ROMANIAN AND GERMAN TROOPS IN BESSARABIA, UKRAINE AND CRIMEA, 1941-42. PART II

 

 

"ITALIAN TROOPS"

 

Italian Expeditionary Force on the rmove

Italian Expeditionary Force on the rmove (1)

 

Italian Expeditionary Force on the move (2)

 

Parade before the Commander of the Italian Expedition Corps (1)

 

Parade before the Commander of the Italian Expeditionary Corps (2)

"BATTLE FOR ODESSA AND OCHAKOV"

 

The road Kiev-Odessa is secured

 

A heavy gun moving into position near Odessa

 

Artillery observer directs fire near Odessa

 

Marshal Antonescu and Major General H. discuss the situation on the Odessa-front

 

Romanian troops before Odessa

 

Odessa is taken, the troops entering the city

 

Barricades in Odessa

 

The population of Odessa at the thanksgiving service

 

Port of Odessa after the bombardment (1)

 

Port of Odessa after the bombardment (2)

 

Port of Odessa after the bombardment (3)

 

Port of Odessa after the bombardment (4)

 

The flooding in the port of Odessa area

 

Ochakov on the Black Sea is on fire

 

A Soviet coastal battery near Otchakov fell into German hands

 

Watch on the Black Sea at Otchakov

 

Bathing

 

...and cleaning

 

Romanian navy secures the coast of the Black Sea (1)

 

Romanian navy secures the coast of the Black Sea (2)

"TO BUG AND DNIEPER"

 

German troops preparing for a Russian counter-attack near Nikolayev

 

Nikolayev is bombarded

 

German tanks moving into the city

 

Dozens of tractors were left behind after the withdrawal of the Soviets troops

 

A 10000-tons cruiser built on the Nikolayev shipyard

 

Shock troops clean up the Dnieper estuary from the partisan gangs near Kherson (1)

 

Shock troops clean up the Dnieper estuary from the partisan gangs near Kherson (2)

 

Dnieper wetlands near Berislavl slow down the offensive

 

Ukrainian prisoners are released. A "Hail to the Fuhrer" is the expression of their joy, before they begin their march to the home villages

 

Berislavl on the Dnieper River is reached by the advance troops of a division

 

Fight for the bridgehead near Berislavl (1)

 

Fight for the bridgehead near Berislavl (2)

 

Moving up the stream in the boats (1)

 

Moving up the stream in the boats (2)

 

Moving up the stream in the boats (3)

 

The bridge is guarded

"THRUST TO THE SEA OF AZOV"

 

The column moves forward through Nogay steppe (1)

 

The column moves forward through Nogay steppe (2)

Lower Saxony's Division marched more than 4000 km

Lower Saxony's Division marched more than 4000 km

 

Self-propelled artillery on the move

 

The Nogay steppe, treeless desert, is an unfamiliar terrain for the mountain troops. General's visit is welcomed by everybody.

 

The population flees from the combat zone through the vastness of the Nogay steppe

 

Haystacks, set on fire by enemy airplanes

 

Attack

 

Mined railway to Melitopol

 

The anti-tank ditch near Melitopol is leveled by the pioneers

 

Stormed Bolsheviks field positions near Melitopol

 

Heavily mined area in front of Melitopol

 

Roadblocks in Melitopol

 

The population plundering the house

 

Romanian anti-tank gun at work

 

German and Romanian troops in supporting Donets crossing

 

Crossing Donets on a temporary bridge

 

Port of Berdyansk on the Sea of Azov

 

Romanian soldiers receiving the Iron Cross award

"OUR ENEMIES"

 

 

"FALLEN GENERAL RITTER VON SCHOBERT"

 

Field Marshal von Brauchitsch and Colonel-General Ritter von Schobert meet in the Belzy field airport. July 1941

 

Colonel-General Ritter von Schobert discusses situation on the front with General K. July 1941

 

Colonel-General Ritter von Schobert was awarded with the Order of "Michael the Brave" by Marshal Antonescu

 

Field Marshal von Brauchitsch and Colonel-General Ritter von Schobert at a General Staff meeting in Nikolayev, September 1941

 

Colonel-General Ritter von Schobert and his pilot before their last flight on 12 September 1941 (1)

 

Colonel-General Ritter von Schobert and his pilot before their last flight on 12 September 1941 (2)

 

Officers hold the honor guard at the coffins of the fallen

 

Marshal Antonescu and General Field Marshal von Brauchitsch arrive at the funeral in Nikolayev. 15th September 1941

 

The final farewell

 

Farewell from the Fuhrer to his trusted army general

 

The memorial in Nikolayev

"THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CRIMEA HAS BEGUN"

 

Barbed wire belt on Perekop position

 

Anti-tank obstacles and mine fields

 

During the battle for Perekop

 

German infantry attacks Armjansk

 

Observing battle for the heights of 9.3 and 7.3

 

The old Tatar Ditch was developed into the anti-tank obstacle (1)

 

The old Tatar Ditch was developed into the anti-tank obstacle (2)

 

Crossing the anti-tank ditch

 

Making a corduroy road to secure the supply across anti-tank ditch

 

Supply trucks crossing the Old Tartar Ditch using the bridge, built by the pioneers

 

Assault guns breaking through the Soviet fortifications at Perekop

 

On the marches of the salt lakes in Krassni - Perekop area

 

Howitzers are prepared to fire on Soviet positions at Juschun

 

German infantry near Armjansk

 

Enemy was digging in

 

Wagons, horses, people became cave dwellers

 

Endless columns of prisoners taken in the Perekop and Juschun battles

 

After the battle for Armiansk

 

House-to-house fight in Armiansk

 

A captured Soviet anti-aircraft position at Perekop

 

Along the road of victory

 

The fastest way home

 

The military cemetery at Armiansk

 

Supply train

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