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First of all again sorry for a long pause in updates. Now the reason for those was my business with some other projects. For example in getting copies of German aerial photographs. Also I need to perform coordination of different kinds of archival research work. (Some results of this activities you can see in my Raw materials section)

Besides this it seems now I'm involved into another huge project devoted to the 65th anniversary of the Great Victory. Can't say more right now, but you'll defnietely will learn its results. Can't be sure if I can make any serious updates before May 2010.

As usual, any your help both financial and moral is much appreciated!

January 30, 2010

Important note!

Right now Russian copyright law changed and libraries refuse to make digital copies of the sources published later than in 1938. But even taking into account this sad fact I hope in the future to upload more unique materials, which I collected in the past years.

Be sure, they are more than enough for making monthly updates for 100 years of hard work....

Alex aka AMVAS

June 22, 2009

My mailbox address was changed to

amvas73@narod.ru

Sorry for such a long pause, caused mostly by enormous number of work at my main working place and large interest to getting aerials, which we provide with my friend. Now trying to return into business.

First of all I worked out the new structure for my Maps section. This is caused by a large number of battle-schemes and maps presented in my collection, which needs more thorough structure. Hope with time to put much more images into this section. The old structure, which existed for many years doesn't satisfy modern criterias and thus will be replaced by the new one.

During rebuilding works it was found much schemes to be repaired. When I scanned them I hadn't enough powerfull instruments for reparing shadows and geometrical correction. So, now I was able to perform some graphic corrections. Many schemes were even rescanned at all.

Also it was found some bugs to be repaired in captions and links.

Regards

Alex

Galleries

• StuG III video added
• NI armored tractor video added
• KV-2 video added

Maps

• South-Western Direction 1941
  • Combat situation in the defense zone of the 5th Army by 3 AM
• South-Western Direction 1942
• Starting of the German offensive
• Southern Direction 1942
• Fights of the 46th Army in the course of the Caucasis defense
• Course of Mozdok - Malgobek defensive operation
• Western Direction 1942
• Course of the Velikiye Luki operation
• South-Western Direction 1944
• Defensive lines and troops positions
• Decision of the front commander
• Western Direction 1945
• Opponents assets prior to Sandomierz - Silesian operation
• Fortification of the Sandomierz bridgehead
• Course of operation and annihilation of German operative reserves
• Course of the Sandomierz - Silesian operation

I need to say sorry to visitors of my site for such a long pause in making updates.

Still can't become free enough for making changes here.

But I have one positive news for you! I'm involved in works for the site of the Ministry of Communication of Russian Federation devoted to the 65th anniversary of the Victory.

www.pobeda-info.ru

Right now it's in Russian, but as there are lots of multimedia information it'll be easier for you to use it.

So, you can find there (not all is uploaded yet):

• 600 German aerials of Soviet towns in the best quality;
• 40 German situation maps in the best quality;
• 400 Battle schemes from rare military Soviet books issued by the General Staff and Frunze Academy
• A large number of newsreels;
• Lots of photos;
• TsAMO documents (in work);
• Newspapers

Welcome everybody! hope this project to be developing in the future!

Regards

Alex

Maps

• Western Direction 1941
  • Breaking through enemy lines and following offensive of the 64th Naval Rifle Brigade
• Western Direction 1942
• Operations of the 82nd Rifle Division in Sychevka vicinity
• North-Western Direction 1943
• Artillery positions of the Leningrad Front
• Western Direction 1943
• Offensive of the 82nd Rifle Division against Smolensk
• South-Western Direction 1943
• Defeat of Belgorod group of the German troops
• Counter-ofensive of the Voronezh Front
• Annihilation of Borisovka group of German troops
• North-Western Direction 1944
  • Operations of the 82nd Rifle Division on approaches to Riga
  • Fights of a company for Salas strongpoint
• Western Direction 1944
• German counter strike from the backs of the 82nd Rifle Division on Berezina river
• Combat operations of the 516th Separate Tank Flamethrower Regiment in breaking through the enemy's defense - updated
• South-Western Direction 1945
• Attack of battalion tactic group agaisnt Tunskirche
• Other
  • Positions of German and soviet forces prior to the war

  ATTENTION!!! 35Mb size!

