1st Ukrainian Front
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The 1st Ukrainian Front, previously the Voronezh Front, was a major formation of the Red Army during World War II, being equivalent to a Western army group. They took part in the capture of Berlin, th
Alexander Pokryshkin (center) carrying the standard of the 1st Ukrainian Front at the 1945 Moscow Victory Parade.
1st Ukrainian Front Standard for Victory Parade - at the Central Armed Forces Museum in Moscow
Russia Lt Charles Thau (center) behind the handshake, 25 April 1945
Alexander Pokryshkin
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Alexander Ivanovich Pokryshkin was a Soviet fighter pilot in World War II, and later a marshal of aviation. He was one of the highest-scoring Soviet aces, and the highest-scoring pilot ever to fly an
1st Ukrainian Front
…1st Ukrainian Front Alexander Pokryshkin (center) carrying the standard of the 1st Ukrainian Front at the 1945 Moscow Victory Parade. Active 1943–1945 Country Soviet Union Branch Red Army Type…
Pokryshkin in 1943
Vocational school student Pokryshkin c. 1930.
Pokryshkin in 1940.
Pokryshkin in early 1945