Political Commissar Borowenskij meets Panzer General Guderian\'s troops
German troops examine Soviet armoured cars
Earlier in the war: Tramp steamer ‘Kensington Court’ sunk by gunfire
Later in the war: Victor Klemperer listens to Hitler’s speech
Some stalwarts dig snow from a hole with a plank they have found, while others use their mess tins. Afterwards, like badgers in their setts, they cover themselves with everything available and try to sleep. If only I had the option of sleeping! For many of the men hunger is all-consuming as a result of the painful stress the march has inflicted, crushing their bodily strength.
The latest book in the Images of War series uses over 300 rare contemporary photographs to capture the scale, intensity and brutality of the fighting that was unleashed on 22 June 1941
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