JapanX Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 Yep. This famous parade of 1939 … "Blooming youth" they called it...
JapanX Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 Yes, they even shoot it in color! Video can be found here http://youtu.be/5CwcPsehKRg
JapanX Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 They even made a badge for participants of this parade!
JapanX Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 Only twice I saw this badge on the photos ... And both cavaliers were from NKVD
Rogi Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 Only twice I saw this badge on the photos ... And both cavaliers were from NKVD Diplomatic relations pretty cool badge and amazing footage Thanks for sharing it with us
JapanX Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) Back of this photo inscribed "На память своим дорогим родителям от их сына Самодурова Василия Ивановича Если любите то цените Он же вас не покинет вечно... Москва 1943 г./зима/ НКВД 3 год службы" "As a keepsake to my dear parents from their son Samodurov Vasiliy Ivanovich. If you love then appreciate. He will not forsake you forever ... Moscow 1943 / Winter/ NKVD 3rd year of service" Edited August 13, 2013 by JapanX
JapanX Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 Diplomatic relations pretty cool badge and amazing footage Thanks for sharing it with us Give me a sec - the most interesting part of this story is coming
JapanX Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) The story of second cavalier is very ineresting (and tragic) ... Here he is Edited August 13, 2013 by JapanX
JapanX Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 The story of second cavalier is very ineresting (and tragic) ... Here he is
JapanX Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 The full name of this cavalier is Loshkarev Konstantin Pavlovich (b. 1919 - 1942) In 1939 he was somewhere in this column
JapanX Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 Later he became rifleman of 1st MSP OMSBON NKVD USSR unit "Special" (стрелок 1-го МСП ОМСБОН НКВД СССР, отряд «Особые») On this photo he is on the right
JapanX Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 In march 1942 his sabotage-reconnaissance unit went behind the enemy lines somewhere near "Smolensk triangle". They never came back ... His last letter to his mother before the raid
JapanX Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 "Dear mother, I am alive and well. Please don`t worry if you won`t hear from me in the next 1,2-2 months ..." His mother
JapanX Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 Most likely he was killed in action (together with his comrades) June 30, 1942 shortly after crossing river Ressa on his way back ... Here you can see the place where he died
JapanX Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 Most likely it was 280 infantry division of Wehrmacht
JapanX Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 In 2006 on the riverside of Ressa search group found remains of soviet soldier. Next to him were found two german cartridge pouches full of 7,62-54 bullets, silencer “bramit” and two badges GTO 2nd class and “To participant of All-USSR athletes' parade of 1939”.
JapanX Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 Luckily GTO badge was numbered According to archive of "Dynamo" sport society badge 50405 was issued to Loshkarev Konstantin Pavlovich ...
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