Photo collection soviet front - part 1

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fig.1 Picture 1"Royal place Munich 1940"
The impression of the place with the gigantic banner is pompoes and tasteless. fig.2 Picture 2 "Gostilizy Sept. 1941"
The photo gives an idea of the beauty of the landscape. fig.3 Picture 3 "Hunting seat Gostilizy. South of Peterhof. Oct. 1941"
Burned out castle from the 19. Century. fig.4 Picture 4 "Church and german graves Gostilizy. Later on cinema and service club. Oct. 1941"
The graves were moved later on the central cemetery Narva. fig.5 Picture 5 "Gostilizy Winter 41-42"
The first winter in "Leningrad Oblast" (Ingria) brought 52 degrees minus. fig.6 Picture 6 "Observation post Lrekino. Winter 41-42. Major Mueller and General of the artillery Wodrich (Wodrig)"
Even the enemies still believed in a German victory. fig.7 Picture 7 "Battalion command post Srekino. Generals Thiemann (Tiemann), Wodrich (Wodrig) and Major Mueller. Winter 41-42"
Corrected: Major Walter Mueller, General Tiemann and General Wodrig. fig.8 Picture 8 "On the march to the Volchov. April 1942"
Annually two mud periods (spring and autumn) obstructed the actions. fig.9 Picture 9 "On the way to the Volchov April 1942"
During the mud periods “club dams” had to be built. fig.10 Picture 10 "A road at the Volchov. April 1942 "
The mud partly brought the supply to succumbing. fig.12 Picture 11 "Krasnoje-Selo. Entrain for Volchov. April 1942."
The backbone of the supply were horse-drawn vehicles. fig.12 Picture 12 "March to the Volchov. April 1942"
On these “runways” the daily performances were probably very small. fig.13 Picture 13 "March at the Volchov. Our vehicles."
Unit train column. fig.14 Picture 14 "March to the Volchov. April 1942"
A “Gulaschkanone" ("goulash gun" = pointed name for army kitchen) works itself by the mud. fig.15 Picture 15 "Advance to the Volchov."
Heavy covered wagon. fig.16 Picture 16 "Walter W. Kronoje-Selo April 1942"
(Krasnoje Selo) In the background the Czar palace. fig.17 Picture 17 "By dive bomber destroyed soviet tanks. Volchov. May 1942"
The devastating effect of dive bombers. fig.18 Picture 18 "By dive bomber destroyed soviet tanks. Volchov. May 1942"
Tanks did not have to be met directly around it to destroy. fig.19 Picture 19 "POW Volchov"
“Ivans” became the Russians of the Landser (German soldiers) mentioned. fig.20 Picture 20 "Crew shelter Volchov 5.company."
Around these trunks earth was accumulated up. fig.21 Picture 21 "Noon at the Volchov. On our shelter."
Nearly a complete front “shelter”. fig.22 Picture 22 "Thus we live! Food supply reloading point at the Volchov."
With “large combat missions” the food supply was particularly good. fig.23 Picture 23 "Volchov. Soviet Tank. May 1942"
Tank KW-1, up to the “Tiger” and “Panther” the best tank of the war. fig.24 Picture 24 "Volchov. Our mansion. command post7.company May 1942"
An almost peaceful picture of the front fig.25 Picture 25 "Food supply bombs of the Luftwaffe at the Volchov. April May 1942"
Prisoners were used behind the "HKL" (main combat line = front) to the work.