A GERMAN SOLDIER ON THE EASTERN FRONT: A First Hand Account of the Beginnings of Operation Barbarossa

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A first-hand account of the German experience on the front lines during the early days of Operation Barbarossa. Follows Lieutenant Hohberg, who had previously fought in the French campaign and was sent to the East after receiving a promotion. Having led his battery several times, he was now waiting in vain for tank support. However, the lack of supplies, not to mention the fire raids and air raids, made any further advance impossible. With the Russian winter approaching, he knew that they would have to reach the Donets as soon as possible.