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The central street of the city. In the background you can see the old church of St Nicholas. The church itself was closed by the Soviet authorities before the war and converted into a garage. A road sign in German Ostrow can be seen on the pole on the right. Novorzhev, Pskov region, USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

The central street of the city. In the background you can see the old church of St Nicholas. The church itself was closed by the Soviet authorities before the war and converted into a garage. A road sign in German Ostrow can be seen on the pole on the right. Novorzhev, Pskov region, USSR (Russia). July - August 1941
A German column moving along a city street past burnt houses. Novorzhev, Pskov region, USSR (Russia). July - August 1941A stuffed bear tied to a pole, probably taken from the local history museum. A road sign in German Opotschka at the turn. Novorzhev, Pskov Region, USSR (Russia). July - August 1941
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Photos from collection Summer 1941. The beginning of operation Barbarossa

A German soldier feeding and inspecting horses in an occupied village. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

A German soldier feeding and inspecting horses in an occupied village. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

German soldiers washing clothes in an occupied village. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

German soldiers washing clothes in an occupied village. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

Group portrait of German soldiers in an occupied village. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

Group portrait of German soldiers in an occupied village. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

German soldiers preparing dinner in an occupied village. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

German soldiers preparing dinner in an occupied village. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

A view of a house in an occupied village. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

A view of a house in an occupied village. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

Panorama of a river, a wooden bridge and a ferry crossing. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

Panorama of a river, a wooden bridge and a ferry crossing. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

German soldiers at a camp. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

German soldiers at a camp. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

Graves of German soldiers from the 26th Infantry Regiment of the Wehrmacht. USSR (Russia). August 1941

Graves of German soldiers from the 26th Infantry Regiment of the Wehrmacht. USSR (Russia). August 1941

Graves of German soldiers from the 26th Infantry Regiment of the Wehrmacht. USSR (Russia). August 1941

Graves of German soldiers from the 26th Infantry Regiment of the Wehrmacht. USSR (Russia). August 1941

Abandoned 152-mm secular howitzers of 1937 sample. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

Abandoned 152-mm secular howitzers of 1937 sample. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

Panorama of the river. German column crosses the river on a pontoon bridge. On both sides of the river can be seen broken and abandoned Soviet equipment. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

Panorama of the river. German column crosses the river on a pontoon bridge. On both sides of the river can be seen broken and abandoned Soviet equipment. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

A German column crosses the river on a pontoon bridge. A destroyed bridge is seen on the left and broken and abandoned Soviet equipment on the right. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

A German column crosses the river on a pontoon bridge. A destroyed bridge is seen on the left and broken and abandoned Soviet equipment on the right. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

A German column heading for a pontoon bridge to cross the river. In the background is a destroyed bridge with broken and abandoned Soviet equipment. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

A German column heading for a pontoon bridge to cross the river. In the background is a destroyed bridge with broken and abandoned Soviet equipment. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

A Soviet Maxim machine gun with the body of a dead Red Army soldier lying next to it. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

A Soviet Maxim machine gun with the body of a dead Red Army soldier lying next to it. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

A burnt Soviet T-26 light tank on the roadside in an occupied village. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

A burnt Soviet T-26 light tank on the roadside in an occupied village. USSR (Russia). July - August 1941

The grave of a German soldier named Han Broze (German: Heinz Broze) from the 26th Infantry Regiment, who was killed on 18 August 1941. USSR (Russia). August 1941

The grave of a German soldier named Han Broze (German: Heinz Broze) from the 26th Infantry Regiment, who was killed on 18 August 1941. USSR (Russia). August 1941

A German cemetery in an occupied Soviet village. USSR (Russia). August 1941

A German cemetery in an occupied Soviet village. USSR (Russia). August 1941

A German cemetery in an occupied Soviet village. USSR (Russia). August 1941

A German cemetery in an occupied Soviet village. USSR (Russia). August 1941

Grave of Heinrich August Knickmann - commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 501st Infantry Regiment. Knickmann was a German politician (NSDAP) and was a member of the Reichstag (party number 16.106) and a member of the SS. He was killed on 5 August 1941 with the rank of captain in action near Zabolotie (Starorussky district, Novgorod region). USSR (Russia). August 1941

Grave of Heinrich August Knickmann - commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 501st Infantry Regiment. Knickmann was a German politician (NSDAP) and was a member of the Reichstag (party number 16.106) and a member of the SS. He was killed on 5 August 1941 with the rank of captain in action near Zabolotie (Starorussky district, Novgorod region). USSR (Russia). August 1941

A German cemetery in an occupied Soviet village. USSR (Russia). August 1941

A German cemetery in an occupied Soviet village. USSR (Russia). August 1941

All from collection Summer 1941. The beginning of operation Barbarossa

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