Soviet troops at Smolensk, Russia, 1 Jul 1941; note PPSh-41 and Mosin-Nagant weaponsIvan Konev, Mikhail Sholokhov, Alexander Fadeyev, Petrov, and others, Smolensk, Russia, circa Aug 1941A Soviet soldier teaching partisan fighters how to operate a Browning Hi-Power handgun, near Smolensk, Russia, 23 Aug 1941Machine gunners of Soviet 20th Army on the Dnieper River near Dorogobuzh, Russia, 1 Sep 1941
Soviet troops at Smolensk, Russia, 1 Jul 1941; note PPSh-41 and Mosin-Nagant weaponsIvan Konev, Mikhail Sholokhov, Alexander Fadeyev, Petrov, and others, Smolensk, Russia, circa Aug 1941A Soviet soldier teaching partisan fighters how to operate a Browning Hi-Power handgun, near Smolensk, Russia, 23 Aug 1941Machine gunners of Soviet 20th Army on the Dnieper River near Dorogobuzh, Russia, 1 Sep 1941
Troops of Soviet 144th Division on the move northwest of Vyazma, Russia, 1 Mar 1943; note ZiS-3 field gun barely visible, being towed by the horsesGerman discovery of the Katyn mass grave, Smolensk Oblast, Russia, Apr 1943, photo 1 of 2German discovery of the Katyn mass grave, Smolensk Oblast, Russia, Apr 1943, photo 2 of 2Exhumation of bodies of Polish officers, Katyn, Russia, 1943
Troops of Soviet 144th Division on the move northwest of Vyazma, Russia, 1 Mar 1943; note ZiS-3 field gun barely visible, being towed by the horsesGerman discovery of the Katyn mass grave, Smolensk Oblast, Russia, Apr 1943, photo 1 of 2German discovery of the Katyn mass grave, Smolensk Oblast, Russia, Apr 1943, photo 2 of 2Exhumation of bodies of Polish officers, Katyn, Russia, 1943
Soviet A-19 field gun being towed by a tractor in the village of Izvekova, Russia, 1 Mar 1943; note Kazan Church in background
Soviet A-19 field gun being towed by a tractor in the village of Izvekova, Russia, 1 Mar 1943; note Kazan Church in background


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