American female soldiers

 

American female soldiers salute the Soviet traffic regulator of the Red Army in Berlin city near the Brandenburg Gate. The Second World War.

American female soldiers of WAC (Women’s Army Corps) Louise Evans, Mary Cornett and Arlena MacPherson during a walk around Berlin welcome the Soviet military traffic regulator Sofya Petrovskaya on her post near the Brandenburg Gate.

Sergeant Sophia Alekseevna Petrovskaya (born in 1925), in the Red Army from May 1944, the head of the regulating post of the 186th road-commandant section of the military road No. 37, on February 22, 1945 was awarded the medal “For Military Merit”.

 

 

Sources of information about the photo:
1. https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/podvig-chelovek_nagrazhdenie22717825/

 

 

Location: Berlin, Germany
Time when the photo was taken: July 1, 1945
Author: William Vandivert

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