Gleb Vladimirovich Baklanov was a Soviet Army colonel general and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Baklanov, c. 1945
Baklanov greets First United States Army commander General Courtney Hodges
Baklanov saluting during the 1945 Moscow Victory Parade. To his left, carrying the banner of the 1st Ukrainian Front, is top air ace Alexander Pokryshkin.
13th Guards Rifle Division
The 13th Guards Poltava Order of Lenin Twice Red Banner Orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army that was highly decorated during World War II.
Soviet infantry in Stalingrad