General Erwin Rommel (third from right) and his officers inspect a P-40 Warhawk fighter and ground attack aircraft shot down in the North-African desert; 1942.

Looking over downed aircraft

23 August, 1942, advanced elements of the German 6th Army reach the Volga just north of Stalingrad and managed to capture a 5 mile strip along the river. Here in this photograph troops move forward into action against suspected enemy positions.

Move into action

Bleak future: A German soldier tries to stay warm in the shelter of a demolished building while keeping a eye out for Soviet attacks in the Demyansk Pocket; South of Leningrad, USSR, February 1942.