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.
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February 12, 2015 | Categories: 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 | Tags: Adolf Hitler, Battle, Battle of Stalingrad, black and white photography, Death, German, German soldiers, Germany, historic, Historical, History, Hitler, human history, Military, Military history, Natalia Bode, Nazi, Nazis, Photography, Russia, Society, Soviet Union, Stalingrad, USSR, War, Warfare, Weird, World History, World War two, WW2, wwii | Leave a comment
The Hungarian Second Army (Második Magyar Hadsereg) was one of three field armies (hadsereg) raised by the Kingdom of Hungary (Magyar Királyság) which saw action during World War II. All three armies were formed on March 1, 1940. The Second Army was the best-equipped Hungarian formation at the beginning of the war, but was virtually eliminated as an effective fighting unit by overwhelming Soviet force during the Battle of Stalingrad, suffering 84% casualties. Towards the end of the war, a reformed Second Army fought more successfully at the Battle of Debrecen, but, during the ensuing Siege of Budapest, it was destroyed completely and absorbed into the Hungarian Third Army.
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October 31, 2014 | Categories: History, Human History, I Don't Like Jokes, Images of History, Life under siege, Military History, Modern Warfare, Nightmares of World War II, Russian Empire, The Drama Of It All, The Politics of Cultural Destruction, World War Two | Tags: Battle of Stalingrad, black and white photography, Death, historic, Historical, History, human history, Hungarian Second Army, Hungarian Third Army, Hungary, Magyar Királyság, Második Magyar Hadsereg, Military, Military history, Photo, Photography, Power, Russia, Second Army, Society, Soviet Union, Stalingrad, The Hungarian Second Army, USSR, War, Warfare, World History, WW2, wwii | Leave a comment
“If we go the other way our government will shoot us”
This photo was staged for propaganda purposes, like many other Soviet World War II photos. (This photo was made after the encirclement of the German Sixth Army.)
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December 20, 2013 | Categories: History, Photography, Stunt Queens, The Drama Of It All, World War Two | Tags: Battle of Stalingrad, Germany, History, Military, Nazi, Photo, Photography, propaganda purposes, Russia, Russian Soldiers, Soliders, Soviets, War, Warfare, World History, World war 2, WW2 | Leave a comment
I hope to be remembered for my atrocities! 