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Battle of Rzhev

1942 - 1943 Twer Abnutzung

“Gun Crew Moves to New Positions”. A mounted gun crew moving to new positions.

“Gun Crew Moves to New Positions”. A mounted gun crew moving to new positions.

Author: Lander / Ольга ЛандерLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Fucilieri sovietici avanzano nella neve nell'inverno 1942-43

Fucilieri sovietici avanzano nella neve nell'inverno 1942-43

Author: Unknown authorUnknown authorLicense:PD
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This  is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: recolored. The original can be viewed here: Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-214-0328-24, Russland, Soldat der französischen Legion.jpg: . Modifications made by Ruffneck'88.
 



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Russland, Soldat der französischen Legion 
  (   )


Photographer


Gebauer


Archive descriptionInfoField
Description provided by the archive when the original description is incomplete or wrong. You can help by reporting errors and typos at Commons:Bundesarchiv/Error reports.
Sowjetunion, bei Wjasma.- Soldat der Légion des volontaires français contre le bolchévisme (LVF, 638. Infanterie-Regiment ?) im Winter, stehend; PK 694

Title


Russland, Soldat der französischen Legion 



Depicted place

Russia



Date

November 1941date QS:P571,+1941-11-00T00:00:00Z/10



Collection




German Federal Archives
  





Native name
Das Bundesarchiv

Parent institution
Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media 

Location
Koblenz (headquarters)

Coordinates
50° 20′ 32.71″ N, 7° 34′ 21.22″ E   

Established
1946 

Website
www.bundesarchiv.de

Authority file

: Q685753
VIAF: 137346469
ISNI: 0000000405552728
LCCN: n92025526
NLA: 36455393
OSM: 1844909
WorldCat



institution QS:P195,Q685753



Current location


Propagandakompanien der Wehrmacht - Heer und Luftwaffe (Bild 101 I)



Accession number


Bild 101I-214-0328-24 



Source





This image was provided to Wikimedia Commons by the German Federal Archive (Deutsches Bundesarchiv) as part of a cooperation project. The German Federal Archive guarantees an authentic representation only using the originals (negative and/or positive), resp. the digitalization of the originals as provided by the Digital Image Archive.

This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: recolored. The original can be viewed here: Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-214-0328-24, Russland, Soldat der französischen Legion.jpg: . 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You can help by reporting errors and typos at Commons:Bundesarchiv/Error reports. Sowjetunion, bei Wjasma.- Soldat der Légion des volontaires français contre le bolchévisme (LVF, 638. Infanterie-Regiment ?) im Winter, stehend; PK 694 Title Russland, Soldat der französischen Legion Depicted place Russia Date November 1941date QS:P571,+1941-11-00T00:00:00Z/10 Collection German Federal Archives    Native name Das Bundesarchiv Parent institution Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media  Location Koblenz (headquarters) Coordinates 50° 20′ 32.71″ N, 7° 34′ 21.22″ E   Established 1946  Website www.bundesarchiv.de Authority file : Q685753 VIAF: 137346469 ISNI: 0000000405552728 LCCN: n92025526 NLA: 36455393 OSM: 1844909 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q685753 Current location Propagandakompanien der Wehrmacht - Heer und Luftwaffe (Bild 101 I) Accession number Bild 101I-214-0328-24 Source This image was provided to Wikimedia Commons by the German Federal Archive (Deutsches Bundesarchiv) as part of a cooperation project. The German Federal Archive guarantees an authentic representation only using the originals (negative and/or positive), resp. the digitalization of the originals as provided by the Digital Image Archive.

Author: Ruffneck'88License:CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Russland, Soldat der französischen Legion

Russland, Soldat der französischen Legion

Author: GebauerLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Russland, Soldaten der französischen Legion

Russland, Soldaten der französischen Legion

Author: GebauerLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Russland, Panzer IV im Schlamm

Russland, Panzer IV im Schlamm

Author: BöhmerLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Russland, Instandsetzung eines Halbkettenfahrzeuges

Russland, Instandsetzung eines Halbkettenfahrzeuges

Author: BöhmerLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Russland, Soldaten auf nasser Strasse

Russland, Soldaten auf nasser Strasse

Author: BöhmerLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
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carri armati sovietici in avanzata durante l'operazione Marte

carri armati sovietici in avanzata durante l'operazione Marte

Author: Unknown authorUnknown authorLicense:PD
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Post from injured soldier 87. Inf. Division Battle of Rschew

Post from injured soldier 87. Inf. Division Battle of Rschew

Author: EtNu1988License:CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Soldati della divisione "Grossdeutschland" impegnati nella seconda battaglia di Ržev

Soldati della divisione "Grossdeutschland" impegnati nella seconda battaglia di Ržev

Author: sconosciutoLicense:PD
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Герой Советского Союза генерал-лейтенант Д. Лелюшенко награждает медалью бойца. Калининский фронт. Фото Б. Игнатовича. Январь 1942 года. Главархив Москвы

Герой Советского Союза генерал-лейтенант Д. Лелюшенко награждает медалью бойца. Калининский фронт. Фото Б. Игнатовича. Январь 1942 года. Главархив Москвы

Author: Главархив МосквыLicense:CC-BY-4.0
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Выпуск газеты "Комсомольская правда" за 09.03.1943

Выпуск газеты "Комсомольская правда" за 09.03.1943

Author: Правообладатель - АО "ИД "Комсомольская правда"License:CC-BY-SA-4.0
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“An artillery division on the march”. An artillery division on the march. The Western Front. The offensive to the north-west of Vyazma, about 200 kilometers west of Moscow. Izvekovo village.

