RM2CWBD1T–Russians serving in the German Army, Eastern Front, 1941-1945. Detail from a German propaganda poster. Three soldiers of the Russian National Army of Liberation, a unit commanded by Bronislaw Kaminsky and deployed to fight Soviet partisans. An estimated million Soviet soldiers, some volunteers, fought on the German side during the Second World War. Many were prisoners captured in the initial German invasion. The photographer is unknown.
RMCPMN2B–Hung partisans on the Eastern Front, 1941
RMKRCTMB–A group of cheerful Soviet Partisans at Odessa, on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine.
RM2RED4HK–A German Wehrmacht official (left) talking with a Wehrmacht officer. In the middle, the member of a national unit formed from Russian volunteers, which is to be used to fight a group of partisans. Near Chelnovya. Photo: Götze. [automated translation]
RM2K02JGW–In a village liberated by Russian partisans. 1942
RME001H7–Spies at the eastern front, 1915
RMBBN9KH–events, Second World War / WWII, Russia 1942 / 1943, partisan warfare, Soviet village, destroyed during fightings against partisans, circa 1942, ruin, ruins, destruction, Third Reich, 20th century, historic, historical, USSR, Soviet Union, smoke, Eastern Front, burning, 1940s,
RMDYYWNG–Securing a railway line on the Eastern front during World War II
RMB3EEN1–Execution of partisans, Russia / 1942
RMC45WTK–Latvian volunteers on the Eastern Front, 1943
RMD9TJ7G–The Nazi Propaganda! on the back of the image reads: 'Military base in the gang territory. In order to successfully defend themselves from gang attacks, enlisted German safety personnel built a fort from the abounding wood.' Image from the Eastern Front/Russia, 20 December 1943. Since the summer of 1942, the German were not allowed to use the term 'partisans' anymore for psychological reasons. Instead, terms like 'gangs', 'bandits', and 'gang combat' were employed. The attack on the Soviet Union by the German Reich was agreed on in July 1940 and prepared as the 'Operation Barbarossa' since Dec
RF2WBRHND–Soviet Russian Soldier Or Partisans With German Infantry Soldiers World War Ii. Shell Explosions. Black and White
RMD9TJPJ–The Nazi Propaganda! on the back of the image reads: 'A gang was destroyed. On a small clearing a combat post was erected. Both leaders of the operation, two generals, hold a meeting with the officers of the units on duty.' Image from the Eastern Front/Russia, published on 1 October 1942. Since the summer of 1942, the German were not allowed to use the term 'partisans' anymore for psychological reasons. Instead, terms like 'gangs', 'bandits', and 'gang combat' were employed. The attack on the Soviet Union by the German Reich was agreed on in July 1940 and prepared as the 'Operation Barbarossa'
RMEG6MWJ–The Soviet (Russian) women guerrillas armed with rifles and bayonets during World War 2. Partisans risked torture and execution
RMD9TJDP–The Nazi Propaganda! on the back of the image reads: 'Cat burglar skills - very useful at this point! Soviet partisans attempt to shoot at German troops form harmless farm houses. But a spoke was put in their wheel! After preparing with fire , the house with the enemy was encircled and taken by assault.' Image from the Eastern Front/Russia, 3 January 1942. The attack on the Soviet Union by the German Reich was agreed on in July 1940 and prepared as the 'Operation Barbarossa' since December 1940. On 22 June 1941, the invasion by the German Wehrmacht started. Fotoarchiv für Zeitgeschichte
RM2F3M8JA–World War II period from German propaganda news. Wehrmach solders in fight with partisans on the Southern Front. 1940s
RMD9TJDT–Arrest of Soviet partisans on the Eastern Front, in between 1941 and 1943. The image was taken for the Nazi Propaganda during the Eastern campaign of the German Wehrmacht. Since the summer of 1942, the German were not allowed to use the term 'partisans' anymore for psychological reasons. Instead, terms like 'gangs', 'bandits', and 'gang combat' were employed. The attack on the Soviet Union by the German Reich was agreed on in July 1940 and prepared as the 'Operation Barbarossa' since December 1940. On 22 June 1941, the invasion by the German Wehrmacht started. Fotoarchiv für Zeitgeschichte
RMW7EFFX–Russian partisans, Battle for Moscow, 1941. Artist: Unknown
