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Liberated local villagers greet Soviet soldiers in the Rzhev area.
German military cemetery near Rzhev.
Village burned down by the Germans during the retreat near Rzhev, Kalinin Region.
Cavalry recon platoon before a combat operation. Political instructor S.V. Kozlov (left) and Lieutenant A.A. Vasilistov clarify the plan of the operation.
The anti-aircraft gun-layer Сorporal T.D. Goryachy, awarded with the Order of the Red Star, 1943.
Anti-aircraft gun-layer, Corporal I.M. Bessonov, awarded the Order of the Red Star
Anti-aircraft automatic cannon unit of Senior Sergeant A.I. Sidorov, awarded the Order of the Red Star.
Loader of the anti-aircraft unit that shot down five German planes, Private M. Kotolavidze loads the cannon with a clip of shells
Commander of Kalinin Front, Colonel-General M.A. Purkaev (left) and member of Military Council of Kalinin Front D.S. Leonov.
"Partisan cannon" 122-mm howitzer handed over by partisans to soldiers of the Kalinin Front.
2nd Rank Military Engineer Grigory Yakovlevich Klyatis, Deputy Commander of 31st Sapper Brigade (in the center) with local children.
Liberated local villagers greet Soviet soldiers in the Rzhev area.
German military cemetery near Rzhev.
Village burned down by the Germans during the retreat near Rzhev, Kalinin Region.
Cavalry recon platoon before a combat operation. Political instructor S.V. Kozlov (left) and Lieutenant A.A. Vasilistov clarify the plan of the operation.
The anti-aircraft gun-layer Сorporal T.D. Goryachy, awarded with the Order of the Red Star, 1943.
Anti-aircraft gun-layer, Corporal I.M. Bessonov, awarded the Order of the Red Star
Anti-aircraft automatic cannon unit of Senior Sergeant A.I. Sidorov, awarded the Order of the Red Star.
Loader of the anti-aircraft unit that shot down five German planes, Private M. Kotolavidze loads the cannon with a clip of shells
Commander of Kalinin Front, Colonel-General M.A. Purkaev (left) and member of Military Council of Kalinin Front D.S. Leonov.
"Partisan cannon" 122-mm howitzer handed over by partisans to soldiers of the Kalinin Front.
2nd Rank Military Engineer Grigory Yakovlevich Klyatis, Deputy Commander of 31st Sapper Brigade (in the center) with local children.
Anti-aircraft gun-layer, Corporal I.M. Bessonov, awarded the Order of the Red Star

Anti-aircraft gun-layer, Corporal I.M. Bessonov, awarded the Order of the Red Star

Anti-aircraft gun-layer, Corporal I.M. Bessonov, awarded the Order of the Red Star

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