Relief attack in Demjansk, 1942

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A German officer watches the bank of the Lowat (northwest of Demyansk) on the opposite side with binoculars. After the first concentration of troops of the relief attack and of the seizure on April 30, 1942, the passsage was opened further, as here in May. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): SS war correspondent Gotschmann.

Photographer:

Scherl

Date:

01.05.1942

31.05.1943

Location:

Russia, Demjansk

Image ID:

00398186

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4962px x 3272px

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No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo

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Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

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Historical archives

From collection:

The Kholm and Demyansk Pocket, 1942

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Keywords:

1940s army battle Eastern Front encircle encirclement Germany historical military Nazi Germany Second World War soldier soldiers Soviet Union Third Reich troop troops unrest conflicts USSR war Wehrmacht World War II WW II 2nd World War 40s Army Army Group North Binoculars Cold Conflicts Crises Defensive Fighting Demyansk Demyansk Battle Demyansk Kettle Failure Fighting Fortress German German Reich German-Soviet Front German-Soviet War Historical Kettle Kettle Battle Lowat Military National Socialism Northern Region Ns Officer Relief Attack River Russian Campaign Shore Snow Snowy Soldier Soldiers Surrounding Troop Troops Ussr Waldai Heights War Winter Winter Defenses Winter Struggles

Headline:

Relief attack in Demjansk, 1942

Date:

01.05.1942

Photographer:

Scherl

Image ID:

00398186