RMD9TJDJ–The Nazi Propaganda! on the back of the image reads: 'Bandits are smoked out. SS grenadiers again caught a Bolshevist gang in one of the villages which belong to their base. The gang nests each are encircled and while some of the grenadiers secure the area with the IMG, others work their way towards the houses on fire. Heavy explosions show that a great amount of ammunition was stored in this gang nest.' Image from the Eastern Front/Russia, 21 July 1943. Since the summer of 1942, the German were not allowed to use the term 'partisans' anymore for psychological reasons. Instead, terms like 'gan
RMFWNFR1–1941 front page News of the World German Army advance held at Tula
RMKWB861–Soviet (Russian) civilians arrested by German as partisans in 1944. German photo caption describes them as 'captured bandits protesting their innocence'. World War 2. (BSLOC 2014 8 32)
RMKRCTMJ–Russian partisans plant mines on a railway line having killed the German sentries whose bodies lie in the foreground Date: circa 1942
RMP52PTW–Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Memorial to the Defence of the Adzhimushkay Quarry, 1982, against Nazi occupation in 1942. Detail. Around Kerch.
RF2T4DTRR–Petrova Gora, Croatia – September 2nd 2023. The now derelict visitor's centre in front of the Yugoslav-era WW2 partisan monument at Petrova Gora
RMD40E6K–1 Dinar banknote, Sherif Hussein ibn Ali and Great Arab Revolt, Jordan, 2005
RMBBN9KM–events, Second World War / WWII, Russia 1942 / 1943, partisan warfare, Soviet village, set on fire during fightings against partisans, Ukraine, circa 1942, destruction, Third Reich, 20th century, historic, historical, USSR, Soviet Union, smoke, Eastern Front, burning, 1940s,
RMB3EENG–Execution of partisans, Russia / 1942
RMC45WTR–Latvian volunteers of a police unit on the Eastern Front, 1943
RF2RC1X98–Soviet Russian Soldier Or Partisans With German Infantry Soldiers World War Ii. Shell Explosions. Black and White
RMEG6MWM–Soviet (Russian) civilians arrested by German as partisans in 1944. German photo caption describes them as 'captured bandits
RMHPC6MC–The Nazi Propaganda! on the back of the image reads: 'Bandits are smoked out. SS grenadiers again caught a Bolshevist gang in one of the villages which belong to their base. The gang nests each are encircled and while some of the grenadiers secure the area with the IMG, others work their way towards the houses on fire. Heavy explosions show that a great amount of ammunition was stored in this gang nest.' Image from the Eastern Front/Russia, 21 July 1943. Since the summer of 1942, the German were not allowed to use the term 'partisans' anymore for psychological reasons. Instead, terms like 'gan
RMFWNFPN–1941 front page Sunday Express New Food Ration system and Battle for Crimea
RME1EN36–Propaganda text! from Nazi news reporting on the back of the picture: 'Combating gangs. The devious bandits are lead away for interrogation.' Picture taken at the Eastern Front/Russia on 12 August 1943. (Flaws in quality due to the historic picture copy) Fotoarchiv für Zeitgeschichtee - NO WIRE SERVICE –
RMKRCTMD–PARTISANS, BYELORUSSIA
RME1EMN2–Propaganda text! from Nazi news reporting on the back of the picture: 'Mountain troops against bandits' hide-outs. The rapid advance of our mountain troops most of the time did not leave the bandits enough time to hide their ammunition and equipment. These forest camps were all destroyed by fire, as well as enormous amounts of ammunition, for the most part of English origin.'Picture from the Eastern Front, published 21 December 1943. (Flaws in quality due to the historic picture copy) Fotoarchiv für Zeitgeschichtee - NO WIRE SERVICE –
RMKWB85Y–The Soviet (Russian) women guerrillas armed with rifles and bayonets during World War 2. Partisans risked torture and execution if captured by Germans. Ca. 1941-1943. (BSLOC 2014 8 31)
RME1EMEW–Propaganda text! from Nazi news reporting on the back of the picture: 'Gang warfare behind the front. Individual spacious granaries, in which the gangs stored ammunition and food, go up in flames after a heavy exchange of fire. The police units only march off after everything is destroyed.' Picture taken at the Eastern Front/Russia on 16 December 1943. (Flaws in quality due to the historic picture copy) Fotoarchiv für Zeitgeschichtee - NO WIRE SERVICE –
