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[fubar57]

Some great shots Wojtek. Never gave much thought about the Soviet navy during the war

 

[Wurger]

And another shot of the destroyer ..

 

[michaelmaltby]

Yugoslavia, 1941

 

[michaelmaltby]

 

[Wurger]

Some great shots Wojtek. Never gave much thought about the Soviet navy during the war

Yep.. the Russian Navy isn't as popular as the RN or the US one.

 

[Wurger]

And the destroyer Svobodnyj firing at the German positions during the defence of the Sevastopol ..

 

[michaelmaltby]

Understandable ..... Russia is a Continental Power .... but their operations are worth study, nonetheless. Great photos, Wurger. Thanks.

 

[Wurger]

And here is the next image of the destroyer while firing ...

 

[michaelmaltby]

Napoleonic .... but disciplined.

 

[Wurger]

The destryer "Valeryj Kuibyshev" of the North Fleet, 1942 ...

 

[michaelmaltby]

 

[Shinpachi]

 

[Wurger]

A nice shot..

The light cruiser "Red Crimea" in 1943 ...

 

[Wurger]

And here is another shot of her ...

 

[Glider]

One rather interesting comment on the Russian Navy. With the exception of the submarines and MTB's the Russian navy sank nothing in WW2, not even a merchant ship. Almost certainly a good reason why you hear so little about them.

 

[Wurger]

The light cruiser "Red Crimea" at Sevastopol 1944.

 

[Wurger]

The destroyer Svobodnyj destroyed in Sevastopol harbour in 1942...

 

[michaelmaltby]

 

[Wurger]

The cruiser "Voroshilov" in 1941 ...

 

[michaelmaltby]