{"id":5023,"date":"2023-02-02T18:07:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T18:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/?p=5023"},"modified":"2023-02-02T18:07:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T18:07:41","slug":"photos-ww2-eastern-front","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/photos-ww2-eastern-front\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos that bring WW2&#8217;s nightmarish eastern front to life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Second World War was filled with well-known historical moments, from the Battle of Britain to the bombing of Hiroshima. But one theatre of war that often remains overshadowed is the Eastern Front &#8211; a brutal and extended campaign between Germany and the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the two superpowers clashed across thousands of miles, millions of lives were lost. Many photographers risked their lives documenting these momentous events, allowing future generations to gain insight into this tumultuous historical period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s look at some iconic photos from WW2&#8217;s Eastern Front \u2013 each one offering us a powerful glimpse into world-changing events that shaped our world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tc88u8sfxtk91.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tc88u8sfxtk91.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tc88u8sfxtk91-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;In this small town, Zhizdra, after the fights, I did not find anyone alive except this wounded cat&#8221; &#8211; Eastern Front, 1943<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eqsi62u1qi861.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eqsi62u1qi861.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eqsi62u1qi861-300x224.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eqsi62u1qi861-768x574.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Kombat.&#8221; A Soviet political commissar leads soldiers in an assault, Eastern Front, in Soviet Ukraine, 12 July 1942. The subject lost his life moments after the photo was taken.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"894\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/aQ_VXn4SBg45yyrSyK7hFTUMT__qX9XSX2tzMjyzkck-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/aQ_VXn4SBg45yyrSyK7hFTUMT__qX9XSX2tzMjyzkck-1.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/aQ_VXn4SBg45yyrSyK7hFTUMT__qX9XSX2tzMjyzkck-1-215x300.webp 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A German soldier rides a motorcycle with a gas mask and heavy-duty winter gear, 1943.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ff5BoWZWL2ai0MVOClPQktpHYc4do7M9ugz45hz-nAg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5027\" width=\"640\" height=\"873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ff5BoWZWL2ai0MVOClPQktpHYc4do7M9ugz45hz-nAg.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ff5BoWZWL2ai0MVOClPQktpHYc4do7M9ugz45hz-nAg-220x300.webp 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A German paratrooper carries a wounded sergeant, 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LnZMiHFp5pH9YP51VqCDfluoVgUbVqvE0G-7rSqxnaM.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LnZMiHFp5pH9YP51VqCDfluoVgUbVqvE0G-7rSqxnaM.webp 638w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LnZMiHFp5pH9YP51VqCDfluoVgUbVqvE0G-7rSqxnaM-204x300.webp 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Female Soviet Sniper trains a Partisan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hparQ-6BISpv9vVlCx2X2OAk-yrYVAyA430mUhP2esc.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hparQ-6BISpv9vVlCx2X2OAk-yrYVAyA430mUhP2esc.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hparQ-6BISpv9vVlCx2X2OAk-yrYVAyA430mUhP2esc-300x198.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Night attack during the liberation of Odessa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bmkcxkowfe661.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bmkcxkowfe661.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bmkcxkowfe661-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bmkcxkowfe661-768x430.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Red Army soldier fires from a bathtub during the Battle of Stalingrad, 1942<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/980ivbq00u371.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/980ivbq00u371.jpeg 563w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/980ivbq00u371-209x300.jpeg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soviet civilians attempt to get water during the siege of Leningrad, 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Yh7PR55g3OFeB6eFTmmJ0yhQh-C6wgjNdd5G7gvL-qE.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Yh7PR55g3OFeB6eFTmmJ0yhQh-C6wgjNdd5G7gvL-qE.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Yh7PR55g3OFeB6eFTmmJ0yhQh-C6wgjNdd5G7gvL-qE-300x207.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Yh7PR55g3OFeB6eFTmmJ0yhQh-C6wgjNdd5G7gvL-qE-768x530.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A German Machine in Stalingrad, October 1942<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/zlsnyoxnfv771-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/zlsnyoxnfv771-1.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/zlsnyoxnfv771-1-221x300.webp 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Russian boy points out German positions outside Leningrad, August 1943.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/KHHz0Hd0agWUjh6vAZAf1IulCJ1JSIFsxbpHY44BEJk.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/KHHz0Hd0agWUjh6vAZAf1IulCJ1JSIFsxbpHY44BEJk.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/KHHz0Hd0agWUjh6vAZAf1IulCJ1JSIFsxbpHY44BEJk-300x215.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/KHHz0Hd0agWUjh6vAZAf1IulCJ1JSIFsxbpHY44BEJk-768x550.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Two teen girls assemble submachine guns during the siege of Leningrad, 1943<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/xkklirbzdin01.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/xkklirbzdin01.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/xkklirbzdin01-300x197.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/xkklirbzdin01-768x503.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soviet soldiers, on their backs, shoot at enemy aircraft, June 1943.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/rjhckkvfr6641.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/rjhckkvfr6641.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/rjhckkvfr6641-236x300.webp 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">German soldiers return from close quarter combat, Ukraine, 1943.