During World War II, Red Army soldiers stationed in leningrad's Baltic Fleet.
From September 9, 1941 to January 27, 1944, a famous battle broke out in Leningrad, the Battle of Leningrad.
The cannons of the Baltic Fleet, always on guard.
Red Army soldiers armed with Bobosha submachine guns, dressed in white uniforms.
Red Army soldiers checking road strips.
Armed guards guarding the Winter Palace.
During the siege of Leningrad, all artifacts were transferred to the lower floors of the Hermitage, as military experts believed that the walls and arches on the lower floors would be able to withstand air raids and shelling from Nazi forces. In the end, the Hermitage did suffer major damage, especially the windows were mostly damaged. Although damaged during World War II, the Winter Palace was restored after the war.
With binoculars in hand, be vigilant at all times.
Observation posts at heights.
Naval soldier on a warship.
Hero of the Soviet Air War A. Stepanov。
A gunner who loads shells.
Torpedo gunner on the submarine.
The Red Army cleared the shells.
Observers on the embankment.
Soldiers armed with automatic rifles, guarding the Kirov Bridge.
Anti-aircraft machine guns were pointed at the sky.
Sentries on the neva embankment. During the Battle of Leningrad, 500,000 soldiers in Nazi Germany were killed or missing, 3.5 million soldiers in the Soviet Union were killed or missing, and more than 1 million citizens of Leningrad died. The Battle of Leningrad was the longest besieged, most destructive, and deadliest siege of major cities in recent history.