Moment of death - Soviet Forces | Gallery

Moment of death

Bizarre position of a fallen soldier of the Red Army, usually caused by a heart shot. Photo taken in September 1941.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/soviet-forces/32208/moment-of-death

The stock of the SVT-40 appears to be broken at the grip as well. Also, to me it seems as if the body was in the process of falling down - he doesn’t really look like he’s already lying down, as weird as it seems.