RMBBNAY7–events, Second World War / WWII, Russia 1942 / 1943, partisan warfare, captured Soviet partisans are being marched to Poltava, circa 1942,
RME1EN37–Propaganda text! from Nazi news reporting on the back of the picture: 'Motorcycle troops take a village occupied by bandits. The Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht (armed forces) has recently reported the conclusion of a large-scale against gangs in the behind the Eastern front. Many gangs were annihilated by our troops, many fortified villages were taken and cleansed and huge amounts of war material of all kinds were captured. - Our picture shows: Comrades have worked their way towards a village occupied by bandits and now provide covering fire for their comrades who are storming the village.'
RMB3EENC–Execution of partisans, Russia / 1942
RMC45WXC–Local volunteers on the Eastern Front, 1943
RMD9TJ7F–The Nazi Propaganda! on the back of the image reads: 'In the zoo in Kharkiv. In the Kharkiv Zoo, many animals walk freely. Our soldiers befriended them in a short period of time. A Yak calf.' (Here: a soldier caresses a goat.) Image from the Eastern Front/Ukraine, published on 3 December 1941. The attack on the Soviet Union by the German Reich was agreed on in July 1940 and prepared as the 'Operation Barbarossa' since December 1940. On 22 June 1941, the invasion by the German Wehrmacht started. Fotoarchiv für Zeitgeschichte
RMC46312–German police on the Eastern front, 1942
RMD9TJ6J–The Nazi Propaganda! on the back of the image reads: 'A gang was destroyed. The hideout of the gang was encircled by pioneers and infantry and taken after formidable opposition. A scout observes the area and reports to the leadership about others additional hideouts. Due to the good collaboration between scout and infantry, the whole area is cleared in short time.' Image from the Eastern Front/Russia, published on 1 October 1942. The attack on the Soviet Union by the German Reich was agreed on in July 1940 and prepared as the 'Operation Barbarossa' since December 1940. On 22 June 1941, the inv
RMC45WY4–Kyrgyz volunteers on the Eastern Front, 1942
RMD9TJ8K–The Nazi Propaganda! on the back of the image reads: 'Military police fights with Bolshevist gangs. During the night, German police units in collaboration with tanks have encircled the bandit post tighter and tighter, which eventually burst into flames. Now, at dawn, an attack against the burning village is launched. Image from the Eastern Front/Russia, 14 October 1943. The attack on the Soviet Union by the German Reich was agreed on in July 1940 and prepared as the 'Operation Barbarossa' since December 1940. On 22 June 1941, the invasion by the German Wehrmacht started. Photo: Berliner Verlag
RMC462YG–German police on the Eastern front, 1942
RMD9TJPA–The Nazi Propaganda! on the back of the image reads: 'A village is put on fire through the fire of snipers. Snipers insidiously attacked our marching columns from this Soviet village. Infantry guns were employed to shoot the village in a way that put the village on fire and destroyed the resistance.' Image from the Eastern Front/Russia, 9 August 1941. The attack on the Soviet Union by the German Reich was agreed on in July 1940 and prepared as the 'Operation Barbarossa' since December 1940. On 22 June 1941, the invasion by the German Wehrmacht started. Fotoarchiv für Zeitgeschichte
RMC45WX5–Russian volunteers on the Eastern Front, 1942
RMD9TJNW–The Nazi Propaganda! on the back of the image reads: 'Street fights in Kharkiv. Against snipers on a building. Fire from below, fire from above, from the left, from all sides! These are the malices of urban warfare. The SS grenadiers, however, know about the tricks of the Soviets. Well-aimed shots finish the snipers from the roof, who mostly only fire when the Germans turn their backs on them.' Image from the Eastern Front/Ukraine, published 4 April 1943. The attack on the Soviet Union by the German Reich was agreed on in July 1940 and prepared as the 'Operation Barbarossa' since December 1940
RMC45DTR–German armored scout cars on the Eastern Front
RMEG6MPR–Soviet partisans shot dead by German soldiers during German invasion of Russia in Summer 1941. World War 2. World War 2.
