Japanese soldiers in Mongolia Area, China, 1939; note captured Soviet DP machine gunMongolian DP machine gun crew, Battle of Khalkhin Gol, Mongolia Area, China, 1939Soviet troops in a trench in Leningrad, Russia, 1 Sep 1941; note DP machine gunRussian soldier dressed in SN-42 body armor, wielding a Degtyaryov Pekhotny
Japanese soldiers in Mongolia Area, China, 1939; note captured Soviet DP machine gunMongolian DP machine gun crew, Battle of Khalkhin Gol, Mongolia Area, China, 1939Soviet troops in a trench in Leningrad, Russia, 1 Sep 1941; note DP machine gunRussian soldier dressed in SN-42 body armor, wielding a Degtyaryov Pekhotny 'DP' light machine gun, date unknown
Soviet soldier with DP machine gun, date unknownRussian soldiers fighting with a Degtyaryov Pekhotny Soviet infantrymen, 1943Chinese troops with BAR, ZB vz. 26, and Degtyaryov Pekhotny machine guns, 1940s
Soviet soldier with DP machine gun, date unknownRussian soldiers fighting with a Degtyaryov Pekhotny 'DP' light machine gun and a PPSh-41 submachine gun, circa 1943-1945Soviet infantrymen, 1943Chinese troops with BAR, ZB vz. 26, and Degtyaryov Pekhotny machine guns, 1940s
Three Soviet soldiers taking a break from fighting while a fourth stood guard, Byelorussia, 1 Apr 1944Troops of Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front fighting in Budapest, Hungary, 5 Feb 1945Russian troops fighting in Berlin, Germany, circa Apr-May 1945; note Mosin-Nagant M1944 Carbine and Degtyaryov Pekhotny Private First Class Julias Van Den Stock of Company A, 32nd Regimental Combat Team, US 7th Infantry Division with M1 or M2 Carbine with captured Communist Chinese DP light machine gun on Hill 902, near Ip-Tong, Korea, 25 Apr 1951
Three Soviet soldiers taking a break from fighting while a fourth stood guard, Byelorussia, 1 Apr 1944Troops of Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front fighting in Budapest, Hungary, 5 Feb 1945Russian troops fighting in Berlin, Germany, circa Apr-May 1945; note Mosin-Nagant M1944 Carbine and Degtyaryov Pekhotny 'DP' light machine gunPrivate First Class Julias Van Den Stock of Company A, 32nd Regimental Combat Team, US 7th Infantry Division with M1 or M2 Carbine with captured Communist Chinese DP light machine gun on Hill 902, near Ip-Tong, Korea, 25 Apr 1951
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