Combat alert for the Voroshilov cruiser
Soviet sailors from the Black Sea Fleet “Voroshilov” cruiser of Project 26 practice combat alert operations. In the foreground, the turret of main caliber of the cruisers. Location: Black Sea,…
Soviet marines land on the coast of the Kola Peninsula
The development of an amphibious naval operation during pre-war exercises: the Soviet Marines of the Northern Fleet of the Red Navy land on the coast of the Kola Peninsula. Location:…
Soviet sailors charge a 39-Yu torpedo tube
Soviet sailors of the Red Navy, from left to right: V.E. Panasenko, V.I. Bolotov and A.N. Gusev is charged with a three-tube 553 mm torpedo tube 39-Yu. Location: USSR Date:…
Soviet sailors are dancing on the quay wall
Soviet sailors of the Red Navy are dancing on the quay wall against the backdrop of the “Gremyaschiy” destroyer of Project 7 from the Northern Fleet of the USSR. Location:…
The Soviet officer sets a combat mission to his subordinates
The Soviet officer of the Red Army sets the combat task to the his subordinates. Location: USSR Date: 1943 Author: Natalia Bode
Soviet T-34-85 tanks on the streets of Vienna
Soviet T-34-85 medium tanks on the streets liberated from the Nazis of Vienna. Location: Vienna, Austria Date: April 1945 Author: Evgeni Khaldei
Presentation of the government award to the wife of the deceased heroic artilleryman
Guards Colonel V. Rukosuev presents to the wife of the younger sergeant Nikolai Mikhailovich Khitrykh, fallen in battle, the government awards – the Order of the Patriotic War of II…
Lieutenant-General Pavel Batov with Soviet officers in the Battle of Stalingrad
Commander of the 65th Army of the Don Front Lieutenant-General P.I. Batov with officers in the Battle of Stalingrad. Winter of 1942-1943. Batov Pavel Ivanovich was born in 1897, in…
A ship pet of the Guards cruiser Krasny Kavkaz
The sailor of the Black Sea Fleet guards cruiser of Project 815 Krasny Kavkaz (until December 14, 1926 – Admiral Lazarev) plays with a bear – a ship pet against…
Front chimney and mainmast of the Soviet Molotov cruiser
View of the front chimney and mainmast of the Black Sea Navy cruiser of the project 26-bis – “Molotov”. Location: Black Sea, USSR Author: Evgeni Khaldei