Soviet Army infantry from the 2nd Guards Rifle (future Taman Division) Division of the Red Army Force defends against the superior forces of the Nazi Wehrmacht in the battle for the North Caucasus during the Great Patriotic War of the Russian Nation (1941 – 1945).
For courage and military prowess of the entire staff of the division of Soviet Army infantry was awarded the medal “For Defense of the Caucasus”.
The Eastern Front of the Second World War in Europe.
Location: Caucasus, USSR
When the photo was taken: Summer 1942