Maps

• South-Western Direction 1941
  • Plan for the defense of Kharkov
  • Course of defensive operations in Kharkov region
  • Kharkov defense
• North-Western Direction 1942
  • Fights of the 2/507th Rifle Regiment for Glazunova strongpoint
  • Defensive positions of German troops and decision of the 1/898th Rifle Regiment commander for fight Aug. 10
  • Fight of the 1/898 Rifle Regiment
• Western Direction 1943
  • Probing action of the 1/963rd Rifle Regiment
• South-Western Direction 1943
  • Fights of the 2/507th Rifle Regiment for Glazunova strongpoint
  • Operations of the 1st Tank, 18, 38th Armies in the course of the Zhitomir-Berdichev operation
  • Defensive fight of the 3/120th Rifle Regiment against German probing action
• Northern Direction 1944
  • Defense of the 1/396th Rifle Regiment in Bol'shoye Lesnoye lake area
• North-Western Direction 1944
• Crossing of the Drissa river by the 1/1119th Rifle Regiment
• Operation of the 1/1238 Rifle Regiment at Novgorod-Shimsk road
• Positions of the 360th Rifle Division on Jun. 17 and decision of the division commander for attack against Rovnoye and 1/1195th Rifle Regiment commander for attack on June 24
• Combat operations of the 1/1195th Rifle Regiment
• Fight of the 3/141st Guards rifle Regiment in a forest
• Defensive fight of the 2/22nd Guards Rifle Regiment
• Western Direction 1944
  • Fights of the Ski Battalion/17th Rifle Division
• South-Western Direction 1944
• Fights of the 1/871st Rifle Regiment
• Southern Direction 1944
• Operations of the 37th Army Mar. 21-23
• Disposition of the 37th Army in Odessa region by the end of Apr. 6
• Disposition of the 37th Army by morning Apr. 12
• Planned offensive of the 37th Army
• North-Western Direction 1945
  • Situation by 5 AM Feb. 20 and missions of the 213rd Guards Rifle Regiment
  • Fights of the 1/213 Guards Rifle Regiment from 11 h Feb. 20 until 16 h Feb. 21
  • Combat operations of the 1/917th Rifle Regiment/249th Estonian Rifle Division
• Western Direction 1945
• Course of operations of the 1st Battalion/50th Guards Rifle Regiment
• Course of operations of the 2nd Battalion/36th Guards Rifle Regiment
• Positions of Soviet troops by the end of Feb. 15 and Feb. 16
• Operations of the 1st Battalion/215th Guards Rifle Regiment

• Operations of the 2/290th Guards Rifle Regiment.

  a) Fights for Tschernitz & Weinberg

  b) Positions by morning Apr. 16

• Forced crossing of the Oder river by the 1/155th Guards Rifle Regiment
• Defensive fight of the 3/469th Rifle Regiment against one of groups of German troops trying to escape from Schneidemühl pocket

Formations

With the help of Skoblin translated summary report of the 9th Mechcorps June 22 - July 22 1941

