Declassified photos of the Great Patriotic War
On June 22, 1941, on Sunday, Nazi Germany and its allies attacked the Soviet Union: 190 divisions, more than 4 thousand tanks, 47 thousand guns and mortars, about 4.5 thousand aircraft, up to 200 ships-a total of five million people.
In April 2015, the Russian Defense Ministry declassified unique photos, several of which date back to the first days of the Great Patriotic War. Previously, these personnel were in closed funds and were available only to archive employees and military specialists.
Photos: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Leningrad Military District (Northern Front).
Leningrad Military District (Northern Front).
Western Special Military District (Western Front).
Kiev Special Military District (South-Western Front).
9th Army, Southern Front.
Baltic Special Military District (North-Western Front).
Leningrad Military District (Northern Front).
Kiev Special Military District (South-Western Front).
Baltic Special Military District (North-Western Front).
Leningrad Military District (Northern Front).
Documents of the main command.
Kiev Special Military District (South-Western Front).
Kiev Special Military District (South-Western Front).
Documents of the main command.
Kiev Special Military District (South-Western Front).
9th Army, Southern Front.
Documents of the main command.
Baltic Special Military District (North-Western Front).
Western Special Military District (Western Front).
Leningrad Military District (Northern Front).
Documents of the main command.
Western Special Military District (Western Front).
9th Army, Southern Front.
Leningrad Military District (Northern Front).
Baltic Special Military District (North-Western Front).
Kiev Special Military District (South-Western Front).
Western Special Military District (Western Front).
9th Army, Southern Front.
Western Special Military District (Western Front).
Western Special Military District (Western Front).
Western Special Military District (Western Front).
Keywords: War | Russian Federation | History | Archive | World War II | Great Patriotic War | Photo archives