Soviet troops fighting in the ruins of the factory 'Red October', Stalingrad, Russia, Oct 1942; note PPSh-41 submachine guns, and a soldier who had just been shot

Caption     Soviet troops fighting in the ruins of the factory 'Red October', Stalingrad, Russia, Oct 1942; note PPSh-41 submachine guns, and a soldier who had just been shot ww2dbase
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Identification Code   Bild 183-R74189
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Battle of Stalingrad   Main article  Photos  
PPSh-41   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 800 x 539 pixels
Photos at Same Place Stalingrad, Russia
Added By C. Peter Chen
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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. sean says:
16 Aug 2016 05:30:03 AM

soviet soldier on the back right has an mp40 german submachine gun
2. Anonymous says:
21 Mar 2017 09:55:11 PM

I noticed that the soviet soldier on the top right is holding an MP40 and not a ppsh

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