The third assault on Sevastopol by Nazi troops (1942)

An episode of street fighting on one of the outskirts of Sevastopol during its assault by Nazi troops in June 1942. German soldiers take up a position in the ruins.

Soldiers pass through a factory yard (top).

German soldiers on the shore of Sevastopol Bay.

A half-submerged warship of the Black Sea Fleet.

A flag with a swastika over one of the buildings in Sevastopol.

Destruction in Sevastopol as a result of street fighting, a minaret damaged by shells.

Burning ruins.

Panorama of a crater from a heavy artillery shell explosion and part of a destroyed building.

Views and panoramas of the vicinity of the 35th and 30th coastal batteries.

Panorama of the captured coastal battery (top).

Commander of the 11th Army of the Wehrmacht Erich von Manstein at an observation post with binoculars in his hands.

Manstein and the officers accompanying him inspect the positions captured during the assault and the remains of the coastal batteries.

Panorama of one of the destroyed concrete fortifications.

One of the destroyed guns of the coastal battery with a pierced armored cap.

Part of the damaged gun barrel.

Ruins of the coastal battery.

Romanian sappers demining the area.

Views of the German super-heavy railway artillery gun "Dora" that fired at Sevastopol.

The process of loading the gun.

Laying the powder charge.

Raising the gun barrel.

Gunners at the sights.

The process of loading the gun. "Dora" during the shot (top).

German gunners during the loading of the super-heavy gun "Karl". "Karl" fires at Sevastopol.

The process of loading the gun "Karl" and firing.

Super-heavy guns "Dora" and "Karl" fire at Sevastopol, loading guns.