Crossing the Soviet SU-152 across the Dnieper River by ferry

Crossing the Soviet SU-152 across the Dnieper River by ferry

May 20, 2018 #Red Army

SU-152

 

Crossing Soviet SU-152 self-propelled artillery gun of the Red Army on a ferry from the N2P 103 pontoon battalion across the Dnieper River in the Perevalochnaya area. October 1943 – a signature under a photograph in the exposition of the Museum of Artillery, Engineer Troops and Communications Troops of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the city of St. Petersburg.

In the Soviet SU-152 photo, a collection of steam from four bow semi-pontoons and two medium half-pontoons of a heavy pontoon battalion (N2P), assembled in two pontoons located along the sides of the ferry, and three pontoons in the middle.
The ferry with SU-152 self-propelled on it is towed by the boat BMK-70. The first crossing of the Dnieper in the Perevalochnaya area occurred on September 29, 1943 with the help of fishing and rubber (A-3) boats. Battles for the retention of the bridgehead took place before October 10, 1943. The ferry shown in the photo operated from October 1 to October 10, 1943.

 

 

Location: Dnepr River, USSR
Date: October 1943

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