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An American Lockheed P-38 Lightning heavy twin-engine fighter with fuel tanks at an airfield near Poltava. USSR (Ukraine). Before June 22, 1944.The photo was taken before one of the most successful bombing raids of the German Luftwaffe on the night of June 22, 1944

An American Lockheed P-38 Lightning heavy twin-engine fighter with fuel tanks at an airfield near Poltava. USSR (Ukraine). Before June 22, 1944.The photo was taken before one of the most successful bombing raids of the German Luftwaffe on the night of June 22, 1944
An American Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" bomber at an airfield near Poltava. Poltava, USSR (Ukraine). Before 22 June 1944.On the front of the plane is a drawing with the inscription Yankee Doodle. The photo was taken before one of the most successful bombing raids of the German Luftwaffe on the night of 22nd June 1944. According to official records, 43 B-17 Fortresses were destroyed or damaged beyond repair and 26 Fortresses were badly damaged but repairable.German Pantera medium tanks (PzKpfw V Panter). Near Poltava, USSR (Ukraine). 1943
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Photos from collection Surviving unknown negatives by Fedor Levshin

Battleship “Sevastopol”. Black Sea Fleet. 1946

Battleship “Sevastopol”. Black Sea Fleet. 1946

Battleship “Sevastopol”. Black Sea Fleet. 1946

Battleship “Sevastopol”. Black Sea Fleet. 1946

Guards Colonel Morozov gives instructions to unit commanders before going out on a march. Harbin District, China. October 1945

Guards Colonel Morozov gives instructions to unit commanders before going out on a march. Harbin District, China. October 1945

Staff training in the rifle unit. At the entrance to the unit inscription - Glory to the Great Stalin. Harbin District, China. October 1945

Staff training in the rifle unit. At the entrance to the unit inscription - Glory to the Great Stalin. Harbin District, China. October 1945

Formation training classes. Division Senior Lieutenant MV Tyurin. Manchuria. September 1945

Formation training classes. Division Senior Lieutenant MV Tyurin. Manchuria. September 1945

Art Battery Lieutenant NA Solovyov at the lessons. Changchun, Manchuria. September 7, 1945

Art Battery Lieutenant NA Solovyov at the lessons. Changchun, Manchuria. September 7, 1945

Parade of Soviet Army troops. Harbin, China. September, 1945

Parade of Soviet Army troops. Harbin, China. September, 1945

Public gathering. Harbin, China. September 1945

Public gathering. Harbin, China. September 1945

The city airfield is cleared of Japanese aircraft. Changchun, Manchuria. September 7, 1945

The city airfield is cleared of Japanese aircraft. Changchun, Manchuria. September 7, 1945

The first salute of the capital's batteries to the heroes of Orel and Belgorod. Moscow, USSR (Russia). 1943

The first salute of the capital's batteries to the heroes of Orel and Belgorod. Moscow, USSR (Russia). 1943

The first fighter pilots who flew near Konigsberg. The border of East Prussia, Belorussian Front. 1944

The first fighter pilots who flew near Konigsberg. The border of East Prussia, Belorussian Front. 1944

On the Hungarian border. The 2nd Ukrainian Front, Hungary. 1944

On the Hungarian border. The 2nd Ukrainian Front, Hungary. 1944

On the Hungarian border. The 2nd Ukrainian Front, Hungary. 1944

On the Hungarian border. The 2nd Ukrainian Front, Hungary. 1944

On the border of East Prussia. 1944

On the border of East Prussia. 1944

A German Tiger medium tank (Pz IV Ausf H) on the border of East Prussia, Belorussian Front. 1944

A German Tiger medium tank (Pz IV Ausf H) on the border of East Prussia, Belorussian Front. 1944

A burned German medium tank PzKpfw V Panter with number 315 on the turret. On the border of East Prussia, Belorussian Front. 1944

A burned German medium tank PzKpfw V Panter with number 315 on the turret. On the border of East Prussia, Belorussian Front. 1944

Attack of Major General Baklanov's division. Belgorod direction, Voronezh Front, USSR (Russia). July 1943

Attack of Major General Baklanov's division. Belgorod direction, Voronezh Front, USSR (Russia). July 1943

Tank unit on the march. A unit of Colonel Akhrimenko's Guards. Voronezh front, USSR (Russia). 1943

Tank unit on the march. A unit of Colonel Akhrimenko's Guards. Voronezh front, USSR (Russia). 1943

Before crossing the Hungarian border. The 2nd Ukrainian Front, Hungary, near Arad. 1944

Before crossing the Hungarian border. The 2nd Ukrainian Front, Hungary, near Arad. 1944

Colonel M. Kiselev, commander of the unit, with battalion commanders Major A. Chernyakhovsky and A. Nedobezhkin, summarising the results of the battle. Prokhorovsky bridgehead, Voronezh Front, USSR (Russia). 1943

Colonel M. Kiselev, commander of the unit, with battalion commanders Major A. Chernyakhovsky and A. Nedobezhkin, summarising the results of the battle. Prokhorovsky bridgehead, Voronezh Front, USSR (Russia). 1943

All from collection Surviving unknown negatives by Fedor Levshin

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