German infantryman taking cover on the Eastern Front. No place given, probably Russia 1942. Photographer: Artur Grimm. The troops had been pushed to the extreme limit of endurance since the beginning of the Russian campaign, particularly during the intensive fighting in the areas of Sevastopol and Feodosia. The infantry companies as well as units of pioniers, panzerjaegers, reconnaissance battalions, the forward observers of the artillery, and the supply units had repeatedly demonstrated how good soldiers conform and react to a given situation, regardless of the strength of the opposition, when provided the proper training and leadership.
Source :
"In Deadly Combat: A German Soldier's Memoir of the Eastern Front" by Gottlob Herbert Bidermann
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