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Alexei Yeremenko, junior political officer of the 18th Army's 220th regiment, rousing his soldiers to join the attack at the village of Khorosheye near Lugansk. Yeremenko died in that very battle but this picture of him was to become one of the Second World War's most iconic images.
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Alexei Yeremenko, junior political officer of the 18th Army's 220th regiment, rousing his soldiers to join the attack at the village of Khorosheye near Lugansk. Yeremenko died in that very battle but this picture of him was to become one of the Second World War's most iconic images.
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Soviet artillery attack retreating German troops during the offensive in Donbass.
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Soviet artillery attack retreating German troops during the offensive in Donbass.
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Soviet troops defuse shells near Lugansk as part of the offensive in Donbass.
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Soviet troops defuse shells near Lugansk as part of the offensive in Donbass.
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Miners laying down a road for Soviet forces near Lugansk.
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Miners laying down a road for Soviet forces near Lugansk.
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Soviet troops redeploying after a successful offensive in Donbass.
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Soviet troops redeploying after a successful offensive in Donbass.
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An artillery unit of the South-eastern Front holds a party meeting during a calm period between the battles.
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An artillery unit of the South-eastern Front holds a party meeting during a calm period between the battles.
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Paramon Kurkin, squadron commander of the 15th cossack militia division, and his son Mihkail Kurkin, who took part in the battle for Donbass.
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Paramon Kurkin, squadron commander of the 15th cossack militia division, and his son Mihkail Kurkin, who took part in the battle for Donbass.
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Troops of the Southern Front return to their unit after a scouting mission.
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Troops of the Southern Front return to their unit after a scouting mission.
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People in the village of Donets greet soviet servicemen liberating the land from the Nazis, as the Red Army moves towards Kharkov.
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People in the village of Donets greet soviet servicemen liberating the land from the Nazis, as the Red Army moves towards Kharkov.
