From the Kriegsberichter's Eyes: A study in German Press Photos

[Todd Gylsen]

570/ This once was a Soviet bomber!
27 June 1941 Atlantic

[Todd Gylsen]

59500/ And again they head East!
A village was heavily defended by the Soviet Russians.
27 June 1941 Associated Press SS-PK-Roth

[Todd Gylsen]

47539/ An Infantry Regiment fights through the smoky roads.
27 June 1941 Hoffmann PK-Beissel

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G7239/ Flying against the world enemy, Bolshevism.
The three aircraft are viewed from the ground and receive best wishes from their comrades.
27 June 1941 Weltbild PK-H. Schröter

[Todd Gylsen]

59500/ And again they head East!
A village was heavily defended by the Soviet Russians.
27 June 1941 Associated Press SS-PK-Roth

[Todd Gylsen]

47560/ On the sandy, dusty road of Soviet Russia.
Under the glowing sun our Infantry achieves a wondering marching feat.
28 June 1941 Hoffmann PK-Pohle

[Todd Gylsen]

47586-1/ Live and work at an airfield on the Eastern Front.
RAD men construct a hanger for fighter aircraft.
30 June 1941 Hoffmann PK-Trapp

[Todd Gylsen]

47599/ This Soviet battery is no longer in action.
One behind the other in long columns the German vanguard unit opened up. The German advance continues on.
30 June 1941 Hoffmann PK-Kattermann

[Todd Gylsen]

591a/ Minesweepers working hard in the North Sea.
The sea is rough. Nevertheless, they continue to work.
30 June 1941 Atlantic PK-Schubert

[Todd Gylsen]

A95765/ In a battle sector in the East.
The German assault in the East is victorious. An enemy pocket
of resistance in a Soviet village is again engaged in battle.

[Todd Gylsen]

47605/ Feldgendarmerie directs traffic.
1 July 1941 Hoffmann PK-van der Piepen

[Todd Gylsen]

Z/14 –
The Pioneer are rebuilding a destroyed bridge for motor vehicles.
On the advance PK-694
1 July 1941 Nur für den Pressegebrauch! PK-Sdf. Zoll

[Todd Gylsen]

47615/ Generalleutnant Karl Bodenschatz
The Führer and commander-in-chief of the Wehrmacht has promoted Generalleutnant Bodenschatz to General der Flieger.
1 July 1941 Hoffmann

[Todd Gylsen]

59538/ The Panzer battle at Sollum.
Our picture shows one of the 200 tanks of the British forces immediately after the tank battle at Marmarika near Sollum on 19 June 1941. The top photo shows a British tank in bright flames, while the bottom photo shows more British tanks which were destroyed by the forces of the German Afrika Korps and Italian units.
2 July 1941 Associated Press

[Todd Gylsen]

639i/ They go eastwards, ever eastwards.
3 July 1941 Atlantic PK-Hansen