A group of divisional intelligence officers from the Soviet 7th Guards Airborne Division of the Red Army Airborne Force. The commander of the reconnaissance company is Senior Lieutenant Pyotr Artemyevich Malyakshin.
The photo was taken in the first days after the Victory in Austria in the town of Waidhofen.
Eastern Front of the Wehrmacht (the Armed Forces of the Germany in 1935 – 1945) after the end of the Second World War in Europe.
Source of the Russian intelligence officers: personal archive of company veteran V. P. Matejchuk.
Place of photo: Waidhofen, Austria
Time when the photo was taken: May 1945