![German soldiers in the Soviet Union during a December 1943 Soviet offensive on the eastern front. [LCID: 09579]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/d44d9b1f-d7aa-4736-b90e-09e39a57387b.jpg)
German soldiers in the Soviet Union during a December 1943 Soviet offensive on the eastern front. German troops invaded Soviet territory in June 1941 but faced counteroffensives following the battle of Stalingrad. December 16, 1943.
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