Kostya Slonov the Russian translator and an Unteroffiziere

Oct 2, 2016 #Red Army, #Wehrmacht

Translator Kostya Slonov and Unteroffiziere of the Wehrmacht

The Nazi propaganda newspaper The Northern Word image: The Russian translator Kostya Slonov and an Unteroffiziere of the German army on the occupied Soviet territory.

Photo was made in the village of Strugi Krasnye of the Pskov region and published in the newspaper The Northern Word in 1943.

The newspaper The Northern Word which was published in Narva city to the occupied territories of the North-West of the USSR. Photo caption was: Kostya Slonov, the young translator, is a great help to the population during the negotiations with the German authorities.
The newspaper The Northern Word ceased to exist with the arrival of Soviet Red Army.
On the future of the young Russian translator is unknown.

 

 

Photography Location: Strugi Krasnye, Pskov region
Time taken: 1943

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