Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

Frozen corpses of dead German soldiers during the Battle of Stalingrad; ca. winter 1942-1943

The steel hob nails seen in the soldier's boot were part of the reason the Germans were at a disadvantage in the cold. Their feet got colder much faster due to all the steel.

The steel hob nails seen in the soldier’s boot were part of the reason the Germans were at a disadvantage in the cold. Their feet got colder much faster due to all the steel.

This entry was posted on February 12, 2015 by . It was filed under History, Human History, Images of History, Life under siege, Military History, Nightmares of World War II, Photography, Russian Empire, Soviet Union, The Drama Of It All, U.S.S.R. Under Stalin, Weird, World War Two and was tagged with , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

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