SZ Photo - Battles in the high mountains of the Caucasus, 1942
Fighting also took place in the Caucasus as part of Operation Edelweiss, which was intended to capture the oil fields around the city of Baku. During the summer and fall months, the Wehrmacht was able to take the Elbrus massif with the highest peak of the same name. In particular, mountain infantry units ensured the successful advance. In the winter months of 1942-43, the Wehrmacht had to retreat again and the high mountains fell back into Soviet hands. - This selection contains pictures from our partner agency Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo.
01.09.1942 - A gunner with a MG-34 in a position on Mt. Elbrus. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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01.10.1942 - A cable layer of the mountain troops lays a cable on Mt. Elbrus. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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01.08.1942 - Lieutenant Spindler was one of officers participating in the ascent of the Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus on 21.08.1942. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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01.10.1942 - A lieutenant of a mountain pioneer unit (2nd from left) gives instructions for the building of log cabins in the Caucasus. The sergeant to his right wears on the upper arm a coxswa...
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01.11.1942 - Mountain troops with a pack-animal column on the way to the front positions. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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21.01.1943 - A mountain artilleryman stands ready to trigger a 7.5 cm Mountain Gun 36. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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01.09.1942 - A Mountain trooper on the way through the upper Kubantal before the ascent to Elburn. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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01.01.1942 - Mountain troops march across a glacier in order to hoist the Reich war flag on the Elburn. The soldier on the top wears the division command flag. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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01.01.1942 - Mountain troops rest during the ascent to a new position in the foothills of the Elburn. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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