Sportsmen on WW2 frontline
Published: 09 May, 2009, 10:52
At the start of World War II, hundreds of Soviet athletes joined a special combat brigade to defend the country.
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Published: 09 May, 2009, 10:52
At the start of World War II, hundreds of Soviet athletes joined a special combat brigade to defend the country.
