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Anti-tank rifle teams under Lieutenant Junior Egelsky’s command move to a firing position in a North Caucasian regionA 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).Vladislav Lubenets, Senior Lieutenant, participant of the operation for removing the flags of Nazi Germany from the summit of Mount Elbrus and planting Soviet flagsYevgeny 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 flagsNikolai Morenets, Lieutenant, instructor, mountaineer, participant of the operation "Elbrus1943" for removing Nazi flags from Elbrus and installing Soviet onesBrothers Gabriel and Beknu Khergiani, partisans, participants of removing of Nazi flags operation from Elbrus peak and installing Soviet flags thereThe 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
Anti-tank rifle teams under Lieutenant Junior Egelsky’s command move to a firing position in a North Caucasian region
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).
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
Brothers Gabriel and Beknu Khergiani, partisans, participants of removing of Nazi flags operation from Elbrus peak and installing Soviet flags there
February 1943

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

Brothers Gabriel and Beknu Khergiani, partisans, participantы of the operation for removing the flags of Nazi Germany from the summit of Mount Elbrus and planting Soviet flags
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