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Pictured: The harrowing images taken by an iconic Soviet photographer who spent 1,418 days capturing horrors of WWII which helped prove Nazi atrocities
« on: April 03, 2017, 05:07:32 pm »
Largely photos of the Eastern Front and conquering of Germany.

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Pictured: The harrowing images taken by an iconic Soviet photographer who spent 1,418 days capturing horrors of WWII which helped prove Nazi atrocities

    Photographer Yevgeny Khaldei spent 1,418 days chronicling the horrors he witnessed during World War Two
    He is best known for his image of soldiers unfurling a large Soviet flag on the roof-edge of the Reichstag
    His daughter, Anna Khaldei, has now regained possession of his negatives after a 15-year court battle
    She is now preparing to bring them to Moscow and open an exhibition that includes previously unseen shots

By Thomas Burrows for MailOnline

Published: 07:31 EDT, 3 April 2017 | Updated: 12:09 EDT, 3 April 2017

   
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During World War Two, Soviet photographer Yevgeny Khaldei never parted with his camera and spent 1,418 days chronicling the horrors he witnessed.

He is best known for his iconic image of soldiers unfurling a large Soviet flag on the roof-edge of the Reichstag after the Red Army took control of the seat of Nazi power on May 2, 1945.

Khaldei was sent out to take pictures of World War Two - in this picture Soviet soldiers repel a German attack nearby Murmansk, in northwestern Russia. German forces in Finnish territory launched an offensive against the city in 1941 as part of Operation Silver Fox, and Murmansk suffered extensive destruction. However, fierce Soviet resistance and harsh local weather conditions along with the bad terrain prevented the Germans from capturing the city. For the rest of the war, Murmansk served as a transit point for weapons and other supplies entering the Soviet Union from other Allied nations

Pilots of the 46 Female Taman aviation regiment - they were named the 'Night Witches,' an all-female squadron of bomber pilots who ran thousands of daring bombing raids with little more than wooden planes and the cover of night

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Many more photos.
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Re: Pictured: The harrowing images taken by an iconic Soviet photographer who spent 1,418 days capturing horrors of WWII which helped prove Nazi atrocities
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2017, 05:18:04 pm »
The "Night-witches" were fascinating.  Well worth reading about.  I think there's a book by that name also.
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Re: Pictured: The harrowing images taken by an iconic Soviet photographer who spent 1,418 days capturing horrors of WWII which helped prove Nazi atrocities
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2017, 05:20:52 pm »
Soviet atrocities were as bad or worse of course
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Re: Pictured: The harrowing images taken by an iconic Soviet photographer who spent 1,418 days capturing horrors of WWII which helped prove Nazi atrocities
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2017, 05:27:31 pm »
Quote from: geronl on April 03, 2017, 05:20:52 pm
Soviet atrocities were as bad or worse of course

Yes, that's what I thought as I scrolled through the photos: bad guys fighting bad guys.
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