Soviet Veterans with UK Connections
This collection brings together Soviet and Russian veterans who share a personal bond with the United Kingdom. Some are buried in British war cemeteries — Tidworth, Cannock Chase, Chester, Harrogate, Shaftesbury. Others were held in POW camps on British soil, or emigrated to the UK after the war. Many served together with British sailors on the dangerous Arctic convoy route. Their stories represent a living bridge between Russia and Britain, forged in the shared struggle against fascism.
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Vlasov Philip Grigorevich
1911 – 1942
Junior Commander
8-я гвардейская дивизия
Shiryaev Andrey Gavrilovich
1906 – 1943
Red Army soldier / Machine gunner
43rd Guards Rifle Division
Portnova Zinaida Martynovna
1926 – 1944
Partisan Scout
Young Avengers Brigade
Safonov Boris Feoktistovich
1915 – 1942
Lieutenant Colonel
72nd Naval Fighter Aviation Regiment
Gastello Nikolai Frantsevich
1907 – 1941
Captain
207th Long-Range Bomber Regiment
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