Soviet soldiers stand proudly next to a KO'd Panther.

Got ya!

Valentina Miljunas, "hygiene officer" with the 43rd Guards (Latvian) Division, Soviet Red Army.  She is wearing the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of the Red Star and the Order of the Patriotic War (First Class, it appears).  Best regards, JR.

Pensive soldier.

'...In these decisive weeks the Soviet soldiers suffer just as much from the hardships and privations as the Germans. They are cold and hungry and they die just as the Germans do on the other side...'