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SZ Photo - Retreat and collapse of Army Group Center, 1944

With Operation Bagration in the summer of 1944, the Red Army pushed the Wehrmacht out of the Soviet Union and almost completely destroyed Army Group Center. This successful ìSoviet Blitzkriegî, which pushed the Wehrmacht back to the Vistula, is considered one of the most serious defeats in German military history and left no serious doubt about the Soviet Union's victory. - This selection contains pictures from our partner agency S¸ddeutsche Zeitung Photo.

German anti-tank gun with towing vehicle in Russia

05.07.1944 - A 3t Sdkfz.11 tractor with a 5cm Pak 38 in Russia. The crew itself is away from the vehicle, they went under cover while in the background explosions can be seen. [XPAEXPORTID00000...
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German Pak in combat against Russian tank

01.08.1943 - A 7.5 cm Pak 40 fires on an attacking Russian tank in a field on the Eastern front. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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Radio car and Panzer IV during fighting in Russia, 1944

01.09.1944 - A command post vehicle (can be recognized by the umbrella radio antenna) type Sdkfz. 251 and a Panzer IV (right) stop for a short consultation during the defensive fightings in Rus...
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German soldiers marching on the Eastern front, 1944

07.10.1944 - Soldiers move through a destroyed town in the southern sector of the Eastern front. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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German convoy during the combat near Orel, 1944

06.07.1944 - A panzer V belonging to a Waffen SS unit on the edge of a forest. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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German infantry on the Eastern front, 1944

25.09.1944 - Advancing German infantry on the Eastern front. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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German convoy of the 'Greater Germany' division on the Eastern front, 1944

04.09.1944 - Advance of 'Greater Germany'. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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Orders conference on the Eastern front, 1944

22.08.1944 - An officer gives orders to the soldiers of an assault gun division during the defensive battle in the summer of 1944. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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German Tiger Tanks at the Eastern Front, 1944

04.09.1944 - During the fighting of the troops of "Heeresgruppe Mitte," Tiger Panzer IV tanks are taking infantrymen to the front. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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German infantry climb on a 'Panther' tank on the Easter front, 1944

19.09.1944 - In the north sector of the Eastern front, soldiers use a tank V 'Panther' as a transport vehicle. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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German 'Panther' tanks on the eastern Front, 1944

27.08.1944 - A Panzer V 'Panther' during the fights with the Army Group Centre. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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German soldiers on the eastern Front, 1944

15.08.1944 - Soldiers of a Silesian Division march during the fights with the Army Group Centre to reinforce the front. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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German artillery on the eastern Front, 1944

22.08.1944 - During the fights with the Army Group Center, gunners wait on their cannon for the Soviet attack. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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German Soldiers in their Emplacement near Ternopil, 1944

22.06.1944 - German soldiers have a meal in their emplacement in the median sector of the Eastern Front. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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German soldiers at a destroyed T-34 tank, 1944

07.08.1944 - Soldiers of the Weapon-SS visit an abandoned Russian tank during the Russian summer offensive in the central sector of the eastern Front. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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German soldier in his position on the Eastern front, 1944

07.11.1944 - A German soldier with a 'MG 42' machine gun in WWII on the Eastern Front in the Eastern Beskids. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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German Panzer IV on the Vistula, 1944

12.09.1944 - German tanks in standby during the fights against the Soviet offensive in the Vistula sweep. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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German soldiers during battles in Czechoslovakia, 1944

26.10.1944 - Infantrymen during the fighting in the area of Prague for the bridge of the Red Army over the Vistula. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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German Soldier Crossing an Open Area, 1944

21.09.1944 - A member of the Waffen-SS is crossing an open field at the Eastern Front, visible to the enemy. The picture was taken on September 21, 1944. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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German soldiers on the Eastern Front, 1944

26.10.1944 - Soldiers watch German planes. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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German soldiers on the Eastern front, 1944

03.11.1944 - A reconnaissance troop of the Waffen SS in the southern sector of the Eastern front. [XPAEXPORTID000001]
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German soldier on the Eastern Front, 1944

22.06.1944 - A German soldier seeks cover from the Soviet artillery fire in a field. In the background, smoke rises from the hitting grenades. The Operation Bagration leads to the collapse of A...
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Armored infantrymen on the Eastern Front, 1944

