Photos [Album] History of 13th Army in photo documents

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This album contains more than 800 files , so it will take time for me.

Battles for Yelets

the attack

vantage point of 148 Rifle Division

machinegun crew of A. Sorokin

Fire on the enemy !

Sergeant V. Simonov and I.Sychev

Infantry enters the city

Artillery changes position

Following the steps of the enemy

Retreating Germans burned village of Kozaki in Orlov region

village of Kozaki in Orlov region

Near destroyed house . The family of the Red Army soldier. I.P. Antonov. village of Novoselki , Orel region

Trophies were captured in the village of Afanasievo

Trophies

Battles for Livny

Hero-scout member of Komsomol Kovalenko repeatedly went behind enemy lines

Comrade Denisov's sappers are clearing the road

Submachine gunner V. Malyshev in the battles for Livny

Loginov's machine gun crew

Submachine gunners are clearing the area of state farm near Livny

Junior Lieutenant Filippov's crew

Junior Lieutenant Filippov's crew

Scouts: N. Kotikov, A. Eftegin, P. Zonov

 

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Submachine gunner Chistyakov in battle for settlement S.

Scouts Chistyakov and Shevyakov

to patrol

Pilots Leontiev, Ivanov and Artemyev before flight

Comrade Limansky's sappers are going to explore minefields

Skiers of Lieutenant Zmievsky

Livny were liberated

Livny

Entrance to the city

Mine clearance of the city

AT-rifleman

Machine gunner Chilikin saved the machine gun

Radio operaton N. Chuvaeva

Communication lines were established

 

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Defense of Livny
Strengthening the captured line

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The Red Army soldier Sheptukha distinguished himself in the battles for the settlement G.

Strengthening the defense line by the sappers of M. Sadovoy

Sergeant Tarasov 's AT - crew from the AT-company in ambush

The population of the liberated villages helps the Red Army in clearing roads

Encouraging the best is the basis of combat education

Corporal Bogatkin

Forty fighters and commanders of Colonel Anikushkin's unit received awards for defensive battles. Awards were presented by a member of the Military Council Comrade Kozlov

Courageous scouts Bardin and Kosulin

Brave warrior Sergeant Tikhonov

Machinegunner Aregirevich

Tank crew destroyed one gun, 2 machine guns, 7 Germans in one battle

combat medic Andreev

Brave soldier Private A. Mazurin

 

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Сombat training and political education in troops

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everyday life on the frontline

Junior Sergeant Suprun is watching on the frontline

B.Belokurov's gun crew

Snykov and Maksimov shot down 6 planes

Junior Lieutenant Yakushev orders a combat mission to the unit

Machinegunners Amerchenko and Karataev

to enemy rear

Pozhidaev and Anikeev destroyed 2 enemy tanks

 

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Example of original pages

Heroic acts are calling to the victory

Sniper Titov

Snipers meeting in Livny

watching

Fire!

Brave scouts: private Kozlov, Junior Lieutenant Yasek, Sergeant Pushchaev

Gunner Bagisin, private Kaldishev

Comrade Misyura is firing at aerial enemy

junior sergeant Timofeev was appointed as platoon commander

Harass the enemy on a daily basis

Machine gunner Ivanov set fire to the enemy's ammunition depot

Machine gunner Krishtanov killed 40 germans

Artillery scout Sidorov

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Comrades Nelyubin and Kurnosov

Sergeant Sofin's gun crew

 

[BravoZulu]

Excellent images @DTA

 

[uktabber]

WOW, thanks for posting that bunch mate, those were great!! Keep'em coming!

 

[Bombardier]

Really interesting pictures @DTA thank you for sharing them

 

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Skill, Training, Courage

Party bureau in colonel Aninushkin's unit

The commander of the 13th Army, Colonel-General Pukhov, presents awards to the soldiers and officers of the 129 tank Brigade

training in the days of defense

training in the days of defense

training in the days of defense

training in the days of defense

training in the days of defense

Guardsmen

Gunner private Mogilevets, who destroyed the enemy bunker

Gunner Mokretsov

Komsorg (elected head of Komsomol organization) Nikolaev isissues a combat newspaper

Presentation of the Guards Banner to the 65th regiment

Guardsmen

Presentation of the Guards Banner to the 65th regiment

Guardsmen

wall newspaper - Destroyers

Between battles

Army ensemble on the front line

amateur performances in 129 tank brigade

amateur performances in 129 tank brigade

amateur performances in 129 tank brigade

 

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Before winter offensive 1943

Hero Aizatullov

Politruk (political officer) is reading newspaper to citizens in liberated village

