These German Soldiers froze to death like thousends of others not having propper winter clothing. Germans stacked up without burial in speedy retreat, USSR, 1942.



Frozen Solid..

The barrel of a German anti-aircraft gun still points skyward, but it is silent. So are the men who served it. They were mowed down at their posts before they had a chance to join the retreat before the winter offensive of the Red Army.

Winter Offensive

Lt. Edwin D. Cooke, Los Angeles, Calif., 70th Div., France, lay with the dead for 18 hours during a German counterattack in this territory of France. At one time a Young boy of the 12th SS rolled him over to cut off his wrist watch and failed to notice he was still alive. Here, Lt. Cooke demonstrates the position he took to escape detection. The other soldiers in the background, one a medic, are dead. The area was, again, taken over by the Allies after air-support was called in. 7 January, 1945.