SZ Photo - Defensive battles after Stalingrad and counter-offensive under General von Manstein, 1943
After the retreat from the Caucasus and the looming defeat at Stalingrad, Red Army troops forced the Wehrmacht units into fierce defensive battles. The Wehrmacht was forced to retreat further and further west from the river Don. After the temporary loss of the city of Kharkiv, the Army Group Don under Erich von Manstein was able to reconquer the city in February-March 1943 in a counteroffensive and hold it for a few months. On the one hand, this temporarily averted the uncontrolled collapse of the Eastern Front, two Soviet armies were completely wiped out and at the same time the foundation was laid for an advance on Kursk. - This selection contains pictures from our partner agency Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo.
29.11.1942 - 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 co...
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10.04.1943 - Shot down Soviet tanks at the gates of Kharkow. In front, killed soldiers. Photo of the Propaganda Company (PK): war correspondent Ritter. [XPAEXPORTID000008]
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03.04.1943 - 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 th...
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