Liberation of Germany

1st row 4th from the left – Major A. Kravchenko (in June 1941 – Captain, Commander of the 111 Separate Sapper Battalion of the 6th Red Banner Rifle Division of the 4th Army, participant of the fighting near Brest). Germany, 1945

Partisipant of the defense of the Brest fortress in June 1941. A. Ispolatov plays the piano. In 1945 –Sergeant Majior, participant of the war with Japan, the Manchurian Strategic Operation

The photo was taken after the capture of the city of Bunzlau by Soviet troops in late February 1945

Rodion Okhotin (1907-1972), Colonel, Deputy Chief of the Commandant's office for military Affairs of the Dresden District. Germany, 1945

Anna Osipova (center) with her fellow soldiers in front of their service combat vehicle when moving from one location to another, 29.03.1945, Germany.The photo is stored in my grandmother's album

General D. Alekseev reports to the Military Council of the front a plan for crossing the Oder river

Soviet soldiers at the boundary pillar "Germany". 1945

In the foreground is a man in a white t-shirt and dark pants. In the background, a group of people (servicemen). One of them is sitting on a chair, playing the accordion. The picture shows I. Nezdolgiy and N. Zemtsov - participants of the Great Patriotic War during a respite perform a circus act, Germany, Altlimritz. On the reverse side of the image is a handwritten text (blue paste) with the inscription: "Respite. Germany, Altimit (before Berlin), Guards soldier I. Nesdolgiy juggling plate. Helps him on the tower – Guards soldier Nikolai Zemtsov (now he lives in Tula). Soldiers are happy to watch this circus act (47 GV. s/d), April 1945."

To Berlin

Soviet women and children who were hijacked to Germany are waiting for the train to return Home

Soviet citizens released from captivity return to their Homeland

Women and children liberated by the Red Army from Staropanovo camp are talking to the Captain Chernomazov before returning home