Churchill's visit to Moscow (1942)

The Liberator high-altitude bomber with British Prime Minister Churchill on board approaches the Moscow airfield for landing on August 12, 1942. V. M. Molotov watches the plane land.

The face of a British officer.

Those greeting at the airfield waiting for the plane to land.

The plane taxis along the airfield.

Faces of British diplomats and military personnel, including the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain A. Cadogan.

Churchill, V. M. Molotov, S. K. Timoshenko, military personnel and diplomats stand by the plane during the performance of the national anthems.

Churchill Molotov accept the report of the chief of the guard of honor.

Members of the British delegation and diplomats take their seats in cars.

The motorcade leaves the airfield. V. M. Molotov and Churchill by the plane, Churchill greets Soviet diplomats.

Stalin I.V., Molotov V.M., Churchill and the US Ambassador to the USSR A. Harriman sit down in chairs during a meeting in the Kremlin.

Harriman's face.

Molotov gets up from his chair and offers the diplomats who have approached to sit down.

Harriman's face.

A military brass band at the airfield on the day of Churchill's departure from Moscow on August 14, 1942. Churchill, Molotov, Harriman and those accompanying them inspect the guard of honor, the guard of honor company at the airfield.

Musicians of the military brass band perform the national anthem of Great Britain.

Harriman, Molotov and Churchill during the performance of the anthem.

British military personnel during the performance of the anthem.

The band plays the US national anthem.

Harriman, Molotov and Churchill during the performance of the anthem.

Panorama of the guard of honor company.

Harriman, Molotov and Churchill during the performance of the national anthem of the USSR - "The Internationale".

Musicians of the brass band.

The guard of honour company stands in formation at the airfield.

Churchill and Molotov converse, standing by the plane.

Harriman bids farewell to American diplomats and military personnel.

Harriman boards the plane via the lower steps.

Molotov bids farewell to British military personnel and diplomats.

The American plane taxis to the runway.

Soviet and foreign diplomats wave goodbye, including S.K. Timoshenko.

Churchill's plane takes off.