01-17-2014, 06:51 PM
There is a problem with that however. If the majority of the photographs are dating from c1947-1951 the service personnel may very well not be in the same unit they were in during the war. There was a considerable reshuffling of forces when the Soviets demobilised in the months after the war.
Many service records show (officers especially) being moved to completely different units (even in totally different SSRs) soon after the end of hostilities.
Someone in the 4th Rifle Division or 1st Mechanised Brigade in 1948 would most likely not be serving with them constantly from May 1941.
War time photographs are something else.
Many service records show (officers especially) being moved to completely different units (even in totally different SSRs) soon after the end of hostilities.
Someone in the 4th Rifle Division or 1st Mechanised Brigade in 1948 would most likely not be serving with them constantly from May 1941.
War time photographs are something else.
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