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Headline: German soldiers on the Eastern front, 1942Date: 01.01.1942Image text: Soldiers of the Wehrmacht in winter clothing on the march on the eastern front. Undated picture (PK-photo).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400535German soldiers on the Eastern front, 1942Soldiers of the Wehrmacht in winter clothing on the march on the eastern front. Undated picture (PK-photo).
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Headline: Retreat of German troops on the Eastern Front, 1941/42Date: 01.12.1941Image text: A German transport column on the way to a village west of Moscow. The Wehrmacht must keep withdrawing after the lost battle of Moscow, partly due to the inadequate equipment. (PK-photo).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400536Retreat of German troops on the Eastern Front, 1941/42A German transport column on the way to a village west of Moscow. The Wehrmacht must keep withdrawing after the lost battle of Moscow, partly due to the inadequate equipment. (PK-photo).
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Headline: Retreat of German troops on the Eastern Front, 1941/42Date: 01.12.1941Image text: A German transport column crosses the wide meadows and fields west of Moscow. The Wehrmacht must keep withdrawing after the lost battle of Moscow, partly due to the inadequate equipment. (PK-photo).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400537Retreat of German troops on the Eastern Front, 1941/42A German transport column crosses the wide meadows and fields west of Moscow. The Wehrmacht must keep withdrawing after the lost battle of Moscow, partly due to the inadequate equipment. (PK-photo).
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Headline: A train that got stucked on the Eastern Front, 1941Date: 01.11.1941Image text: German soldiers are trying to blaze the trail through the deep snow for a supply train in the central section of the Eastern Front.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400576A train that got stucked on the Eastern Front, 1941German soldiers are trying to blaze the trail through the deep snow for a supply train in the central section of the Eastern Front.
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Headline: Panje-horse wagon in snow on the Eastern front, 1941Date: 01.12.1941Image text: After the defeat before Moscow, the remainder of the beaten armed forces pull back. In the -30 degree cold, only track-laying vehicles and Panje-horse wagons can make a way through the snow.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00011535Panje-horse wagon in snow on the Eastern front, 1941After the defeat before Moscow, the remainder of the beaten armed forces pull back. In the -30 degree cold, only track-laying vehicles and Panje-horse wagons can make a way through the snow.
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Headline: German Soldiers During a Counter Offensive at the Eastern Front in the Winter of 1941Date: 01.01.1941Image text: Infantrymen are marching to their emplacement in the Donets Basin.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00100249German Soldiers During a Counter Offensive at the Eastern Front in the Winter of 1941Infantrymen are marching to their emplacement in the Donets Basin.
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Headline: German soldiers warm themselves at a fire on the Eastern Front, 1941Date: 01.01.1941Image text: Soldiers of an anti-aircraft gun unit of the Air Force on a campfire. In the background is the gun, a 2cm Flak 30.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00100161German soldiers warm themselves at a fire on the Eastern Front, 1941Soldiers of an anti-aircraft gun unit of the Air Force on a campfire. In the background is the gun, a 2cm Flak 30.
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Headline: German soldier on the eastern Front, 1941Date: 01.01.1941Image text: A soldier camouflaged himself with a tablecloth and observes the ruins of a Russian city. The lack of winter clothing and also winter camouflage clothing made such expedients necessary in 1941.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00084263German soldier on the eastern Front, 1941A soldier camouflaged himself with a tablecloth and observes the ruins of a Russian city. The lack of winter clothing and also winter camouflage clothing made such expedients necessary in 1941.
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Headline: German troops on the Eastern Front in winter, 1942Date: 23.02.1942Image text: German military column on the march. In front a field kitchen. Photo: Hähle. [automated translation]Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400122German troops on the Eastern Front in winter, 1942German military column on the march. In front a field kitchen. Photo: Hähle. [automated translation]
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Headline: Fighting in winter, 1942Date: 01.01.1942Image text: German soldiers drive a team of horses in the winter of 1941/42 in the southern section of the Eastern Front. [automated translation]Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400266Fighting in winter, 1942German soldiers drive a team of horses in the winter of 1941/42 in the southern section of the Eastern Front. [automated translation]
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Headline: German soldiers in a Russian town, 1941Date: 01.11.1941Image text: Since provisions for the winter were not made from the side of the Wehrmacht, neither warm nor camouflage clothing was available, the troop got some white sheets, partly from the Russian population. A motorcycle rider has covered the sidecar of the motorcycle with a table cloth for camouflage.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00078274German soldiers in a Russian town, 1941Since provisions for the winter were not made from the side of the Wehrmacht, neither warm nor camouflage clothing was available, the troop got some white sheets, partly from the Russian population. A motorcycle rider has covered the sidecar of the motorcycle with a table cloth for camouflage.