Maps

• Western Direction 1941
  • Attacks against Smolensk of the 152nd Rifle Division
  • The initial engagement of the 19th Rifle Brigade vs. troops of the 160th Inf. Regt./360th Inf. Div.
• Western Direction 1943
  • Combat recon of the 47th Rifle Division
• South-Western Direction 1943
  • Fights of the 280th Rifle Division for the hill 253
  • Annihilation of German artillery column by advanced detachment of the 40th Guards Rifle Division
• Northern Direction 1944
  • Landing operation to the isles south from Vyborg
• North-Western Direction 1944
  • Operation of the 372nd Rifle Division at Novgorod-Shimsk road
  • Crossing of the Drissa river by the 332nd Rifle Division
• South-Western Direction 1944
  • Fights of the 3/865th Rifle Regiment vs. German regiment which crossed the road Stanislawow - Kolomyja
  • Fights of the 193rd Guards Rifle Regiment for Obetch area
  • Figths of the 871st Rifle Regiment on approaches to Smolník village in the course of East-Carpathian operation
  • Operation of the 2nd Battalion/1337 Mountain Rifle Regiment in Snina area
  • Fights of the 903rd Mountain Rifle Regiment for the hill 848
  • Combat recon of the 3rd Battalion/827th Rifle Regiment
• Southern Direction 1944
  • Fights for Tekia port
• North-Western Direction 1945
• The 208th Rifle Division in the course of Königsberg assault
• Western Direction 1945
• Forced crossing of the Oder river by the 52nd Guards Rifle Division
• South-Western Direction 1945
• Night fight of the 520th Rifle Regiment for the hill 574
• Fights of the 260th Guards Rifle Regiment for the hill 335
• Fights of the 155th Guards Rifle Regiment for strongpoint Predikov

Multimedia

Sorry for ignoring this section for a long time. Many links were broken since the last update. Hope now to fix much of them. Also many new links were added as well as Youtube records and clips.

Galleries

• BT-7A - 1 photo added
• Armored tractors - 1 photo added
• T-28 - 1 photo added
• T-28 details - much updates

Maps

• Western Direction 1941
  • Positions of the 43rd Army prior to German offensive
  • Fights of the 330th Rifle Division in Mikhailov town area
• Southern Direction 1941
  • Sevastopol fortifications 1941-42
  • The 1st assault of Sevastopol
• Western Direction 1942
• Breaking the Lama river defensive line by the troops of the 20th Army
• Fights of the 3th Tank corps in Kozelsk area
• Deployment of the 20th Army prior to offensive and its missions for the first two days of operation
• The initial engagement of the right wing of the Western front
• Operations of the 20th Army
• South-Western Direction 1942
• Course of operations of the Soviet troops (Kharkov area)
• The Don river crossing by troops of the 65th Army Nov. 18-25
• Operations of the 13th Tank Corps against attacking Kotelnikovo group of German troops
• Southern Direction 1942
  • Course of combat operations. Sevastopol. June 7-16'42
  • Course of combat operations. Sevastopol. June 17-July 3'42
• Western Direction 1943
  • Forced Desna river crossing by the 65th Army
  • Forced Dniepr crossing by the 65th Army
• South-Western Direction 1943
  • Operations of the 3rd Tank Corps Jan. 22-26
  • Defensive operations of the 19th Tank Corps July 7-10
  • Fights for Kiev
• North-Western Direction 1944
• Positions of troops on Oranienbaum bridgehead prior to offensive
• Liberation of Pskov
• Western Direction 1944
• Parrying German counter-attack in Warsaw vicinities
• Narew crossing by the 65th Army
• Planned offensive of the 11th Guards Army
• Course of operatios of the 11th Guards Army
• Decision of the 3rd Byelorussian Front and 11th Guards Army commanders for operations against Gumbinnen and Stallupönen groups of German troops
• Operations of the 11th Guards Army on Oct. 22
• South-Western Direction 1944
• Fights of the 3rd Tank Corps vs. LAH division
• Southern Direction 1944
• Operations of the 19th Tank Corps in Crimea
• North-Western Direction 1945
  • Planned offensive of the 11th Guards Army
  • Position of troops at the right wing of the 3rd Byelorussian Front
  • Course of operations of the 11th Guards Army Jan. 19-23
  • Course of operations of the 11th Guards Army Jan. 23-30
  • Course of Königsberg assault (11th Guards Army)
  • Annihilation of German troops and capturing of Pillau
• Western Direction 1945
• Crossing the Vistula river by the 65th Army
• Crossing of the Oder river by the 65th Army
• Operations of the 7th Guards Mechcorps