Auf der anderen Seite des Mittelmeeres - On the other side of the Mediteranean (Signal, U/Nr. 12-41).

Auf der anderen Seite des Mittelmeeres

A german infantry unit advancing right at the beginning of &quot;operation barbarossa&quot;, the german campaign in russia. the look back of the german soldier is symbolic: what will this campaign bring? in the end it was total defeat and when the war was finished, more than 2,3 million german soldiers are buried in russian soil.

Uncertain future

Russia, june 22th 1941. The very first day of the german campaign against russia. These german soldiers already got wounded during the first battles against russian border-troops. the face of the young soldier in the front shows the shocking experience he'd just undergone.