“An artillery division on the march”. An artillery division on the march. The Western Front. The offensive to the north-west of Vyazma, about 200 kilometers west of Moscow. Izvekovo village.

Author: V. Kinelovskiy / В. КинеловскийLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
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“A rifle regiment marching”. A caravan of the artillery going to the frontline to the north-west of Vyazma.

“A rifle regiment marching”. A caravan of the artillery going to the frontline to the north-west of Vyazma.

Author: V. Kinelovskiy / В. КинеловскийLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
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“Soldiers of mopping up anti-tank battalion”. The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Western Front. Soldiers of mopping up anti-tank battalion moving toward Vyazma after battles for Rzhev.

“Soldiers of mopping up anti-tank battalion”. The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Western Front. Soldiers of mopping up anti-tank battalion moving toward Vyazma after battles for Rzhev.

Author: V. Kinelovskiy / В. КинеловскийLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
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“Ruins of a house”. A woman and two girls looking at their destroyed house.

“Ruins of a house”. A woman and two girls looking at their destroyed house.

Author: Semyon Valdimirovich AlperinLicense:CC-BY-SA-4.0
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document of military glory town for Rzhev

document of military glory town for Rzhev

Author: KasteyLicense:PD
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Excavations at the site of a mass grave of soldiers who died in battles near Rzhev during the Great Patriotic War

Excavations at the site of a mass grave of soldiers who died in battles near Rzhev during the Great Patriotic War

Author: Michał SiergiejeviczLicense:CC-BY-4.0
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Czołg niemiecki PzKpfw 38 (t) Ausf E/F przejeżdża przez przesmyk na rowie przeciwczołgowym w rejonie Rżewa.

Czołg niemiecki PzKpfw 38 (t) Ausf E/F przejeżdża przez przesmyk na rowie przeciwczołgowym w rejonie Rżewa.

Author: JagerLicense:PD
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Czołg PzKpfw 38 (t) Ausf C z żołnierzami utknął w błocie na froncie w okolicy Rżewa.

Czołg PzKpfw 38 (t) Ausf C z żołnierzami utknął w błocie na froncie w okolicy Rżewa.

Author: JagerLicense:PD
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Бойцы и командиры РККА беседуют с жительницей освобожденного Ржева.
Крайний слева — Сергей Афанасьевич Комаров (1906-1966), председатель Ржевского горисполкома, бывший комиссар 2-го Ржевского партизанского отряда. Действие происходит напротив здания Образцовой школы № 3 (улица Коммуны, 19), в настоящее время в нем располагается детский отдел центральной библиотеки им. А.Н. Островского, современный адрес ул. Большая Спасская, 19.

Бойцы и командиры РККА беседуют с жительницей освобожденного Ржева. Крайний слева — Сергей Афанасьевич Комаров (1906-1966), председатель Ржевского горисполкома, бывший комиссар 2-го Ржевского партизанского отряда. Действие происходит напротив здания Образцовой школы № 3 (улица Коммуны, 19), в настоящее время в нем располагается детский отдел центральной библиотеки им. А.Н. Островского, современный адрес ул. Большая Спасская, 19.

Author: Леонид ВеликжанинLicense:PD
Source
Вид на одну из улиц освобожденного Ржева.

Вид на одну из улиц освобожденного Ржева.

Author: Леонид ВеликжанинLicense:PD
Source
Один из районов города после его освобождения от немецко-фашистских захватчиков в ходе Ржевско-Вяземской операции

Один из районов города после его освобождения от немецко-фашистских захватчиков в ходе Ржевско-Вяземской операции

Author: Леонид ВеликжанинLicense:PD
Source
Бойцы 11-го кавалерийского  корпуса в наступлении.

Бойцы 11-го кавалерийского корпуса в наступлении.

Author: Министерство обороны РоссииLicense:CC-BY-4.0
Source
Немецкое зенитное орудие и знамя части, брошенное на поле боя у разбитого опорного пункта Гжатска.

Немецкое зенитное орудие и знамя части, брошенное на поле боя у разбитого опорного пункта Гжатска.

Author: Nikolay Fyodorovich FinikovLicense:PD
Source

Historical Overview

The "Meat grinder" of Rzhev.

Quick Facts

Outcome:Sov. victory.

German Army

  • Commander: Walter Model
  • Strength: 600000
  • Casualties: 200000

Red Army

  • Commander: Georgi Schukow
  • Strength: 1500000
  • Casualties: 1.000.000+

Strategic Context

Pinning German forces near Moscow.

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