Machinegunner Shapovalov

Sergeants machinegunners Belyaev and Yefanov

Submachine gunner M. Shaliev in ambush

Kastornoe offensive operation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voronezh–Kastornoye_offensive

Artillery on the positions

Infantry attacks

Fire on Kastornoe!

on the march

Kastornоe was captured

Ammunition delivery

Trophies

Skiers on the march

 

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People in battle for Kastornoe


Hero of battles for Kastornoe sergeant Koryavtsev

Lieutenant Grigoriev's crew goes to the frontline

Machinegunner Sidorov in changing position

brave scout Gromov

remains of fascist plane

Dzhambaev's crew

Tank driver Sobolev during repair works

Medical aid for the wounded solders

 

[uktabber]

More GREAT WWll Soviet pictures posted......THANKS mate!! Post all you can!!

 

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More GREAT WWll Soviet pictures posted......THANKS mate!! Post all you can!!

original album ends in 1945, after all battles.
also, i must add - not all photos have inscription


Our heroes
Hunter Baryshkin

Deputy Political Commissar I. Tereshchenkov

Junior Lieutenant Romanov and private Belov killed 9 Germans

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Nurse Pilyavskaya evacuated 15 wounded solders from the battlefield

Found her in "Memory of Nation" database - Pilyavskaya Yekaterina Pavlovna , born 1923, has 2 awards , "For Battle Merit" 08.03.42 and "For Courage" 09.07.43 - all for evacuations of wounded solders from battlefields . No information about KIA, probably, she survived the war.

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The brave warrior Corporal Malistov was appointed as commander of the gun

 

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Battle of Kursk

Sapper Sergeant Zhukov is c;learing the way for the infantry

South of Ponyri railway station

At the artillery observation post south of Ponyri railway station

Lieutenant Zakharchuk's AT-squad changes position

Tank breaks into the northern outskirts of Ponyri

Artillerymen in battles for Ponyri

Fearless tank destroyer Sergeant Ivanov

Hero of the battles Captain Dobryagin

Also found him in memory of nation , he survived war (has Medal for Victory over Germany , and order of Patriotic war in 1985 year)
Dobryagin Vlas Grigorievich , born 1912, since 1941 in combat units, all war he fought in IPTAP (Anti-tank artillery regiment ), also has Order of Lenin 07.08.43 . In all his award documents - he was always on the fronline , destroying enemy armour, repelling counter-attacks ,was in 150 km deep raid during operation Uranus (according to documents his artillery battery lost only one truck, but destoroyed 8 tanks, 9 trucks with cargo and infantry , 1 watching post , 4 bunkers , 1 - 150mm artillery gun, 4 SPGs , 1 - AT-gun )

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on the march

The area of the second Ponyri. Infantry is attacking

AA gunners Mikheev, Dedok, Makogon and Goncharov for 7 days shot down 10 aircrafts near the station Ponyri

Fascist armour is burning
First knocket out tigers and ferdinands on the our fronline near Ponyri railway station

 

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Brave and Courageous

Fearless machinegunner Marusya Scherbak


Scherbak Maria Kuzminichna (born 1925) . Russian sources has a lot of information about her. Since war begun , she worked in hospital , 2 her brothers fall in battles , then she added 2 years in documents , was enlisted , finished machine gunner сourses and were sent to 654 rifle regiment , 148 rifle division. From award document" 11 february 1943 in battle for Bakhmatnye Vyselki enemy count-attacked and tried to encircle our rifle troops and regiment HQ , Maria Kuzminichna opened fire and gave time for HQ to relocation . " She survived the war , passed at the age of 70.

also i found another photo

commander of the mortar crew , Corporal K. Peredriy

Peredriy Konstatin Vasilievich has 3 medals for courage and later in 1944 he was awarded with Order of Glory , survived the war , i found medical demobilisation document dated august 1945 .

Tank destroyer V. Nikolaevsky

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Tank commander Lieutenant Erokhin. He destroyed 6 Ferdinands

(i must note that album was created, probably, by army political department right after battles)

V. Chaplygin. he shot down Ju-88

famous scout A. Podushkin

Sergeant Mityuk tells how he blew up the enemy bunker with grenades

Tank destroyer G. Galiev

 

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Komsomol in the forefront of war

Brave girl-warrior T. Popova

Popova Tamara Nikolaevna (born 1922), has medal "For Battle Merit" (from award document : 29 january 1945 near river Oder during a sudden enemy attack on truck convoy , she provided first aid to wounded solders and officers despite the heavy shelling ) , Medal "For the Liberation of Prague" and Medal "For Victory over Germany "

