The most dramatic event of the 20th century took millions of lives. Here are few people that we should be thankful for the great victory.
Pilots looking on
A sapper carrying an undetonated bomb
A worker building a river crossing
A soldier enjoying lunch at the front line
A soldier writing a letter home
A surviving soldier reuniting with his sisters
A tank driver on the lookout
Female aviation commander Yevdokia Bershanskaya posing in her plane
Tankmen standing at attention
A soldier receiving another award
19-year-old sniper Liza Mironova posing with her rifle
A soldier who fought from Stalingrad to Prague having a bite to eat
A machine gunner posing next to his gun
Famous sniper Valentina Kusanova posing with her rifle
Action shot from a battle near Leningrad
Locomotive driver Gulyam Gasanova posing next to her train
A gunman preparing for attack
A medical instructor posing in a field
A civilian patriot receiving a medal
A T-34 squad commander, participant of Kursk battle, smiling for the camera
A pilot posing with a Nazi jet that he shot down
A partisan Kuzma Zakharov
A alpine soldiers having a cigarette break after a long hike
A gunman in the Northern fleet posing with his gun
Fighter pilots posing for a photo
A young partisan hero with his father
Young war hero Vladimir Sokolov posing with a rifle
Stalingrad’s brothers in arms sharing a cigarette
Female sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko posing with her rifle
Civil defenders of Moscow marching on
A female worker preparing ammunition behind the lines
Marines posing on their boat
Camouflaged snipers scoping out the enemy
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