General Paulus, Commander of the 6th Army, on his way to a briefing at his Headquarters in Poltava. (scanned by HOS Bandit)

General Paulus

On November 14, 1941, the first frost set in at Kharkov the thermometer read -22 degrees C. The German soldiers equipment was wholly inadequate, The few who were issued snow tunics, (like this MGer) found that they were purely for camouflage, and offered no protection from the cold. (scanned by HOS Bandit)

inadequate winter gear

A German Motorcycle Patrol stops at a desolate Russian CrossRoad, in the middle of no where. (scanned by HOS Bandit)