Partisan Photographs

Partisan Photographs

Partisan Photographs

Belarusian partisan in a forest dugout with his family, 1944

Belarusian partisan in a forest dugout with his family, 1944

Four women partisans in liberated Minsk, 1944

Four women partisans in liberated Minsk, 1944

The commanding officer of the 5th partisans' brigade hero of the Soviet Union K.D. Kamritskiy is awarding the priest of the Porokhov region F.A. Puzanov with a medal

The commanding officer of the 5th partisans' brigade hero of the Soviet Union K.D. Kamritskiy is awarding the priest of the Porokhov region F.A. Puzanov with a medal "The Partisan of the Second World War"

An Orthodox priest directs partisans in Belarus

Polish resistance fighters Wojciech Omyla, Juliusz Bogdan Deczkowski, and Tadeusz Milewski in captured German uniforms and Kar98k rifles, Warsaw, Poland, 5 Aug 1944.

Polish resistance fighters Wojciech Omyla, Juliusz Bogdan Deczkowski, and Tadeusz Milewski in captured German uniforms and Kar98k rifles, Warsaw, Poland, 5 Aug 1944.

Polish resistance fighters Wlodzimierz Denkowski (with Thompson submachine gun), Lech Zubrzycki, Jan Baginski, and Zygmunt Siennicki (with MP35 submachine gun), Warsaw, Poland, circa 11 Aug 1944

Polish resistance fighters Wlodzimierz Denkowski (with Thompson submachine gun), Lech Zubrzycki, Jan Baginski, and Zygmunt Siennicki (with MP35 submachine gun), Warsaw, Poland, circa 11 Aug 1944

The commander of the Russian guerrilla unit Petrov and his men.

The commander of the Russian guerrilla unit Petrov and his men.

Partisan Mironov, nicknamed

Partisan Mironov, nicknamed "Beard" in the forests of Smolensk

Russian Jewish partisans

Russian Jewish partisans

Jewish partisans in Vilna.

Jewish partisans in Vilna.

L6/40 captured by Jugoslav partisans

Ukrainian partisans

Ukrainian partisans

Bulgarian partisans

Bulgarian partisans

A Soviet army instructor trains partisans in the use of grenades. Soviet Union

A Soviet army instructor trains partisans in the use of grenades. Soviet Union

Pro-Soviet partisans, part of the Polish People's Army (AL), during a visit from General

Pro-Soviet partisans, part of the Polish People's Army (AL), during a visit from General "Rola" Zymierski (standing, third from left) in German-occupied Poland. Parczew Forest (around Lublin), Poland, 1943.

Soviet partisans take on the village to dirve away a German punitive expedition.

Soviet partisans take on the village to dirve away a German punitive expedition.

Albanian partisans 1944

Albanian partisans 1944

The son leaving the village home to join partisans bids farewell to his mother.

The son leaving the village home to join partisans bids farewell to his mother.

A selection of images of Partisan forces from the Second World War

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A Soviet army instructor trains partisans in the use of grenades. Soviet Union

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A Soviet army instructor trains partisans in the use of grenades. Soviet Union

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