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Germans In Russia: Later Years: The Retreat: An Picture Album

In the fading years of the Second World War, Germany was losing. The once powerful Wehrmacht was a wreck. Here are some images of the end part of WW2.


German soldiers move though a devastated Russian town

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Grodno 1944. It is time to retreat and the aim is to slow down the pursuing Soviet army. A German soldiers lights a fuse to blow up rail tracks.

June 1944

February 1944. A pathetic sight. The once mighty German army withdraws from Leningrad area on horse-carts

The same retreat

Retreat from Polotsk. July 1944

March 1944. Discussing the best way to retreat

 February 1944. German troops  retreating, between Lake Ilmen and the Gulf of Finland

April 1944. Dneister

April 1944. Pskov area

January end. 1944. Near Novgorod