World War 2 photo: Soviet Gunners, the command structure of the artillery of the 144th Regiment of the 49th Guards Rifle Division of the Red Army. The Eastern Front.
Soviet Gunners, stand from left to right: the commander of a howitzer battery platoon; Monakhov the commander of the howitzer battery; Zhaglo the chief of the artillery regiment; Unknown,
The commanders of batteries and platoons are sitting.
The photo is interesting because some of the officers and all the unit soldiers in the background are dressed in German steel helmets with the Bolshevik’s Red Stars.
The photo was taken in Austria in the first days after the Victory over the Nazi Germany.
Location: Austria
Photo date: 1945
Author: Anatoly Lambros
The photo source: The War archive of the Red Army 49th Guards Rifle Division.