World war 2, siege of sevastopol, general petrov (2nd from left) commander of the maritime army at sevastopol, inspecting the defense lines during the siege of he city by the germans when the soviet troops held out for 250 days after the remainder of

World war 2, siege of sevastopol, general petrov (2nd from left) commander of the maritime army at sevastopol, inspecting the defense lines during the siege of he city by the germans when the soviet troops held out for 250 days after the remainder of the crimea had been invaded by the germans, 1942. (Photo by: Sovfoto/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)