Soviet Snipers on Volkhov Front

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Soviet Snipers on Volkhov Front
Here we see two Soviet snipers sheltering inside the ruins of a tank somewhere on the Volkhov Front, at some point late in 1942. The Volkhov Front was a Soviet army group that took part in the battles around Leningrad. The first version of the Front was destroyed in the spring of 1942 but it was reformed in the summer and took part in the battles to break the siege and its aftermath.
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (10 January 2025), Soviet Snipers on Volkhov Front , https://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_soviet_snipers_volkhov_front.html

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