Combat training in the Red Army (1938-1939)

A political officer conducts a political briefing with personnel.

A geographic map on the wall.

The faces of Red Army soldiers and the political officer.

Red Army soldiers listen to the political officer.

A lesson on tank hardware in a training room.

Red Army soldiers listen to an instructor explaining the design of a tank engine.

A tank sergeant explains to his subordinates the operating procedures on a BT tank simulator.

Red Army soldier Mamedov demonstrates the operating procedures on a driver-mechanic training simulator.

The tank commander gives the command, opening the turret hatch.

The crews take their places in their combat vehicles.

The BT tank commander closes the turret hatch, and the tank moves off.

The tank drives across the training ground.

The face of a tank lieutenant.

The tank reverses, stops, and the crew exits the tank.

Crew members line up in front of the tank.

The crew members take turns reporting to the platoon commander on the completion of the training mission.

The face of a platoon commander.

An honor board in a tank unit, with portraits of those who excelled in combat and political training.

Red Army soldiers at the Honor Board.

The faces of Red Army soldiers, portraits of those who excelled in combat and political training on the Honor Board.

Red Army soldiers and commanders in the Lenin Room after combat training.

Playing dominoes.

A model tank moves on a terrain model.

The building of the Frunze Military Academy of the Red Army in Moscow.

The entrance to the academy, a vehicle stops at the entrance.

Students ascend the main staircase of the academy vestibule.

Academy students during classes on electrical engineering and communications.

Students of the Lenin Military-Political Academy during a regular class.

Academy students during training on a tank driving simulator.