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

Soviet village set on fire

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 advance patrol soldiers with motorcycle, monitoring Soviet positions in a village during the outbreak of war with the USSR; June, 1941. 