The crew of a Panzer III peer out of their tank, the commander with binoculars, to observe the horizon while they momentarily stop in a village in Russia, 1942. 

What lies ahead?

German Panzerkampfwagen I ("armored fighting vehicle mark I"), abbreviated PzKpfw I tanks, cross a pontoon bridge at an unspecified location,

Tanks on pontoon bridge

Passing in front of a field artillery battery during the battles around Kharkov in early 1943, this “Stummel” (Stump) of Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler Division, makes an excellent study of the futility of temporary snow camouflage, wearing off almost completely where the engine or gun heat would melt snow or where the dismounting of the crew would rub it off. The Stummel [officialy an Sd.Kfz. 251/9 mounting the 7.5cm L/24 Kwk], a brand new vehicle at this time, was extremely popular because it brought massive fire-power to individual panzergrenadier companies. In the background are a pair of 10.5 cm l FH/18 Field Howitzers and a single Sd.Kfz. 11 support vehicle.