Searchlight operators preparing for a night bombing raid, Moscow, 1941. The Luftwaffe launched its first air raid on Moscow on 22 July 1941. Searchlights and anti-aircraft fire limited the effectiveness of the attack. The Germans continued to bomb Moscow but were unsuccessful in achieving Hitler's aim of reducing the city to rubble. The photographer is unknown.

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