Funeral of the Guards Colonel Lebedev

Ukraine, Dnepropetrovsk, December 7, 1943. Funeral of a member of the Military Council of the 8th Guards Army of the Guards Colonel VM Lebedev and his adjutant Major Likhikh, who died at the front while performing a combat mission. A wreath with a mourning ribbon, on which the inscription: “Glory to the son of our homeland, Colonel V. Lebedev. from officers and generals of the N unit ". Funeral procession on a city street. Funeral meeting; a member of the Military Council of the 3rd Ukrainian Front, Major General of the Quartermaster Service Vladimir Markovich Layok, a member of the Military Council of the 8th Guards Army, Major General Fedor Filatovich Chernyshev. The meeting is attended by the head of the Political Directorate of the 3rd Ukrainian Front, Lieutenant General Mikhail Vasilyevich Rudakov. The Red Army soldiers make a fireworks salute after the burial.

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