Measures 3 ½" x 4 ¾", printed on thin matte photo paper. In the photo, Andreyev is standing on the track of his tank in field uniform and winter ushanka hat, wearing two Orders of the Red Star. Field binoculars are hanging down his chest.

In very good to excellent condition. A few minor creases and wrinkles are noticeable only when tilting the photo to reflect a bright light, but remain practically invisible when looking at it at a normal viewing angle.

Nikolai Andreyev (1921 - 2000) earned the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for his actions on 6 August 1942 during

Measures 3 ½" x 4 ¾", printed on thin matte photo paper. In the photo, Andreyev is standing on the track of his tank in field uniform and winter ushanka hat, wearing two Orders of the Red Star. Field binoculars are hanging down his chest.

In very good to excellent condition. A few minor creases and wrinkles are noticeable only when tilting the photo to reflect a bright light, but remain practically invisible when looking at it at a normal viewing angle.

Nikolai Andreyev (1921 - 2000) earned the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for his actions on 6 August 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad. He was the first to reach the enemy position, only to be met with a column of twenty enemy tanks. Leveraging the surprise effect of his sudden appearance, Andreyev on his T-34, and two more tanks of his squad, rushed the column, positioned their three tanks along its length, and proceeded to shoot the enemy tanks from their 76.2 mm main guns. In this fight, his tank destroyed five tanks, damaged two more, and destroyed two cannons. Andreyev's tank was damaged but the crew was able to fix the problem. Andreyev got a contusion.

His active military service continued until 1988 when Lt. Gen. Nikolai Andreyev retired from his last post of Chief of the 4th Directorate of Human Resources of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR. After his death, a memorial plaque was erected on the house where he lived in Moscow.

Research Materials: copy of the article about Andreyev in the catalog Heroes of the Soviet Union (contains his photo).

Please note that the penny in our photo is for size reference.
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