A German column crosses a river on a makeshift bridge in Russia. It was a curse for the German troops that most of the russian rivers ran crosswise to the direction of advance.

Crossing another russian river

With photos like these the German population should be shown that things are just fine on the eastern front. German soldiers during an improvisational but convinient christmas celebration including tree and gifts.

Christmas on the eastern front

After the ambush at Poteau/Belgium on December 18, 1944 against the 14th US Cavalry Group, soldiers of the Kampfgruppe Hansen (1st SS-Panzer-Division LSSAH) enjoying captured American smokes.