Russian marines: Vladimir Ivashov and Nikolai Ganzyuk hoisting the Russian Marine flag on the highest point of Kerch city – Mount Mithridates after the expulsion of the Nazi invaders. Crimea.
Finally Kerch was liberated from invaders April 11, 1944 by the forces of Russian naval infantry. In October – November 1943, the Nazis conducted a forced evacuation of the population of Kerch and its environs. At the time of the release of Kerch in the city there were only 30 inhabitants.
Photography Location: Kerch, Crimea
Date: April 11, 1944
Author: Eugene Chaldey