RMC462YE–German policeman at an outpost on the Eastern front, 1942
RMKRCTMF–PARTISANS IN MARSHES
RMD9TKC8–Transport of wounded Soviet partisans after fights in the area of Pskov. Date unknown (around 1942/43). Fotoarchiv für Zeitgeschichte
RMA9XCH5–Partisans Byelorussia
RMBBNF7K–events, Second World War / WWII, Russia 1942 / 1943, partisan warfare, hanged Soviet partisans at Merefa near Kharkov, summer 1942,
RMD9TJ6P–The Nazi Propaganda! on the back of the image reads: 'A gang was destroyed. In the forest in the back of the image in the middle section of the front, a search was carried out to catch strolling gangs. It was only a few days ago that several villages were alarmed. Spying troops, which went deep into the woods reported that a barn on a great clearing served as a shelter for the gang. From here, they moved out to disturb the villages. The task was to annihilate the gang, particularly because some of the gang members wore parts of German uniforms. Around midnight, the supplies were given and in
RMB3EEMY–Execution of partisans, Russia / 1942
RMKWB80E–Soviet partisans shot dead by German soldiers during German invasion of Russia in Summer 1941. World War 2. World War 2. (BSLOC 2014 8 20)
RMP52PW0–Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Memorial to the Defence of the Adzhimushkay Quarry, 1982, against Nazi occupation in 1942. Detail. Around Kerch.
RF2WBRHKK–Soviet Russian Soldier Or Partisans With German Infantry Soldiers World War Ii. Shell Explosions. Black and White
RF2T40MN9–Side wall in the derelict Yugoslav-era WW2 partisan Monument to the Uprising of People of Kordun and Banija on Veliki Petrovac, Petrova Gora, Croatia
RMKWB6RE–Soviet (Russian) civilians arrested by German as partisans in 1944. German photo caption describes them as 'captured bandits protesting their innocence'. World War 2. (BSLOC 2014 8 32)
RMC4630R–Armored car of the police on the Eastern front, 1942
RMCPKYAH–Tatar volunteers of the Weapon-SS on the Eastern Front, 1943
RMA9XCH6–Partisans In Marshes
RMC45WXN–Indigenous self-protection on the Eastern Front, 1942
RMBBNAY8–events, Second World War / WWII, Russia 1942 / 1943, partisan warfare, captured Soviet partisans are being marched to Poltava, circa 1942,
RMC45X05–Officer of a voluntary association on the Eastern Front, 1941
RMEG6MPB–The Soviet (Russian) women guerrillas armed with rifles and bayonets during World War 2. Partisans risked torture and execution
RMC462YM–Police round up prisoners on the Eastern front, 1943
RMP52PPR–Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Memorial to the Defence of the Adzhimushkay Quarry, 1982, against Nazi occupation in 1942. Detail. Around Kerch.
