Soldiers of the Wehrmacht searching for lice in Kholm, 1942

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Image text:

During a lull in the fighting, German soldiers check their clothes for lice. During the Battle of Cholm, the "Kampfgruppe Scherer" successfully defended the town for 105 days. (PK photo: war correspondent Elle).

Photographer:

SZ Photo

Date:

01.05.1942

31.05.1942

Location:

Russia

Image ID:

00400626

Dimensions:

3453px x 4958px

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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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SZ Photo/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

Collection:

Historical archives

From collection:

The Kholm and Demyansk Pocket, 1942

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Keywords:

40s Army Army Group North Battle of Kholm Cholm Pocket Eastern Campaign Eastern Front German German Reich German Wehrmacht German Wehrmacht 1935 - 1945 / History German-Soviet War Germany Great Patriotic War Historical Kholm Military Northern Section of The Eastern Front Novgorod Oblast Red Army Russia Russian Campaign Second World War Soviet Union Theodor Scherer War Wehrmacht Winter World War World War 2 World War II

Headline:

Soldiers of the Wehrmacht searching for lice in Kholm, 1942

Date:

01.05.1942

Photographer:

SZ Photo

Image ID:

00400626