Operation Barbarossa. June 21, 1941. Germany attacks Russia. Below are some images of the war; the initial stages of the war on the eastern front.
Initially the Germans had a smooth sailing. They moved rapidly into Russia. Till they reached the outskirts of Moscow....
The Germans left a trail of destruction
Russian soldiers surrendered in the millions. They were taken as POW and left to starve.
The Russians did put up a fight in some places
Russian POWS
Saving his comrade
Russian peasants look on curiously as German soldiers take up positions.
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| German soldiers look on with amusement as a Russian soldier tries to help his badly wounded comrade. After Stalingrad the Germans did not find anything amusing about Russia |
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Destruction in Riga as the Germans move in
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