Russian Language WWII Photo Archive

[Gamburd]

I discovered this Russian WWII Photo Archive; the text is only in the Russian language, but I know some of you know Russian, so it may be of use to you:

http://victory.rusarchives.ru/index.php

 

[Shurek]

That is a really nice find, Gamburd. Thanks for the link!

 

[Luther]

wow, I do not speak Russian but the amount of photos is breathtaking. Great find

 

[Capt.Marion]

wow, I do not speak Russian but the amount of photos is breathtaking. Great find

+1

There are some real neat photos, too! I am surprised at the number of mounted troops the Russkies had!



EDIT: Some very interesting pics from what I presume was the Russo-Japanese war, unless the Russians went into combat against the Japanese during WWII?

 

[Lt_Kettch]

Russians declared war on Japan in the summer 1945.

 

[Shurek]

More specifically the Sovs declared war on Japan on 8 August - the A-bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on 5 August and then on Nagasaki, 9 August. The Japanese accepted surrender terms on 14 August. There was some combat action between the two during that 6 day window of time, mostly in Manchuria and Mongolia. I'll say nothing of the Kuril Islands lest this turn into a political discussion. IIRC, technically speaking, Japan and Russia have not signed a peace treaty ending WWII because of their dispute over the status of four islands in the chain.

EDIT: Small correction to the above info. The Soviet Union and Japan did sign a separate joint declaration in 1956 ending hostilities and restoring diplomatic relations, however, they still have not signed a formal peace treaty officially "ending the war".

 

[Trendkill]

Really wish I could understand the language so I could know exactly what I'm looking at

 

[LukeFF]

EDIT: Some very interesting pics from what I presume was the Russo-Japanese war, unless the Russians went into combat against the Japanese during WWII?

There was also the Klalkin-Gol conflict in the 1930s.

 

[Bolt]

EDIT: Some very interesting pics from what I presume was the Russo-Japanese war, unless the Russians went into combat against the Japanese during WWII?

This particular page is about combat in Manchuria
http://victory.rusarchives.ru/index.php?p=32&sec_id=40

 

[Sined]

babel fish to translate webpage

babel fish to translate webpage

nice find
try using babel fish to transalate
heres a Russ to Eng translate of one group
http://au.babelfish.yahoo.com/trans...ives.ru/index.php&lp=ru_en&btnTrUrl=Translate

Enjoy

 

[Bluehawk]

I like this one.

"Самурайские флаги в руках советских бойцов" - "Samurai flags in the hands of Soviet fighters."