World War 2 photo: Soviet infantry platoon WW2 of the Red Army resting in the rear of the frontline during the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union (1941 – 1945). The Eastern Front.
During the war, the commander of the 144th regiment of the 49th Guards Rifle Division, Lubenchenko, practiced in his regiment the methods of psychological unloading. According to the memories of the veteran of this regiment, V. V. Wojciechowicz, when it was possible, a whole Soviet infantry platoon or company, was removed from the front line and allowed to rest for a whole week.
This photo shows the moment of a festive dinner for a platoon of Soviet infantry platoon WW2, withdrawn to rest in the rear. The commander of the regiment appears before the soldiers.
Date of the photo: 1944
Author: Anatoly Lambros
Source of the Soviet infantry photo: War archive of the 49th Guards Rifle Division