Twelve of the top snipers from the Soviet Third Army, 1st Belarussian Front, May 1945. Note the modified Mosin-Nagant rifles and PU 3.5x series fixed power scopes.

Caption     Twelve of the top snipers from the Soviet Third Army, 1st Belarussian Front, May 1945. Note the modified Mosin-Nagant rifles and PU 3.5x series fixed power scopes. ww2dbase
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Photos on Same Day 4 May 1945
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
5 Jul 2021 09:27:32 PM

Seen in this photo are:
Top Row: Senior Non-Commissioned Officer N.P. Оbuchovskaya (64 kills), Non-Commissioned Officer А.R. Belyakova (24 kills).
Second Row: 2nd Lieutenant N.P. Belobrova (70 kills), Lieutenant N.А. Lobkovskaya (89 kills), 2nd Lieutenant V.I. Аrtamonova, Senior Non-Commissioned Officer М.G. Zubchenkо (24 kills).
Third Row: 2nd Lieutenant Е.К. Zibovskaya (24 kills), a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer К.F. Мarinkina (79 kills), Senior Non-Commissioned Officer О.S. Маrjenkina (70 kills).
Bottom Row: Senior Non-Commissioned Officer V.N. Stepanova (20 kills), Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Y.P. Belousova (80 kills) Senior Non-Commissioned Officer А.Е. Vinogradova (83 kills).

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