World War II Today

World War II Today

The German Army arrives in town

29th June 1941: Another day in the long march East for the infantry footsloggers .

Jun 29, 2026
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The invasion of Russia meant long marches for most German soldiers.

Accompanying the Wehrmacht as it invaded Russia were many official photographers whose work now sits in the German national archives. These images in the Bundesarchiv often have very sparse background information. Sometimes there are sequences of images which tell us something. Here we s…

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