The commander of German troops in North Africa, General Erwin Rommel (1891-1944, sits in the center) with a group of German and Italian officers in a tent for a discussion of the upcoming battles.

Planning the next battles

German troops on the move in the swampy Luga Forest, passing a destroyed Russian KV-I (Kliment Voroshilov) heavy tank; 140 kms south of Leningrad, USSR, 1941.

Drive toward Leningrad

German soldiers watching a burning village at the beginning of the war with the USSR; June, 1941. 