German soldiers preparing hand grenades, 1942
In Cholm, German Wehrmacht soldiers are preparing Stielhandgranate 39 ('stick hand grenade') for the defence of the town. During the encirclement battle of Kholm the Kampfgruppe Scherer successfully defended the town for 105 days. (A photo of the Propaganda Company (PK) by war correspondent Richard Muck, who flew into the pocket at the beginning of March)
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13331140
Media ID
48360172
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3239px x 4958px
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Credit
(c) Mary Evans / Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo
Source
SZ Photo - SZ Photo
Date
1942
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