Russian body armor in WW2

19 August 1943, Smolensk region During a couple of days the Soviet forces tried to capture the hill, that was became a citadel by the Hitler s Army. After some unsuccessful attacks an extraordinarily unit was joined the battle. The Germans threw a massive fire on it, but the Russian soldiers as if didn t felt it. Nikolay Nikifofrov, the vicepresident of the War History Institute, DM, Russia says: The brigade had got the body armor. One of the Russian soldiers had a jam of his weapon during the assault.