German troops tend to their comrade, who lost his arm in combat. His arm can be seen in the foreground of the picture, 1943
German troops tend to their comrade, who lost his arm in combat. His arm can be seen in the foreground of the picture, 1943 This picture, which was taken somewhere on the Eastern Front, showd a wounded German soldier. It is a grisly reminder of what injuries humans can sustain during war. In 1941, the Germans launched operation Barbarossa, one of the biggest land invasions in history. 3 million German troops invaded the Soviet Union. The fighting that took place there is arguably some of the fiercest and most savage fighting that took place in entire history of mankind. Millions of people died on the Eastern front. The Germans, who had one of the most efficient armies in the world, fought against the might of the soviet Union. Both sides were largely different in ideologies, and this somewhat fuelled the fighting to the extent that it got to, as both facists and communists have a history of disliking eachother, as they believe that their own ideology is superior. Despite wha...