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Combats after Stalingrad and counteroffenisve under General von Manstein, 1943

German armored reconnaissance vehicle in Russia

Two German armored reconnaissance vehicles on reconnaissance mission in Russia. Left there is a Sdkfz.222 is with a 2 cm gun, the right vehicle is a Sdkfz.221. The reconnaissance vehicle in the middle carries a frame antenna for radio communication.

Artillery fire on the Eastern Front, 1943

A Soviet grenade hits a German battery position. There were always offenses on both sides in the winter defensive battles of 1942/43 at the Don. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Maktry

German MG guard on the Eastern Front, 1943

On a hill on the banks of the Don, a German machine-gun guard has taken position. Beside the tripod, the MG 34 is also equipped with a gunsight. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Kripgans.

SS grenadiers on the Donets front, 1943

Grenadiers of an SS unit watch the front from a hill. A 8.8 cm FlaK is used by them for ground target.They are partly equipped with winter clothing. (SS-Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Neumann)

Armored personnel carrier on the Eastern Front, 1943

An MG gunman on an armored personnel carrier Sd.Kfz. 250 during the winter defensive battles south of Rostov. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Casper.

Pause in the shooting on the Eastern Front, 1943

During a pause in the fighting, SS armored infantrymen take a rest in front of a bombed house on the Don Front. SS-Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Neumann.

German antiaircraft gun on the Eastern Front, 1943

A German guards the entrance of a village with a 2-cm-Flak 38 on the Don Front. Its horizontal orientation indicates that it is used against ground targets. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Liedke.

Winter defensive battle on the Don, 1943

During the battle, after the surrender of Stalingrad: German soldiers in winter camouflage clothing prepare for an assault. One of the soldiers on the right carries a Karabiner 98k with a ZF 41 telescopic sight.

German outpost at the Don, 1943

Two soldiers with MGs 34 and a Gewehr 98 (Mauser Model 98) secure a 7.5 cm Flak from a battle station. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Schoedel.

Pause in the shooting on the Eastern Front, 1943

During a counterattack by the Wehrmacht, German soldiers have lunchtime on the outskirts of Dmitrijew-Lgowski, southwest of Oryol. Beside the rifles (Mauser 98), some of the soldiers also have gas masks on their belt. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Henisch.

Devastated downtown of Kharkiv, 1943

Devastated road in the southeast of the city Kharkiv (Moskauer Strasse). After the recapture of the city by the Wehrmacht in March 1943, the German Eastern Front could be stabilized for a few months. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Panzner.

Briefing at the Don Bend, 1943

A Romanian lieutenant instructs a German officer in the enemy positions. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Schulz.

Winter defensive battle at the Don, 1943

German soldiers in camouflage clothing operate an anti-tank cannon. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Paul.

Aircraft guard at the Don Bend, 1943

A German soldier is on the lookout for enemy aircrafts during the winter defensive battle at the Don. He is armed with a Maschinengewehr 34, which is mounted on an extended tripod next to him. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Lang.

Aerial delivery bomb at the Don Bend, 1943

Troops cut off from the ground supply are supported from the air, as here at a hedgehog position at the Don Bend. Instead of explosives, the shells are filled with weapons, ammunition and food. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Siedel.

Light flak at the Don Bend, 1943

A Schuetzenpanzerwagen (special motorized vehicle) Sd.Kfz.10/5 with a flak is used for defense against enemy tanks during the winter defensive battles at the Don. This special vehicle was a refitted half-track vehicle with a built 2-cm Flak 38. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Bauer-Altvater.

German outpost at the Don, 1943

Two soldiers with a Maschinengewehr 34 and a Gewehr 98 (Mauser Model 98) secure a 7.5 cm Flak from a battle station. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Schoedel.

Radio operator on the Eastern Front, 1943

A radio operator of a Luftwaffe rifle battalion tries to contact the leadership. They are located in an unknown village at the Don Bend, presumably in Kursk Oblast, during the winter defensive battles in the spring of 1943. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Siedel.

Winter defensive battle at the Don, 1943

German soldiers are fighting with an Sd.Kfz. 10/ near a coal mine at the Don Bend. A 2-cm Flak 38 is placed onto this special motorized vehicle, in order to eliminate enemy tanks in ground combat. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Kripgans.

Artillery position at the Don Bend, 1943

A 15-cm-schwere Feldhaubitze 18 in a combat mission during the winter defensive battle at the Don Bend. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Etzold.

German soldier in a rifle pit, 1943

A soldier of the Wehrmacht observes the Don Front from a foxhole almost completely drifted over by snow. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Grimm-Kastein.

