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SS troops unload artillery at a river crossing on the way to the front. Soviet Union, October 1941.
A German army column struggles through the mud, past a destroyed Soviet tank. Nevel, Soviet Union, fall 1943.
German infantry during the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.
German officers review their orders during the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.
This photograph shows German vehicles that have been loaded on trains headed toward the eastern front to reinforce German forces during the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. A German soldier poses in the front car.
A column of refugees in the Soviet Union, following the German invasion of Soviet territory on June 22, 1941. Soviet Union, between 1941 and 1944.
Soviet refugees sit around a fire in a makeshift camp, following the German invasion of Soviet territory on June 22, 1941. Soviet Union, between 1941 and 1944.
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