At the German-Soviet line of demarcation. June 20, 1941.
(Bundesarchiv Bild 169-0897)

The calm before the storm

German soldiers of 208th Infanterie-Division on their way to Mass on a sunday morning in the arctic winter of 1941/42. Colour photo taken by a German soldier near Shisdra/Russia.

Churchgoing

This group of German soldiers, captured during the Normandy landings, seem to be enjoying a meal of U.S. Army K-rations. Evidently whoever was in charge of POWs at Omaha Beach had a lot to learn, for two of the captives brandish open knives. Fortunately, they seem to be focused only on the food.