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Headline: German Coachman Standing Next to his Horses, 1941Date: 02.11.1941Image text: A German coachman stands next to his horses. Supplies that were coming in at the Eastern front usually had to be transported by horses. Only a small number of units were fully motorized.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00100253German Coachman Standing Next to his Horses, 1941A German coachman stands next to his horses. Supplies that were coming in at the Eastern front usually had to be transported by horses. Only a small number of units were fully motorized.
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Headline: German soldiers in the mid sector of the Eastern front, 1941Date: 01.12.1941Image text: Infantry on the move at a position during the outbreak of winter on the front near Moscow.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00019919German soldiers in the mid sector of the Eastern front, 1941Infantry on the move at a position during the outbreak of winter on the front near Moscow.
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Headline: German soldier fighting in the mid sector of the Eastern front, 1941Date: 01.12.1941Image text: A soldier fighting during the German offensive against Moscow.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00019917German soldier fighting in the mid sector of the Eastern front, 1941A soldier fighting during the German offensive against Moscow.
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Headline: French volunteers on the Eastern Front, 1941Date: 01.12.1941Image text: Soldiers of the French Legion in deployment on the Eastern Front in December 1941. Among them is the 15 year old Leon M.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00116682French volunteers on the Eastern Front, 1941Soldiers of the French Legion in deployment on the Eastern Front in December 1941. Among them is the 15 year old Leon M.
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Headline: German soldier on the Eastern Front, 1941Date: 05.12.1941Image text: German soldier on the Eastern Front with a tubular scarf that is worn under the helmet.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00088139German soldier on the Eastern Front, 1941German soldier on the Eastern Front with a tubular scarf that is worn under the helmet.
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Headline: Machine gunner in a position on the Arctic Ocean front, 1941Date: 18.12.1941Image text: A German soldier in an advanced machine gun position.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00066498Machine gunner in a position on the Arctic Ocean front, 1941A German soldier in an advanced machine gun position.
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Headline: A German soldier on the Eastern Front, 1941Date: 31.12.1941Image text: A soldier on sentry duty in a coat without any special winter clothing on the Eastern Front.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400500A German soldier on the Eastern Front, 1941A soldier on sentry duty in a coat without any special winter clothing on the Eastern Front.
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Headline: Gräber deutscher Soldaten an der Ostfront, 1941Date: 18.06.2004Image text: Gräber deutscher Soldaten im Mittelabschnitt der Ostfront, etwa 80 km von Moskau entfernt.Photo: Carl HenrichImage number: 00100821Gräber deutscher Soldaten an der Ostfront, 1941Gräber deutscher Soldaten im Mittelabschnitt der Ostfront, etwa 80 km von Moskau entfernt.
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Headline: Capture of Soviet soldiers, 1942Date: 01.11.1941Image text: In a forest west of Moscow, German soldiers are capturing Russian enemies, Siberian mountain troops. (PK photo: war correspondent v. Hoermann).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400538Capture of Soviet soldiers, 1942In a forest west of Moscow, German soldiers are capturing Russian enemies, Siberian mountain troops. (PK photo: war correspondent v. Hoermann).
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Headline: Retreat of the German troops at Alexandrowka, 1941Date: 01.12.1941Image text: After the lost Battle of Moscow German soldiers retreat to the "winter position" with horse-drawn carriages. (PK photo: war correspondent K. Mueller).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400539Retreat of the German troops at Alexandrowka, 1941After the lost Battle of Moscow German soldiers retreat to the "winter position" with horse-drawn carriages. (PK photo: war correspondent K. Mueller).
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Headline: Anti-tank position on the Eastern Front, 1942Date: 01.01.1942Image text: German soldiers are positioning a 3,7cm Pak 35/36 anti-tank gun on a snow-covered field west of Moscow. The soldiers still wear their summer uniforms and camouflage themselves with white bed covers and tablecloths. In the background are more soldiers marching down the street. (PK photo: war correspondent Langl).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400540Anti-tank position on the Eastern Front, 1942German soldiers are positioning a 3,7cm Pak 35/36 anti-tank gun on a snow-covered field west of Moscow. The soldiers still wear their summer uniforms and camouflage themselves with white bed covers and tablecloths. In the background are more soldiers marching down the street. (PK photo: war correspondent Langl).