Winter defensive battle at the Don Bend, 1943

German soldiers walk down a street cleared of snow in the direction of the river Don. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Troll.

Winter defensive battles at Trosna, 1943

German soldiers with a 7.5 cm Pak 40 on a snowy field near the small town of Trosna (about 60 km southwest of Oryol (Orel). Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Lang.

German soldiers on the Eastern Front, 1942

A German machine gunner with an MG 34 machine gun during the fights at the Don river.

Machinengewehr guards at the Don Bend, 1942

German soldiers wait for their deployment in a battle station with a Maschinengewehr 34. Next to the MG, stick grenades are kept ready. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Hermann.

Soldiers in foxholes at the Don Bend, 1943

Soldiers of the SS entrench themselves in individual foxholes to brace themselves for an attack. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): SS war correspondent Tufts.

Preparation of a combat flight on the Eastern Front, 1943

A crew member assists the ground crew in loading the warplane, by carrying a bomb to his plane. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Schuller

Sentinel on the Eastern Front, 1943

A soldier disguises himself with a tarpaulin, while he is standing guard at his post. Long-lasting rains have replaced the snow in the spring. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Przibilla.

Soldiers in a railroad car, 1943

Soldiers eat soup in a railroad car, which carries them to the next deployment location. The same wagon will house the horses needed for further transport. They are located south of Oryol (Orel) in the eponymous oblast. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Henisch.

German ski-shock troop on the Eastern Front, 1943

A German shock troop has built a Maschinengewehr 34 in a small clearing. Camouflaged with winter clothing and covered by trees, they focus on their target. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Hoermann.

Winter defensive battle at the Don Bend, 1943

A German soldier observes the surroundings out of a ruin on a small hill. He sits on a 2 cm flak 30 which was intended for ground targets. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Liedtke.

German soldiers at the Don Bend, 1943

German soldiers march on a road along the Don Bend in icy temperatures. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Kripgans

Soldier in a trench on the Eastern Front, 1943

A German soldier peeks out of a trench at the enemy lines. Beside him there are several stick grenades 24, two rifles and several boxes of ammunition on hand. The steel capsules of the hand grenades have already been screwed off. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Lessmann.

German soldier at the Don Bend, 1943

A German soldier stands in front of an anti-aircraft cannon (presumably a middle-size flak). He is located in the Don Bend, and participates in the winter defensive battles to stabilize the Eastern Front after the defeat of Stalingrad. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Scholz.

Nazi German soldiers before an attack, 1944

SS Grenadiers wait for the order for a counterattack during battling on the Eastern front. In the background are Panzer VI "Tigers".

Nazi German soldiers during an attack, 1943

The soldiers of an air force radio troop placed on the ground attack a Soviet position at the Don front.

German soldiers during the winter on the Eastern Front, 1943

Soldiers in an air force unit who ride on the truck wings in order to protect, chat during a march break.

Demolished Russian tanks, 1943

A photo of Russian tanks bombarded during the course of the offensive by the Southern Army Group (from Manstein), which stabilized the front in the southern Soviet Union after the defeat of Stalingrad

StuG and Grenadiers of the Waffen-SS on the Eastern Front, 1943

Soldiers and StuG III during fighting at a Russian village at the Donets. The picture was taken during the German offensives in the spring of 1943, which stabilized the German Southern front.

German soldiers on the Eastern Front, 1943

German soldiers in winter clothing ransack captured Russian soldiers. The soldier on the left carries a machine gun MG 42.

German anti-aircraft soldier on guard, 1942

In Donbogen on the Eastern front a soldier of an anti-aircraft battery searches the airspace as an aircraft warning guard for enemy aircraft.

Lieutenant General Lucht with Captain Horst Niederlaender, 1943

Lieutenant General Walther Lucht, commander of the 336 Infantry Division (left) talking with the battalion commander of the I. / Grenadier Regiment 686 Horst Niederlaender at the front on the Donets. Both were awarded in the spring of 1943 with the Knight's Cross.

German light armored vehicle crew at a debriefing, 1943

light armored vehicles model 222 are deployed at the middle of the Don river for defense maneuvers.

Urban warfare in Kharkov, 1943

German SS grenadiers run across a street in the embattled Kharkov. Presumably, they are still in the outskirts of the city, as the city center is discernible in the background. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): War correspondent Zschaeckel.

Donets Campaign near Kharkov, 1943

Crew members are watching the steppe near Kharkov. In the course of the Donets Campaign under the leadership of General von Manstein, the cities of Kharkov and Belygorod were reconquered, among other things. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): War correspondent Caspar.

