The Eastern Front in 1943
A selection of posts from the year in which the tables were turned in Russia and the Wehrmacht started a long retreat
Welcome to the Eastern Front
Last weekend the melt water reached up to our knees and filled up the creeks and gardens. The surrounding landscape is a giant lake. Our vehicles are stuck. It takes us three to four days to move a single vehicle which before took only an hour.
24th March 1943: A seasoned veteran watches as fresh new troops encounter the real…
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