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1. Hungary. 1945. 19 soldiers, the dog and the puppy.
2. Presumably 829th artillery reconnaissance division
3. 829th artillery reconnaissance division 1943-1944. Note the variety of caps -pilotkas, ushankas. regular caps.
4. Early paratrooper badge 1932-1940
5. Smiling soviet soldiers - not very common
6. The ''paratrooper'' in 1943 with 829th artillery reconnaissance division
7. He with his friends - all three are on photo #3 in the middle.
8. One of them.
Note NR-40 trench knife, very likely with the plexiglass grip.
Thanks for sharing.
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Great pic's
Semper Fi
Phil
Good question
This is a reverse of the photograph#6
I believe ОАРАД stands for Army artillery recon division (Отдельный армейский разведывательный артиллерийский дивизион)
OK! It is all clear now.
ДИВИЗИОН ≠ ДИВИЗИЯ
ДИВИЗИЯ - Division. A relatively large military formation comprised of several regiments, plus other units.
ДИВИЗИОН - A military unit roughly the size of a battalion. "Russian military dictionary: English-Russian, Russian-English" from 1945 translates OARAD as "Separate Army Observation Battalion".
I like the Order of the Red Star shown on several uniforms.
I have one myself from (I think) late '44 or early '45 - I intend to get it researched next year along with my Order of the Patriotic War ('43).
Nick
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