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Expert Identification of an Unknown Hero of the Great Patriotic War

https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2025-2-111-113

Abstract

On the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, veterans of the Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science recall the unique examinations of objects related to both the tragic and heroic events of those fiery years. In this essay, the author pays attention to the identification of the commander captured by Max. Alpert in the famous photograph which provided the basis for the sculpture “Battalion Commander”.

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A. M. Zinin
The Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science named after Professor A.R. Shlyakhov of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation

Zinin Alexander Mikhailovich – Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation, Honorary Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation, Chief State Forensic Expert

Moscow 101000



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Zinin A.M. Expert Identification of an Unknown Hero of the Great Patriotic War. Theory and Practice of Forensic Science. 2025;20(2):111-113. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2025-2-111-113

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ISSN 1819-2785 (Print)
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