Based on the image, answer the following questions: 1. Who is the person in the photograph and where is the photograph from? 2. What was Alexander Ilyich's dream when he joined the army in 1927? 3. Under what pseudonym did Alexander Ilyich fight in Spain? 4. What transformation did the airborne corps, commanded by Alexander Ilyich, undergo at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War? 5. What specific actions did the Rodimtsev division take during the counteroffensive of the Red Army in Stalingrad?

1. Who is the person in the photograph and where is the photograph from?

The person in the photograph is A. I. Rodimtsev, and the photograph is from Stalingrad.

2. What was Alexander Ilyich's dream when he joined the army in 1927?

When Alexander Ilyich joined the army in 1927, he dreamed of serving in the cavalry.

3. Under what pseudonym did Alexander Ilyich fight in Spain?

Alexander Ilyich fought in Spain under the pseudonym 'Captain Pavlito'.

4. What transformation did the airborne corps, commanded by Alexander Ilyich, undergo at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War?

At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the airborne corps commanded by Alexander Ilyich was transformed into the 87th Rifle Division (from January 1942 - the 13th Guards Rifle Division).

5. What specific actions did the Rodimtsev division take during the counteroffensive of the Red Army in Stalingrad?

During the counteroffensive of the Red Army, the Rodimtsev division captured the Stalingrad railway station (now Volgograd), liberated the Mamayev Kurgan height from the enemy, and subsequently held the central part of the city.