Personnel of the Soviet 88th International Brigade after field training, probably at Kerki, Turkmen SSR, Russia, 5 Oct 1943; note commanding officer Major General Zhou Baozhong and Kim Song-ju (later known as Kim Il-sung) in front row

Caption     Personnel of the Soviet 88th International Brigade after field training, probably at Kerki, Turkmen SSR, Russia, 5 Oct 1943; note commanding officer Major General Zhou Baozhong and Kim Song-ju (later known as Kim Il-sung) in front row ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
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Photo Size 800 x 555 pixels
Photos on Same Day 5 Oct 1943
Photos at Same Place Kerki, Turkmen, Russia
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  This anonymous work originating in Russia is in the public domain. Its copyright expired 70 years after the work was made available to the public.

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1. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
12 May 2021 07:18:37 AM

Front row, left to right:
N. S. Batalin, Russian
Li Zhaolin (aka. Zhang Shoujian), Chinese
Wang Yizhi (wife of Zhou Baozhong), Chinese
Major General Zhou Baozhong (husband of Wang Yizhi), Chinese
Kim Song-ju (aka. Kim Il-sung), Korean
Timofei Nikitovich Shirinsky, Russian

Second row, left to right:
Zhang Guangdi, Chinese
Feng Zhongyun, Chinese
Wang Xiaoming, Chinese
Wang Minggui, Chinese
Peng Shilu, Chinese

Third row, left to right:
Yang Qinghai, Chinese
Seo Cheol, Korean
Kang Shin-tae, Korean
Kim Gwang-hyup, Korean
Sui Changqing, Chinese

Rear row, left to right:
Ahn Gil, Korean
Park Deok-san, Korean
Choi Yong-jin, Korean
Tao Yufeng, Chinese
Kim Kyung-seok, Korean

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