Hürtgenforest, Germany (G.I.'s called it &quot;Death Factory&quot;) November 23rd 1944: The picture shows the rest of 1st company of the Engineer Battalion 253 (Pionier-Bataillon 253), 8 souls.

1st company, Engineer Btn. 253 in Hurtgenforest

Urban warfare and house-to-house fighting in the lower-silesian city of Breslau (today Wroclaw/Poland) was done with animosity and cruelty from both german and russian side in spring of 1945. No mercy was given nor expected. Losses were approximately equal on both sides.

House-to-house fighting - Breslau 1945

German infantry repusle a Soviet counter attack in the early stages of Barbarossa...