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Automatic riflemen taking a firing position in North Caucasian mountain passes.

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)

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

Nicolai Morenets, Lieutenant, Instructor, Climber, participant of the operation for removing the flags of Nazi Germany from the summit of Mount Elbrus and planting Soviet flags

February 1943

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

Nicolai Morenets, Lieutenant, Instructor, Climber, participant of the operation for removing the flags of Nazi Germany from the summit of Mount Elbrus and planting Soviet flags

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