25.08.1944 - German armored infantrymen in a village on the Eastern Front. In the background, houses destroyed by artillery. In the course of the Operation Bagration, the Wehrmacht was forced b...
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German soldiers on the Eastern Front, 1943

01.09.1944 - German soldiers cross a field east of the Vistula. In the background, a hut burning by artillery fire. Due to the Operation Bagration of the Red Army, it comes to the collapse of t...
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German soldier on the Eastern Front, 1944

22.06.1944 - A German soldier seeks cover from the Soviet artillery fire in a field. In the background, smoke rises from the hitting grenades. The Operation Bagration leads to the collapse of A...
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German recreation home near Orscha

01.06.1944 - Russia 1944 June near Orsha: Inauguration of the German soldiers' rest home. The home in Mogilev, completed in June 1944, was lost in the fighting of the Russian offensive (Operati...
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Assault gun in the middle section of the Eastern Front, 1944

01.07.1944 - Russia, July 1944, Operation Bagration: an assault gun and a truck are camouflaged under trees next to the Moscow-Minsk taxiway. [automated translation] [XPAEXPORTID003005]
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German troops on the retreat in the central section of the Eastern Front, 1944

01.07.1944 - Russia, July 1944: Moscow-Minsk runway, German retreat, soldiers on horse-drawn vehicles with trucks during the Russian summer offensive (Operation Bagration), which led to the col...
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German convalescent home in Mogilev, 1944

01.06.1944 - 1944 June near Orscha: German soldiers' recreation home near Orscha. The home, completed in June 1944, was lost in the fighting during the Russian offensive (Operation Bagration) i...
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Loading a wounded man on the eastern front, 1944

01.07.1944 - Russia, July 1944: German Wehrmacht unit, transportation of a wounded man during the fighting in the Russian summer offensive (Operation Bagration). [automated translation] [XPAEXP...
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Fighting on the Minsk-Moscow runway, 1944

01.01.1944 - Russia 1944: German soldiers fleeing from a Russian attack next to the Moscow-Minsk runway. The photo was taken during the fighting of the Russian offensive (Operation Bagration) i...
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German troops on the retreat, summer 1944

01.01.1944 - Russia 1944 Moscow-Minsk taxiway, German retreat, bus, horse-drawn vehicle during the Russian offensive (Operation Bagration) in the central section of the Eastern Front. [automate...
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German troops in the central section of the Eastern Front, 1944

01.01.1944 - Russia, July 1944: next to the Moscow-Minsk runway during the German retreat in the vicinity of the Russian Operation Bagration in the area of Army Group Center. Soldiers change th...
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German assault gun in the central section of the Eastern Front, 1944

01.01.1944 - Russia July 1944: next to the Moscow-Minsk runway during the German retreat in the vicinity of the Russian Operation Bagration in the area of Army Group Center. A motorcycle on the...
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German assault gun in the central section of the Eastern Front, 1944

01.01.1944 - Russia, July 1944: next to the Moscow-Minsk runway during the German retreat in the vicinity of the Russian Operation Bagration in the area of Army Group Center. On the road a moto...
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Destroyed German column during the battles of Operation Bagration, 1944

01.07.1944 - Russia, July 1944: vehicles destroyed on the Moscow-Minsk runway during the retreat of the German troops after a Russian tank attack. In the center, a downed Russian Sherman tank....
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Destroyed Wehrmacht column during the battles of Operation Bagration, 1944

01.07.1944 - Russia July 1944: on the Moscow-Minsk runway during the German retreat: shot down Russian Sherman tank between destroyed Wehrmacht vehicles. The tank was shot down with a bazooka a...
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Burning ammunition depot on the eastern front, 1944

01.07.1944 - Russia 1944, July: A bus from the staff of the 110th Infantry Division on the Moscow-Minsk taxiway during the German retreat in the battles of Operation Bagration in the central se...
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German anti-tank gun with towing vehicle in Russia
German soldiers marching on the Eastern front, 1944
German convoy of the 'Greater Germany' division on the Eastern front, 1944
German Pak in combat against Russian tank
German convoy during the combat near Orel, 1944
Orders conference on the Eastern front, 1944
Radio car and Panzer IV during fighting in Russia, 1944
German infantry on the Eastern front, 1944
German Tiger Tanks at the Eastern Front, 1944

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