, participants of removing of Nazi flags operation from Elbrus peak and installing Soviet flags there

The grave of a fascist huntsman on the saddle of Elbrus (5320 m)

The Battle for Elbrus has begun (A group of climbers on a snowy slope)

Captured weapons by Mount Elbrus (Hotu-Tau pass)

Soviet flag on the Western summit of Elbrus (5633 m)

Lieutenant Nicolay Gusak, chief of the team that removed the German and installed the Soviet flags on the Western top of 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

A. Gusev and L. Kels, climbers, participants of the operation for planting Soviet flags on summit of Mount Elbrus

The Battle for Elbrus has begun (A group of climbers on a snowy slope)

The Battle for Elbrus has begun (A group of climbers on a snowy slope)

The Battle for Elbrus has begun (A group of climbers on a snowy slope)

February 1943

The Battle for Elbrus has begun (A group of climbers on a snowy slope)

The Battle for Elbrus has begun (A group of climbers on a snowy slope)

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