Marshal Semyon Timoshenko and other senior commanders of the Red Army discuss topographic maps of military maneuvers Before the Great Patriotic War.
From left to right: Colonel-General armored forces, Hero of Soviet Union D. G. Pavlov; M. A. Purkayev; third – Army General, Hero of the Soviet Union, K. A. Meretskov; People’s Commissar of Defense, Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal Semyon Timoshenko.
Since D. G. Pavlov received the rank of Colonel-General 4 June 1940, and the following title (Army General) – February 22, 1941, the photo was taken in the summer and autumn of 1940.
Location: USSR
Time taken: 1940