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Headline: Construction of a position of snow on the eastern front, 1942Date: 01.02.1942Image text: Near the small town of Yukhnov, German soldiers build a wall of snow. (PK photo: war correspondent Dehl).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400541Construction of a position of snow on the eastern front, 1942Near the small town of Yukhnov, German soldiers build a wall of snow. (PK photo: war correspondent Dehl).
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Headline: German machine gun position on the Eastern Front, 1941Date: 01.01.1942Image text: A German Wehrmacht soldier armed with an MG 34 machine gun waits for a possible Soviet attack in a machine-gun nest in Mtsensk. (PK photo: war correspondent Lachmann).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400542German machine gun position on the Eastern Front, 1941A German Wehrmacht soldier armed with an MG 34 machine gun waits for a possible Soviet attack in a machine-gun nest in Mtsensk. (PK photo: war correspondent Lachmann).
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Headline: Captured Soviet soldiers, 1942Date: 01.03.1942Image text: South of the city Vyazma Soviet prisoners of war are led away by German soldiers. (PK photo: war correspondent Geller).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400543Captured Soviet soldiers, 1942South of the city Vyazma Soviet prisoners of war are led away by German soldiers. (PK photo: war correspondent Geller).
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Headline: Stuck half-track vehicle on the eastern front, 1941Date: 01.12.1941Image text: German soldiers are trying to free a light Zugkraftwagen 1t (Sd.Kfz.10), which is stuck in the snow. During the withdrawal from Moscow, the Wehrmacht had to destroy heavy vehicles, because of the weather conditions. (PK-photo).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400544Stuck half-track vehicle on the eastern front, 1941German soldiers are trying to free a light Zugkraftwagen 1t (Sd.Kfz.10), which is stuck in the snow. During the withdrawal from Moscow, the Wehrmacht had to destroy heavy vehicles, because of the weather conditions. (PK-photo).
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Headline: German supply, 1941Date: 01.12.1941Image text: Horse-drawn sleighs in the area of Klin in the middle section of the eastern front during the winter battles after the end of the offensive towards Moscow. (PK photo: war correspondent Bauer).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400545German supply, 1941Horse-drawn sleighs in the area of Klin in the middle section of the eastern front during the winter battles after the end of the offensive towards Moscow. (PK photo: war correspondent Bauer).
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Headline: Stuck vehicle, 1942Date: 01.01.1942Image text: In a snow storm west of Moscow, several men, probably Wehrmacht soldiers or officials, try to free a car stuck in the snow. (PK photo: war correspondent Kling).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400546Stuck vehicle, 1942In a snow storm west of Moscow, several men, probably Wehrmacht soldiers or officials, try to free a car stuck in the snow. (PK photo: war correspondent Kling).
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Headline: Explosions on the Eastern Front, 1941Date: 01.12.1941Image text: German soldiers are bombing a village in Russia.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400549Explosions on the Eastern Front, 1941German soldiers are bombing a village in Russia.
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Headline: Retreat of an artillery division before Moscow, 1941Date: 01.12.1941Image text: A battery of the Wehrmacht pulls back with horse carts to the west. After the failed attack on Moscow, the Wehrmacht has to give up its positions in front of the Russian capital. (PK photo: war correspondent Menzendorf).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400550Retreat of an artillery division before Moscow, 1941A battery of the Wehrmacht pulls back with horse carts to the west. After the failed attack on Moscow, the Wehrmacht has to give up its positions in front of the Russian capital. (PK photo: war correspondent Menzendorf).
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Headline: Retreat before Moscow, 1941Date: 01.12.1941Image text: German column during the winter battles around the turn of the year 1941/42nd (PK-photo).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400551Retreat before Moscow, 1941German column during the winter battles around the turn of the year 1941/42nd (PK-photo).
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Headline: Gun position in the snow on the eastern front, 1942Date: 01.01.1942Image text: Wehrmacht soldiers operate a 3,7cm-Panzerabwehrkanone 36 anti-tank gun, that is almost completely sunken in the snow. (PK Photo: war reporter Lachmann)Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400552Gun position in the snow on the eastern front, 1942Wehrmacht soldiers operate a 3,7cm-Panzerabwehrkanone 36 anti-tank gun, that is almost completely sunken in the snow. (PK Photo: war reporter Lachmann)
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Headline: Position built in the snow on the eastern front, 1942Date: 01.02.1942Image text: In a clearing before Moscow in the area of Army Group Center, German soldiers build a position with snow. Presumably it serves as a provisional defense during the retreat to the west. (PK photo: war correspondent Dehl).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400553Position built in the snow on the eastern front, 1942In a clearing before Moscow in the area of Army Group Center, German soldiers build a position with snow. Presumably it serves as a provisional defense during the retreat to the west. (PK photo: war correspondent Dehl).
