The 40th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad (July 17, 1942-February 2, 1943), one of the mot important and crucial general engagements of World War II and the Great Patriotic War. Photo: Veteran worker Alexandra Chernova stayed in besieged Stalingrad, now Volgograd.25.06.1982#6704179
Volgograd, formerly Stalingrad. Photo: The Eternal Flame at a common grave of the defenders of Stalingrad on Fallen Fighters Square.19.07.1964#5951207
The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Photo: The damaged Reichstag building after the capture of Berlin by Soviet forces.05.05.1945#5974120
The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Liberating Austria from Nazi invaders. Soviet soldiers deploy an artillery system on Maria Theresa Square near Hofburg Palace in Vienna.13.04.1945#8655782
The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Liberation of Ukraine from the Nazi invaders. German soldiers captured during the Chernigov-Pripyat offensive operation.21.09.1943#8682729
The defense of Stalingrad (July 17, 1942-February 2, 1943) during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Photo: A medical instructor helps a wounded soldier leave a damaged building.22.10.1942#5643753
The Great Patriotic War, 1941-1945. Bryansk Front. Wehrmacht graves following the counter-offensive near Moscow.01.02.1942#8659605
