Soviet Forces, the reconnaissance company of the 7th Guards Airborne Division of the Red Army during Great Patriotic War of the Russian Nation. The commander of the reconnaissance company is in the center, Senior Lieutenant Pyotr Artemyevich Malyakshin.
The photo was taken in the first days after the Victory of the Russians in Austria in the town of Waidhofen.
Eastern Front of the Wehrmacht during World War Two in Europe.
Source of the Red Army 7th Guards Airborne Division: personal archive of company veteran V. P. Matejchuk.
Place of photo: Waidhofen town, Austria
Time when the photo was taken: May 1945