File:Presentation of the Sword of Stalingrad, Soviet Embassy, Tehran, Iran, 1943 (24377436736).jpg

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Description Lot 11597-4: Tehran Conference, November 28-December 1, 1943. The presentation of the Stalingrad sword in the reception room of the Russian embassy. Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Marshal Josef Stalin, hand upraised, during the playing of the Russian national anthem. Anthony Eden is behind the Prime Minister; Stalin is flanked by General Voroshilov (right) and Foreign Minister Molotov, (left). The sword was presented to the people of Stalingrad as a token of the regard and admiration of the British people for the gallant defense of the city. Note, V. M. Molotov, Peoples’ Commissar for Foreign Affairs, to Stalin’s right. Originally an U.S. Army photograph. Office of War Information Photograph (2016/01/15).
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Author National Museum of the U.S. Navy

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/24377436736 (archive). It was reviewed on 10 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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