Submachine gunners private V. Zhilenkov and Senior Sergeant G. Gorobey

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Tank Destroyer Gun Commander P. Piksaykin

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Heroes of offensive battles Junior Sergeant A. Efremov and private G. Kirichenko

liaison solder Aman Gubaidulinov

Tank destroyer gunner A. Pozdeev

Brave Komsomol member, participant of 5 attacks, A. Gusev killed 30 Germans

traces of the enemy
City of Kromy

Civilians are returning to libirated city

on the road to home

Germans left her homeless

Bridge construction

 

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Heroes of the battles for Kromy

Agitator Senior Sergeant Churupa reads a newspaper to the fighters

Machine gunner P. Rassolov

From award document :" In battles for Udenevo, Mamoshino, Maloarkhangelsk and Saburovo villages Rassolov Pavel were supressing enemy firing point with his machinegun and gave a free way to our infantry . 18.3.43 in battle for Saburovo village he killed up to 15 german invaders "
Also he has Medal "For the Liberation of Prague" and Medal "For Victory over Germany "

Brave liason junior Sergeant V. Filipenko

Gun commander N. Safonov

Car mechanic M. Mikhalenya

 

[uktabber]

WOW, okay once again--GREAT photos of the Russian forces on the eastern front!!! Thanks for posting, love them!!

 

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Troops are advancing

Brave machine gunner Sergeant Rakhimbayev

Machine gunners V. Lomakin, F. Zyryanov, I. Klenyshev bravely fought with the enemy. They killed 150 germans

Railway station Ponyri was cleared from germans

Artillery units are near city of Kromy

Excellent solders

D Palachev killed 47 germans

Brave infantryman X. Mamedov

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firing from the armored site to the aircrafts

Excellent drivers F. Korolev and I. Pisutsky

Gunner I. Kozyrev shot 3 aircrafts in one day

repairing the damages lines

Heroes- mortarmen A. Kochkin and M. Sibiryaev

Guards Private M. Suvorin and P. Grigoriev are clearing the coast from the mines

 

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strikes against the enemy are getting stronger

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mine clearence on the railway

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anti-tank guns are moving to the frontline

knocket out german armour

Heroes of Dnepr and Desna

Hero of the Soviet Union senior sergeant A. Lazarev

According to award document : "On September 23, 1943, Lazarev with his mortar crew crossed the Dnieper River near the village of Komarinand took an active part in the battles for the capture and defending of the bridgehead on its western bank. During the battle for the village of Posudovo in the same area, being surrounded, Lazarev organized a circular defense, and then successfully broke through it . Lazarev's crew inflicted heavy losses on the enemy in manpower, he withdrawn from the battle without losses". On 9 march 1945 he fall in battle in Hungary .

Hero of the Soviet Union G. Basmanov

Basmanov Gavriil Ivanovich (born 1920) , from documents :" On September 23-25, 1943, G. I. Basmanov was one of the first to cross to the western bank of the Dnieper River north of the village of Komarin and established contact with the command. In a fierce battle with a numerically superior enemy, G. I. Basmanov proved himself a brave fighter. Having made his way with a small group of scouts to the rear of the Germans, G. I. Basmanov bring important information about the enemy to the command. On their return, the scouts took fight with a group of enemy soldiers . Basmanov killed10 Germans with grenades, made his way to our positions and carried a wounded soldier out of the battle."

After heavy wounds in 1944 , he was demobilized , returned to homeland and passed on 1 march 1945 .

Hero of the Soviet Uion M. Yakhogoev

Yakhogoev Mikhail Ardashukovich (born 1919) . From documents :
During the crossing of Desna he was a signal solder of a battery of 120-millimeter mortars, he established communication and maintained it in difficult combat conditions.During the crossing of the Dnieper in the autumn of 1943, he participated in the reconnaissance and crossing of fighters. Eight times under heavy fire he repaired damages of the communication lines.

He survived the war, participated in Victory parade on Red Square in 1945, passed away in 1990 year.

another his photo

Hero of the Soviet Union S. Papulov

Semyon Papulov (born 1916) , from documents : "At the end of 1943, Papulov's company crossed the Desna River near the village of Obolonye i and сaptured a bridgehead on its western bank, after which he repelled German counterattacks. In those battles, Papulov personally destroyed about 40 enemy soldiers and officers and machine gun crew " Semyon Papulov fall in battle on 6.11.43

another his photo from database

platoon commander Senior Sergeant I. Lapshin

Bridge across river Desna

Hero submachine gunner Urazbek Dairov

Dnepr

river Desna