Barrage balloons
Barrage balloons around St. Isaac's Cathedral. Leningrad (St. Petersburg). Summer 1942.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/soviet-forces/28360/barrage-balloons
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/soviet-forces/28360/barrage-balloons
Before the war the dome was a bright gold color. During the siege, it was painted dull gray so the Germans would not use it as an artillery referrence. PS. During the Soviet Era after WWII a large iron fence was put around this beautiful cathedral so as the good communits would not be ‘corrupted’ by religion.