German soldiers warming up in Kholm, 1942
A petrol barrel converted into an oven serves the freezing Wehrmacht soldiers as the only source of heat in the embattled Kholm. During the encirclement battle of Cholm 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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13331151
Media ID
48360188
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4957px x 3564px
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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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