SZ Photo - Kettle of Cholm and Demjansk, 1942

01.12.1941 - Theodor Eicke, the commander of the SS division "Totenkopf", receives the Knight's Cross from the Commanding General of an Army corps. In the background a soldier of the "propagand...
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01.05.1942 - The Commander of the SS Division "Totenkopf", SS Senior Group Leader Theodor Eicke (left), in the combat zone of Demjansk. His division was enclosed in the Demjansk Pocket with GHQ...
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01.05.1942 - A soldier of the SS prepares to eat his food in a Russian position. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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01.03.1942 - Soldiers of the battle group Scherer in the Demyansk Pocket. The pieces of material they wear above their uniforms and steel helmets replace the missing snow camouflage clothing. [...
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01.03.1942 - A soldier from the battle group Scherer, who was trapped in the Demyansk Pocket in the winter of 1941-42 and was relieved again in the spring. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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01.03.1942 - A soldier of the combat group Scherer which is captured by Soviet troops on a supply container which was dropped from an aircraft and which contains food. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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01.03.1942 - Soldiers of the battle group Scherer which is captured in a tank have reached a supply container which was dropped from an aircraft and recover it with a Panje sledge. [XPAEXPORTID...
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01.04.1942 - Private 1st Class whose unit was closed in with Combat Group Scherer in the encircled area of Chelm. On his upper arm he wears the Edelweiss, symbol of the mountain troops. [XPAEXP...
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01.05.1942 - Two German mountain hunters clean a Maschinengewehr 34 machine gun; next to it the freshly polished mountain boots. During the encirclement battle of Kholm the "Kampfgruppe Scherer...
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01.05.1942 - The airfield in Cholm became snow-free only in May. Two Wehrmacht soldiers inspect a gun (probably a 10.5 cm Leichtgeschuetz 40); next to it lies a fallen Soviet soldier. During th...
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