Mikhail Prigozhin
Mikhail Prigozhin was born in the town of Shklov, Belorussian SSR in 1902. In July 1941 he was drafted to the Soviet Army and served as a photo correspondent of the army newspaper "Boevoy Natisk" of the 21st Army of the USSR. In the period 1943-44 Mikhail Prigozhin worked a lot on the Leningrad front, both during the blockade and during the breakthrough of the blockade of Leningrad and the liberation of the Leningrad region. Prigozhin went all the way through the war to Germany. He was awarded the Order of Patriotic War II degree, medals "For the Defense of Leningrad" and "For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945".
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Baltiysky vokzal blown up and destroyed by the Germans. Leningrad Front, USSR. 1943-1944
Baltiysky vokzal blown up and destroyed by the Germans. Leningrad Front, USSR. 1943-1944
Captured German soldiers and officers, taken prisoner of war near Leningrad. Leningrad, USSR. January 17, 1944
Captured German soldiers and officers, taken prisoner of war near Leningrad. Leningrad, USSR. January 17, 1944
Leningrad during the offensive. A group of captured German soldiers and officers. Leningrad, USSR. January 23, 1944
Leningrad during the offensive. A group of captured German soldiers and officers. Leningrad, USSR. January 23, 1944
Railroad bridge over Luga river blown up by the Germans during retreat. Leningrad Front, USSR. 1944
Railroad bridge over Luga river blown up by the Germans during retreat. Leningrad Front, USSR. 1944
Captured German soldiers and officers, taken prisoner of war near Leningrad. Leningrad, USSR. January 17, 1944
Captured German soldiers and officers, taken prisoner of war near Leningrad. Leningrad, USSR. January 17, 1944
Long-range heavy German 305-mm gun fired at Leningrad and captured by the Soviet troops near Krasnoye Selo. Leningrad Front, USSR. 1944
Long-range heavy German 305-mm gun fired at Leningrad and captured by the Soviet troops near Krasnoye Selo. Leningrad Front, USSR. 1944
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Major Pokryshev P.A. visiting writer Tikhonov N.A. Leningrad Front, USSR. January 1944
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Major Pokryshev P.A. visiting writer Tikhonov N.A. Leningrad Front, USSR. January 1944
Fireworks in Leningrad. Leningrad, USSR. January 27, 1944
Fireworks in Leningrad. Leningrad, USSR. January 27, 1944
Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General Trubachev V.A.. His unit was the first to rush into Gatchina. Leningrad Front, USSR. 1944
Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General Trubachev V.A.. His unit was the first to rush into Gatchina. Leningrad Front, USSR. 1944
The Germans set up a cemetery of their soldiers and officers in the liberated Pushkin, near the Alexander Palace destroyed by the fascist barbarians. Leningrad Front, USSR. 1944
The Germans set up a cemetery of their soldiers and officers in the liberated Pushkin, near the Alexander Palace destroyed by the fascist barbarians. Leningrad Front, USSR. 1944
In the liberated Pushkin. The Catherine Palace barbarously destroyed by the Nazis. Pushkin, Leningrad Front, USSR. 1944
In the liberated Pushkin. The Catherine Palace barbarously destroyed by the Nazis. Pushkin, Leningrad Front, USSR. 1944
Gatchina, liberated from the Germans. Burning houses set on fire by the Nazis on the Red Street, renamed in Stuttgartstrasse by the Germans. Leningrad Front, USSR. 1944
Gatchina, liberated from the Germans. Burning houses set on fire by the Nazis on the Red Street, renamed in Stuttgartstrasse by the Germans. Leningrad Front, USSR. 1944
Colonel F. Burmistrov, commander of the Gatchina Rifle Division. Burmistrov's division was one of the first to break into Gatchina. Gatchina, USSR. 1944
Colonel F. Burmistrov, commander of the Gatchina Rifle Division. Burmistrov's division was one of the first to break into Gatchina. Gatchina, USSR. 1944
On the way to the retreat of the Germans near Gatchina. Burning houses set on fire by the Nazis. Leningrad Front, USSR. 1944
On the way to the retreat of the Germans near Gatchina. Burning houses set on fire by the Nazis. Leningrad Front, USSR. 1944
Sergeant V.M. Ippalitov's heavy gun firing at retreating Germans. Leningrad Front, USSR. 1943
Sergeant V.M. Ippalitov's heavy gun firing at retreating Germans. Leningrad Front, USSR. 1943
Leningrad partisans, who fought behind the German frontline for over 2 years, returning to Leningrad. Leningrad, USSR. 1944
Leningrad partisans, who fought behind the German frontline for over 2 years, returning to Leningrad. Leningrad, USSR. 1944
Leningrad partisans, who fought behind the German front lines for over 2 years, returning to Leningrad. Leningrad, USSR. 1944
Leningrad partisans, who fought behind the German front lines for over 2 years, returning to Leningrad. Leningrad, USSR. 1944
The liberated land. The Narva area, Leningrad Front, USSR. 1944
The liberated land. The Narva area, Leningrad Front, USSR. 1944
Gatchina liberated from the Germans. The Gatchina Gates and Avenue 25 of October. Gatchina, USSR. 1944
Gatchina liberated from the Germans. The Gatchina Gates and Avenue 25 of October. Gatchina, USSR. 1944
In the liberated Pushkin. A poster of the German commandant on the bars of the Catherine's Park, threatening to shoot the inhabitants if they are in this area. Pushkin, USSR. 1944
In the liberated Pushkin. A poster of the German commandant on the bars of the Catherine's Park, threatening to shoot the inhabitants if they are in this area. Pushkin, USSR. 1944
A German heavy tank 'Tiger' captured by Soviet troops. Leningrad Front, USSR. 1943
A German heavy tank 'Tiger' captured by Soviet troops. Leningrad Front, USSR. 1943
Prisoners. Leningrad Front, USSR. January 17, 1944
Prisoners. Leningrad Front, USSR. January 17, 1944
The Pavlovsk palace set on fire by German barbarians in liberated Pavlovsk. Pavlovsk, USSR. 1944
The Pavlovsk palace set on fire by German barbarians in liberated Pavlovsk. Pavlovsk, USSR. 1944
The building of the German commandant's office in Gatchina on the Red Street, surrounded by wire. Place of German torture and atrocities on the remaining civilians of the town. Gatchina, USSR. 1944
The building of the German commandant's office in Gatchina on the Red Street, surrounded by wire. Place of German torture and atrocities on the remaining civilians of the town. Gatchina, USSR. 1944
Corpses of tortured Red Army soldiers found in Gatchina prisoner-of-war camp. Gatchina, USSR. 1944
Corpses of tortured Red Army soldiers found in Gatchina prisoner-of-war camp. Gatchina, USSR. 1944
Gatchina prisoner-of-war camp. Gatchina, USSR. 1944
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