Soviet female saboteur Valentina Oleshko (left) with her friend before being sent to the German rear in the Gatchina region, USSR.
In the outskirts of Gatchina, the headquarters of the 18th German army was located, a group of Soviet saboteurs was tasked with kidnapping a high-ranking Wehrmacht officer.
Valentin Oleshko and other scouts of the group, who jumped with parachutes to a prearranged signal – five bonfires – were captured by disguised Abwehr officers. Valentina Oleshko, along with other Soviet saboteurs, was shot by the Nazis in 1943.
Source: Altai Museum of Local Lore.
Source of information about the Valentin Oleshko photo: altapress.ru
Location: USSR
Photo Time: 1942