RMC4578H–Soldier observe an attack on a village on the Eastern Front, 1942
RF2WBRHJ8–Soviet Russian Soldier Or Partisans With German Infantry Soldiers World War Ii. Shell Explosions. Black and White
RM2RED4H2–White Ruthenian volunteer on guard duty against partisans. [automated translation]
RF2T4DRDK–Petrova Gora, Croatia – September 2nd 2023. A side wall in the now derelict Yugoslav-era WW2 partisan Monument to the Uprising of the People of Kordun
RMKWB6RC–The Soviet (Russian) women guerrillas armed with rifles and bayonets during World War 2. Partisans risked torture and execution if captured by Germans. Ca. 1941-1943. (BSLOC 2014 8 31)
RMA9XCH1–Partisan Group Odessa
RMBBNAY6–events, Second World War / WWII, Russia 1942 / 1943, partisan warfare, hanged Soviet partisans at Merefa near Kharkov, summer 1942, in the background, on the road, Wehrmacht vehicles,
RMBBNCMW–events, Second World War / WWII, Russia 1941, Battle of Kiev, 23.8. - 26.9.1941, German infantry in a village near Kiev, searching for dispersed Soviet soldiers and partisans,
RMEG6MPC–Soviet (Russian) civilians arrested by German as partisans in 1944. German photo caption describes them as 'captured bandits
RMFGPR4J–events, Second World War / WWII, Soviet Union, Soviet men working under German supervision, possibly partisans who dig graves, photo taken by a member of the German Reich Labour Service (Reichsarbeitsdienst, RAD Abteilung K. 1/130), Army Group South, 1st Panzer Army, Ukraine, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RMP52PW1–Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Memorial to the Defence of the Adzhimushkay Quarry, 1982, against Nazi occupation in 1942. Detail. Around Kerch.
RMFF78NB–events, Second World War / WWII, German Wehrmacht, radio troop at work, probably Russia, circa 1942, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RMTA2BHG–The police trains men of the Todt Organization as protection command for fighting the partisans near Ukta in East Prussia. War reporter: Guthausen.
RM2X0H6G7–Group photo of Russian auxiliary troops fighting partisans with a Wehrmacht soldier. The picture was taken by a member of the Radfahrgrenadierregiment 2 / Radfahrsicherungsregiment 2, on the Eastern Front. [automated translation]
RM2X0H748–A German tank destroyer Nashorn drives through a town on the Eastern Front. The picture was taken in the rear of the Eastern Front, presumably in connection with battles with partisans. The picture was taken by a member of the Radfahrgrenadierregiment 2 in the northern section of the Eastern Front. [automated translation]
RM2X0H6D4–A freezing German soldier stands in a fortified hole in the ground next to his MG 34 on the Eastern Front. The picture was taken in the rear of the Eastern Front, presumably in connection with battles with partisans. The picture was taken by a member of the Radfahrgrenadierregiment 2 / Radfahrsicherungsregiment 2, in the northern section of the Eastern Front. [automated translation]
RMKWB6MN–Soviet partisans shot dead by German soldiers during German invasion of Russia in Summer 1941. World War 2. World War 2. (BSLOC 2014 8 20)
RM2X0H67K–In the wintry expanse, houses in a village are burning that were set on fire by German troops fighting partisans in the hinterland of the Eastern Front. The picture was taken in the hinterland of the Eastern Front, presumably in connection with battles with partisans. The picture was taken by a member of the Raffahrgrenadier Regiment 2 / Rahdfahrsicherungsregiment 2, in the northern section of the Eastern Front. [automated translation]
RMC462YJ–German police interrogate villagers on the Eastern front, 1943
RMA9XCHA–Blowing Up Railway
RMC462YY–German policeman with a German shepherd dog on the Eastern front, 1942
RMC4576W–German soldiers in the fight against Russian partisans, 1942
RMEG6MK9–Soviet partisans shot dead by German soldiers during German invasion of Russia in Summer 1941. World War 2. World War 2.
RMCPJ6MY–Russian partisans in the Ukraine
RMP52PTX–Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Memorial to the Defence of the Adzhimushkay Quarry, 1982, against Nazi occupation in 1942. Detail. Around Kerch.
RMCPM296–Soldiers of the Waffen-SS bombards partisans in a village, 1941
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