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1gitayg4qc561.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1gitayg4qc561.jpeg 799w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1gitayg4qc561-300x202.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1gitayg4qc561-768x516.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">German mountaineers rest in the snow in the Caucasus, December 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6urPnn-CbW9QM13BR49xv6GvI0YhLSyMuRazM2dFijI.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6urPnn-CbW9QM13BR49xv6GvI0YhLSyMuRazM2dFijI.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6urPnn-CbW9QM13BR49xv6GvI0YhLSyMuRazM2dFijI-219x300.webp 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An injured young Soviet soldier crawls toward his German captors after surrendering. Battle of Kursk, July 1943.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/P4U6iVu-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/P4U6iVu-1.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/P4U6iVu-1-207x300.jpeg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Finnish Army soldiers interrogating a Soviet sniper, August 1941<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7pESDp-BKuyIoF_VA4oJkzPc-UxWbNneV-UOakbi7XM-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7pESDp-BKuyIoF_VA4oJkzPc-UxWbNneV-UOakbi7XM-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7pESDp-BKuyIoF_VA4oJkzPc-UxWbNneV-UOakbi7XM-1-212x300.webp 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">German soldiers cross into the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa, June 22, 1941.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/k3wiyto74y5a1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/k3wiyto74y5a1.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/k3wiyto74y5a1-300x208.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/k3wiyto74y5a1-768x534.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Germans signal troops capture Soviet soldiers, 1942<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rw-bxc_pOcAPU7AnpGslSxjzAsW_vpL1oadhA3jjC38.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rw-bxc_pOcAPU7AnpGslSxjzAsW_vpL1oadhA3jjC38.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rw-bxc_pOcAPU7AnpGslSxjzAsW_vpL1oadhA3jjC38-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rw-bxc_pOcAPU7AnpGslSxjzAsW_vpL1oadhA3jjC38-768x514.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Soviet soldier returns home to his burned down home, Dedilovo, 1942<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/xynyqsayy3u81-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5043\" width=\"910\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/xynyqsayy3u81-1.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/xynyqsayy3u81-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/xynyqsayy3u81-1-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reindeer in Murmansk, Soviet Union, 1941.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1qvyq17g3xsz6iw_Ixzj88MbYj9yaRHpvlEnYBpNTiQ.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1qvyq17g3xsz6iw_Ixzj88MbYj9yaRHpvlEnYBpNTiQ.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1qvyq17g3xsz6iw_Ixzj88MbYj9yaRHpvlEnYBpNTiQ-300x173.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1qvyq17g3xsz6iw_Ixzj88MbYj9yaRHpvlEnYBpNTiQ-768x442.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Three Soviet partisans, 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jafvBzzMDsAh0NzuGLfuF6Rj5FP9bl_OSEXYcyL6vxY.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jafvBzzMDsAh0NzuGLfuF6Rj5FP9bl_OSEXYcyL6vxY.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jafvBzzMDsAh0NzuGLfuF6Rj5FP9bl_OSEXYcyL6vxY-300x204.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jafvBzzMDsAh0NzuGLfuF6Rj5FP9bl_OSEXYcyL6vxY-768x522.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A captured Soviet commissar speaks to his encircled comrades through a loudspeaker, 1941.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CFMSIUynTbD9jrwPiMIdi9d2iKQ7uMl_ibw4LwTv5Hc-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CFMSIUynTbD9jrwPiMIdi9d2iKQ7uMl_ibw4LwTv5Hc-1.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CFMSIUynTbD9jrwPiMIdi9d2iKQ7uMl_ibw4LwTv5Hc-1-208x300.webp 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Partisan girl, 1942 Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arkady_Shaikhet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Arkady Shaikhet.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/62._armata_a_Stalingrado.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/62._armata_a_Stalingrado.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/62._armata_a_Stalingrado-300x290.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soviet soldiers in Stalingrad&#8217;s trenches, Deceember 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ratio3x2_1440-1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5050\" 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class=\"wp-image-5052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ratio3x2_1440-4-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ratio3x2_1440-4-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ratio3x2_1440-4-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ratio3x2_1440-4-1080x720.webp 1080w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ratio3x2_1440-4.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">German POWs after the defeat of the German Army at Stalingrad, February 1943.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ratio3x2_1440-5-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ratio3x2_1440-5-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ratio3x2_1440-5-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ratio3x2_1440-5-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ratio3x2_1440-5-1080x720.webp 1080w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ratio3x2_1440-5.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Russian snipers fighting during a Blizzard near Leningrad, 1943.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" 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Photo by Mark Redkin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you enjoyed these photos, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/photos-of-world-war-two-in-color\/\" title=\"27 Amazing Photos of World War Two in Color\">color photo series on World War Two.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Second World War was filled with well-known historical moments, from the Battle of Britain to the bombing of Hiroshima. But one theatre of war that often remains overshadowed is the Eastern Front &#8211; a brutal and extended campaign between Germany and the Soviet Union. 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