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#1

Russian crewmen

Russian crewmen who either succumbed to their wounds outside their knocked out tank, or who were shoot by German infantry when they climbed out. Two possibilities.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/soviet-forces/49699/russian-crewmen
#2

Rather mounted infantry, note helmet and rifles on the ground.

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#4

Given the helmets, the rifles and the fact that the bodies are all grouped at the rear of the tank, I’m more inclined to believe in a 3rd possibility: That these where infantrymen, killed while ridding on the back of what seems to be a T-26S light tank. The T-26 might help restrict this photo’s date to no later then 1942.