Search of a village on the Eastern Front, 1943

German soldiers search a village southwest of Kharkov with a ready to fire gatling gun (MP 40). Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): Augustin.

German tank in a bunker, 1943

In order to protect the tanks during a pause in the fighting, soldiers hid them in a bunker near the city of Kharkov. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): War correspondent Freyer.

Aerial view of the reconquered city of Kharkov, 1943

View of the destroyed city of Kharkov from an airplane, which had been recaptured by the Wehrmacht. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): War correspondent Pfeiffer.

Transport of tanks by rail, 1943

Tanks are transported by rail to the Eastern Front. Here, the soldiers begin unloading the train near the city of Kharkov. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK).

Soldiers on their way to Kharkov, 1943

New units are marching on a supply road to the front near Kharkov. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): War correspondent Weil.

Waffen-SS during the reconquest of Kharkov, 1943

Soldiers of the Waffen-SS in the center of Kharkov.

German anti-tank gun in recaptured Kharkiv, 1943

German troops reconquered the city of Kharkiv until March 16, 1943 within the framework of the Manstein March Offensive. Soldiers camouflage an anti-tank gun in front of an administrative building.

German artillery during combat around Kharkiv, 1943

The gun of a unit of the Waffen SS fires on Russian positions on the embankment of the Lopan. The photo was taken during the reconquest of the city through units of the II SS tank corps during the March offensive of Manstein.

German convoy during the combat around Kharkiv, 1943

Trucks transport troops during the combat of the March Offensive in the region northwest of Kharkiv.

German armored personnel carriers during the Manstein Offensive in the southern sector of the Eastern front, 1943

Armored personnel carriers Sd.kfz.251/1 of the Waffen SS advance in the region south of Kharkiv.

Russian Soldiers Killed in Action During the Battle of Kharkov, 1943

German soldiers of the Waffen-SS amidst dead Russian soldiers of a mortar unit, who were killed in action.

Russian tanks destroyed in the Kharkov area, 1943

As part of the German counter-offensive of Army Group South Russian troops were encircled near Kharkov . Damaged British made "Matilda" tanks and fallen soldiers to the fighting.

Vehicles of the Waffen SS on the way to Kharkiv, 1943

As part of the German offensive of Manstein in the area of the Army Group South, vehicles of the Waffen SS drive on partially ice-free streets to the city.

Soldier of the Waffen SS in Belgorod, 1943

As part of the Manstein Offensive of Army Group South, the cities of Kharkiv and Belgorod were conquered by the Germans. A soldier of an SS assault gun battery at the train station of Belgorod with the weapon behind him.

Tanks of the Waffen SS in Kharkiv, 1943

Panzer III of the 2nd SS division 'Das Reich' with infantry seated on it in the surrounding area of Kharkiv, which was conquered in the sphere of the Manstein offensive of Army Group South.

German armored personnel carrier fighting in Russia

During the fights west of Kharkov soldiers of the Waffen-SS look at a village occupied by Russian soldiers from an Sdkfz. 251/9 armored personnel carrier.

German StuG III in Russia

A German StuG III in fighting in Russia. The location is unknown.

Nazi German infantry and tanks near Kharkov, 1943

Infantry and tanks head towards an attack as part of the German offensive in the area west of Kharkov.

Civilians in Kharkov, 1943

Civilians walk through the streets of the city of Kharkov, which had been conquered by the Wehrmacht shortly before. A dead man lies in the ditch. In the background, vehicles of the Wehrmacht. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Mittelstaedt

Destroyed Soviet tanks at Kharkov, 1943

Shot down Soviet tanks at the gates of Kharkow. In front, killed soldiers. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Ritter.

German airfield near Kharkov, 1943

While Junkers Ju 87 dive bombers are being prepared for their mission in the maneuvering area, a squadron of Henschel Hs 123 is already in action. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Bischhaus.

Delivery of ammunition on the Eastern Front, 1943

Soldiers of an SS armored infantry unit distribute ammunition to a tank crew from a armored personnel carrier (Mittlerer Schuetzenpanzer Sd .Kfz . 251) Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): War correspondent Augustin.

Destroyed station of Belgorod, 1943

View of Bjelgorod railway station (Belgorod) after its recapture by the Wehrmacht in the spring of 1944. Like almost the whole city, it is destroyed by artillery and air raids. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): War correspondent Michalik.

German advance at Kharkov, 1943

German tanks drive through a village near Kharkow during the Donets Campaign under the leadership of General von Manstein. PK-photo. War correspondent King.

Destroyed neighborhood in Belgorod, 1943

View of a devastated road in Bjelgorod (Belgorod) reconquered by the Wehrmacht. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): War correspondent Bauer-Altvater.