Soviet soldiers in the field with Maxim M1910 heavy machine gun and PPSh-41 submachine gun, northern Caucasus region, Russia, 1942-1943

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Caption     Soviet soldiers in the field with Maxim M1910 heavy machine gun and PPSh-41 submachine gun, northern Caucasus region, Russia, 1942-1943 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Russia
Date  1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 432 x 293 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
28 May 2012 12:08:02 PM

FIGHTING THE HATED FASCIST INVADERS:

LET'S TAKE A LOOK, IS THIS A REAL COMBAT ACTION PHOTOGRAPH, OR A STAGED PROPAGANDA PHOTO? LOOKS LIKE A DO OR DIE SITUATION AND KEEP FIGHTING TO THE END.

MY QUESTION IS THE INCOMING EXPLODING TO THE LEFT OF THE BRAVE SOVIET TROOPS, I'M REALLY SURPRISED SHRAPNEL HASN'T HIT ANYONE OF THEM SHRAPNEL CAN BE JUST AS DEADLY AS BULLETS, THIS IS ONLY MY GUESS...

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