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Agreed on the tents. But now we know what it was supposed to look like, and I think this would definitely be before Barbarossa (?). Haven´t seen any pics on that "area" before.
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Some more OStfront pics...
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Odessa - Red Army´s Dunkirk
WorldWar2.ro - The Battle of Odessa - 1941
The Soviet side managed to evacuate about 350,000 soldiers and civilians from the city. Odessa received the honorary title of "hero city".
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Thanks for showing us that! I never knew about Odessa. I wish to one day read all of what you have posted. You share great information 
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It has been estimated that by the second half of October 1942 more than 75% of Stalingrad´s defenders the equivalent of nine divisions were destroyed, yet still the survivors continued to resist.
From Stalingrad by Michael K. Jones
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Soviet Air Force Leningrad sector 1941:
The summer and fall of 1941 were hard times for the Soviet Air Force. Led by Major Hannes Trautloft, the German JG54 "Grünherz" - the main Luftwaffe fighter unit on the Leningrad front during the entire war - claimed no less than 1,123 Russian aircraft's shot down from June to November of that year. But one Soviet fighter unit in this area, 39 IAD (Fighter Wing) distinguished itself by its repeated successes against superior German aircraft. During the month of August 1941, 39 IAD was credited with half of the 213 German aircraft claimed shot down by the Russians in this combat zone.
Soviet biplane fighter aces - Petr Pokryshev
PS. And that´s 11K and Blue Max for me...
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Ostfront pics...Minsk...
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Luftwaffe in Lapland...pics from local net auction...
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Speaking of Stalingrad pictures. I have several from a Luftwaffe Veteran who was stationed at Ptomnik Airfield. If I had a way to post these frigging things, I would. Also, I have two nice Heinroch Hoffmann Press Foto's taken at Stalingrad. One shows a Luftwaffe light AA gun and the other is some sort of command center in a bunker.
I forgot to mention that Otto has around 40 or so photo's of men in the 44th Inf Div - which was destroyed at Stalingrad. If I recall, most of the photo's were taken before the battle began.
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Otto has around 40 or so photo's of men in the 44th Inf Div - which was destroyed at Stalingrad. If I recall, most of the photo's were taken before the battle began.
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The pic:
Ki kicsoda? - Berzarin
Colonel-General Nikolai Berzarin was the first Soviet commandant of Berlin.
Mr. Barzarin, one of the youngest Generals of the Soviet Army, served as a commandant of the defeated Berlin from April 28th to June 16th, 1945. ( died in a car crash, sniped? I didn´t find the "true story" ).
Berzarin, Colonel-General Nikolai E. (1904-1945):
38 : General Officer Commanding 38th Rifle Division
41 : General Officer Commanding 27th Army
41-42: General Officer Commanding 34th Army
42 : Deputy General Officer Commanding 61st Army
43 : General Officer Commanding 20th Army
43-44: General Officer Commanding 39th Army
44-45: General Officer Commanding 5th Shock Army
45 : Commandant Berlin
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If you wondered what it looked like deep in the Karelian forests during wartime 1942...here´s a pic and the name of the place is " Hideaway" ( what it says in the right lower corner ).
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The first pic is taken after some heavy fighting during autumn 1941 and the Red Army is forced to abandon their position. The second is a captured tank now in the Finnish army. Both pics from the Finnish front autumn 1941.
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Keep em coming!!! 
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It been a few weeks Kai. Don't forget us. We've got sponges as brains ready to soak up what you have to offer.
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Look at the first pic, what an awful terrain to fight, communicate, coordenate in.
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It would be a good place to defend in but not to attack in. If you knew how to get around in the forest without getting lost then you could circle around your attackers with no problems.
I was surprised how small the tank was. In pictures of it by itself with no people around it looks much larger.
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1. Dead Red Army soldiers
2. Border between the USSR and Finland before war
http://riemun.huuto.net/auctionimage...30337-orig.jpg
3. The front
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The Big guns by Nicolas Trudgian
The Big Guns
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