Soldiers of the 10th and 4th Mountain-Divsion fought side by side in the greater Caucasus mountain range. Here the men from Upper Bavaria, the Allgaeu and Swabia were in their element. up here thick armour and engines didn't mean nothing, up here one had to trust his own muscles and the undemanding mules.

Mountain troops in Russia

This german soldier is preparing to move further after a rest. With him one of the millions of horses who did their &quot;duty&quot; in the german wehrmacht in world war 2. The german is carrying a plucked chicken and his rifle k98, on his back the backpack including the blanket called &quot;affe&quot; (monkey).

Soldier with Horse

29 Degrees Celsius below Zero (-20.2 degrees Fahrenheit): This motorbike with sidecar of an german Airforce-Unit needs a fire to get started. The horse-cart in the background does not know these kind of problems.