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Headline: Advance machine gun post at the Eastern front, 1942Date: 01.01.1942Image text: In an open field, near the city of Mzensk, German soldiers have erected a machine-gun stand. Both soldiers watch their surroundings through their telescopes. (PK photo: war correspondent Lachmann / The photo is strongly retouched).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400555Advance machine gun post at the Eastern front, 1942In an open field, near the city of Mzensk, German soldiers have erected a machine-gun stand. Both soldiers watch their surroundings through their telescopes. (PK photo: war correspondent Lachmann / The photo is strongly retouched).
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Headline: Wehrmacht soldiers on a snowy meadow at the eastern front, 1941Date: 01.12.1941Image text: German soldiers try to take position on a snowed meadow west of Moscow. However, due to their dark summer uniform, it is difficult to remain unobserved in an open field. Undated PK photo, presumably from December 1941.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400556Wehrmacht soldiers on a snowy meadow at the eastern front, 1941German soldiers try to take position on a snowed meadow west of Moscow. However, due to their dark summer uniform, it is difficult to remain unobserved in an open field. Undated PK photo, presumably from December 1941.
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Headline: Sunken Sturmgeschuetz III on the Eastern Front, 1941Date: 20.12.1941Image text: The load of the Sturmgeschuetz III was too heavy for the wooden bridge across a small river west of Moscow. At the withdrawal of the Wehrmacht, after the unsuccessful battle of Moscow, a large number of heavy vehicles had to be left behind or destroyed. (PK photo: war correspondent Koll).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400558Sunken Sturmgeschuetz III on the Eastern Front, 1941The load of the Sturmgeschuetz III was too heavy for the wooden bridge across a small river west of Moscow. At the withdrawal of the Wehrmacht, after the unsuccessful battle of Moscow, a large number of heavy vehicles had to be left behind or destroyed. (PK photo: war correspondent Koll).
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Headline: Burning village on the eastern front, 1941Date: 20.12.1941Image text: A German soldier at night in front of a burning Russian village west of Moscow. (PK-photo)Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400559Burning village on the eastern front, 1941A German soldier at night in front of a burning Russian village west of Moscow. (PK-photo)
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Headline: Russian war prisoners on the eastern front, 1942Date: 01.01.1942Image text: Russian prisoners of war stand with raised arms in front of German soldiers. Probably the picture was taken in a small city west of Moscow, during the retreat of the Wehrmacht. (PK photo: war correspondent Bauer).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400560Russian war prisoners on the eastern front, 1942Russian prisoners of war stand with raised arms in front of German soldiers. Probably the picture was taken in a small city west of Moscow, during the retreat of the Wehrmacht. (PK photo: war correspondent Bauer).
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Headline: Panje-Schlitten (sledge) at the Eastern front, 1942Date: 01.02.1942Image text: A German soldier with a Panje sleigh fights himself through a snow storm on the eastern front west of Moscow. (PK photo: war correspondent Lachmann).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400561Panje-Schlitten (sledge) at the Eastern front, 1942A German soldier with a Panje sleigh fights himself through a snow storm on the eastern front west of Moscow. (PK photo: war correspondent Lachmann).
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Headline: Russian war prisoners on the eastern front, 1942Date: 05.01.1942Image text: A group of Soviet prisoners of war is taken by German soldiers into a camp (PK photo: war correspondent Etzold).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400562Russian war prisoners on the eastern front, 1942A group of Soviet prisoners of war is taken by German soldiers into a camp (PK photo: war correspondent Etzold).
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Headline: Field position at the eastern front, 1942Date: 11.01.1942Image text: A German soldier, camouflaged with a snow mantle, looks behind a picket of a Soviet position built of ice blocks. (PK-photo)Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400563Field position at the eastern front, 1942A German soldier, camouflaged with a snow mantle, looks behind a picket of a Soviet position built of ice blocks. (PK-photo)
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Headline: Soldier in the snow in front of Moscow, 1941Date: 01.12.1941Image text: A German soldier is trying to shovel an "Opel Blitz" truck out of the snow. Probably he is on the retreat to the "winter position" west of Moscow. (PK photo: war correspondent Hermann).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400564Soldier in the snow in front of Moscow, 1941A German soldier is trying to shovel an "Opel Blitz" truck out of the snow. Probably he is on the retreat to the "winter position" west of Moscow. (PK photo: war correspondent Hermann).
