9th Railway Brigade

9th Railway Brigade: photographs and documents from the files of the Central Archive of the Russian Ministry of Defence (CAMD).

CAMD files:

Album of photographs of the destruction of the Volkhov railway bridge at Kirishi station, the 9th railway brigade, 1942 - original images
Album of photographs of the destruction of the Volkhov railway bridge at Kirishi station, the 9th railway brigade, 1942 - images
Photo album of production processes of the permanent bridge across the Neva River. 9th railway brigade, 1943 - original images
Photo album of production processes of the permanent bridge across the Neva River. 9th railway brigade, 1943 - images
Photo album of the main structures and processes for the construction of a temporary pile of the railway bridge over the Neva river on the Shlisselburg-Nazia section, 9th railway brigade, 1943 - original images
Photo album of the main structures and processes for the construction of a temporary pile of the railway bridge over the Neva river on the Shlisselburg-Nazia section, 9th railway brigade, 1943 - images

Image: Driving the piles with the Triangle headstock on the overpass of the bridge near the right bank

Image: Driving the piles with the Triangle headstock on the overpass of the bridge near the right bank

Image: Driving the piles with the Triangle headstock on the overpass of the bridge near the right bank

Image: Assembly of electro-fired positions on pontoons

Image: Assembly of electro-fired positions on pontoons

Image: Assembly of electro-fired positions on pontoons

Image: Sawmills at a construction site

Image: Sawmills at a construction site

Image: Sawmills at a construction site

Image: Wood warehouse at the construction site

Image: Wood warehouse at the construction site

Image: Wood warehouse at the construction site

Image: Railway access road to the construction site

Image: Railway access road to the construction site

Image: Railway access road to the construction site

Image: Testing the bridge with the "KV" tank

Image: Testing the bridge with the "KV" tank

Image: Testing the bridge with the "KV" tank

Image: Senior Lieutenant Comrade Pugach, awarded the Order of the Red Star, speaks at a rally

Image: Senior Lieutenant Comrade Pugach, awarded the Order of the Red Star, speaks at a rally

Image: Senior Lieutenant Comrade Pugach, awarded the Order of the Red Star, speaks at a rally

Image: Train transporting tanks passing over the bridge in Leningrad on 5 Feb. 1943

Image: Train transporting tanks passing over the bridge in Leningrad on 5 Feb. 1943

Image: Train transporting tanks passing over the bridge in Leningrad on 5 Feb. 1943

Image: A steam locomotive of the ED series passes over the bridge

Image: A steam locomotive of the ED series passes over the bridge

Image: A steam locomotive of the ED series passes over the bridge

Image: Bridge running-in with a heavy steam locomotive of the ED series

Image: Bridge running-in with a heavy steam locomotive of the ED series

Image: Bridge running-in with a heavy steam locomotive of the ED series

Image: Laying counter-braces on the bridge

Image: Laying counter-braces on the bridge

Image: Laying counter-braces on the bridge

Image: Various finishing touches on the bridge and removal of the scaffold

Image: Various finishing touches on the bridge and removal of the scaffold

Image: Various finishing touches on the bridge and removal of the scaffold

Image: Track alignment

Image: Track alignment

Image: Track alignment

Image: End of track works on the bridge

Image: End of track works on the bridge

Image: End of track works on the bridge

Image: Raising the rails to the bridge

Image: Raising the rails to the bridge

Image: Raising the rails to the bridge

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