German fighter pilots from the 54th Fighter Squadron (5./JG54) of the Nazi Luftwaffe at the aerodrome during Operation Barbarossa. Eastern Front of the Wehrmacht during World War Two in the Soviet Russia.
German fighter pilots from left to right: Lieutenant-General Hubert Mutherich, Lieutenant-General Hans Philipp, Hauptmann Dietrich Hrabak and Lieutenant Josef Puhs.
The picture was taken after the awarding of Mutterich and Puhs. In the background is the Messerschmitt Bf-109F fighter aircraft of Dietrich Hrabak with marks of 24 victories on the tail empennage. In total, until the end of the war, Dietrich Hrabak scored 109 victories on the Eastern Front and 16 more on the West.
Location: USSR
Time when the photo was taken: August 06, 1941