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Headline: Camouflaged anti-tank gun of the Wehrmacht, 1941Date: 17.11.1941Image text: German Wehrmacht soldiers camouflage a 3rd7cm Pak 35/36 anti-tank gun with a white sheet next to the forest east of the city Volokolamsk in the middle section of the Eastern Front. (PK photo: war correspondent Erich Bauer).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400565Camouflaged anti-tank gun of the Wehrmacht, 1941German Wehrmacht soldiers camouflage a 3rd7cm Pak 35/36 anti-tank gun with a white sheet next to the forest east of the city Volokolamsk in the middle section of the Eastern Front. (PK photo: war correspondent Erich Bauer).
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Headline: German soldiers on a field in front of Moscow, 1941Date: 26.12.1941Image text: German soldiers who are already on the retreat, observe the enemy positions over a snow-covered field with a scissor telescope. (PK Photo: war correspondent Bauer).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400566German soldiers on a field in front of Moscow, 1941German soldiers who are already on the retreat, observe the enemy positions over a snow-covered field with a scissor telescope. (PK Photo: war correspondent Bauer).
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Headline: German position in a field on the eastern front, 1941Date: 01.12.1941Image text: Soldiers stand in a dug fighting stand in a position ahead of Moscow in the area of Army Group Center with MG34 machine gun. In the background, an anti-tank cannon.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400567German position in a field on the eastern front, 1941Soldiers stand in a dug fighting stand in a position ahead of Moscow in the area of Army Group Center with MG34 machine gun. In the background, an anti-tank cannon.
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Headline: German soldiers in the snowy Moscow hinterland, 1942Date: 12.03.1942Image text: German soldiers march in the snow-capped meadows and fields west of the Russian capital. On the left are typical birch trees. (PK-photo).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400568German soldiers in the snowy Moscow hinterland, 1942German soldiers march in the snow-capped meadows and fields west of the Russian capital. On the left are typical birch trees. (PK-photo).
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Headline: Machine gun post of the Wehrmacht in front of Moscow, 1942Date: 14.01.1942Image text: On the edge of a small village west of Moscow, a German machine gun post with an MG 34 took position on a gun carriage. The soldiers try to protect themselves with some straw against the cold coming from below. (PK photo: war correspondent Schambortzky).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400569Machine gun post of the Wehrmacht in front of Moscow, 1942On the edge of a small village west of Moscow, a German machine gun post with an MG 34 took position on a gun carriage. The soldiers try to protect themselves with some straw against the cold coming from below. (PK photo: war correspondent Schambortzky).
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Headline: A German soldier throws hand grenade on the eastern front, 1941Date: 01.10.1941Image text: Lying on the floor, a German Wehrmacht soldier throws a stick grenade. Undated picture, probably in December 1941 during the retreat outside Moscow. (PK photo: war correspondent Koehler).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400570A German soldier throws hand grenade on the eastern front, 1941Lying on the floor, a German Wehrmacht soldier throws a stick grenade. Undated picture, probably in December 1941 during the retreat outside Moscow. (PK photo: war correspondent Koehler).
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Headline: German soldiers on a field in front of Moscow, 1941Date: 26.12.1941Image text: German soldiers who are already on the retreat, observe the enemy positions over a snow-covered field with a scissor telescope. (PK Photo: war correspondent Bauer).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400571German soldiers on a field in front of Moscow, 1941German soldiers who are already on the retreat, observe the enemy positions over a snow-covered field with a scissor telescope. (PK Photo: war correspondent Bauer).
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Headline: Captured Soviet officer between German soldiers, 1941Date: 20.12.1941Image text: A Soviet officer who had been captured during the battles at Moscow is interrogated by a German officer of the Wehrmacht. Other soldiers are standing around him. (PK photo: war reporter Tepper).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00400573Captured Soviet officer between German soldiers, 1941A Soviet officer who had been captured during the battles at Moscow is interrogated by a German officer of the Wehrmacht. Other soldiers are standing around him. (PK photo: war reporter Tepper).
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