HISTORY IN IMAGES: Pictures Of War, History , WW2: >The Russian Front: WW2

Soviet Union Attacks Japanese Manchuria 1945

Early Days Of Operation Barbarossa: Germans in Russia: Rare Pictures

"Little Stalingrad": Battle Of Velikiye Luki

Battle Of Moscow (October 2, 1941- January 7, 1942) When The Tide Turned....

Hitler's Quest For Oil: The Caucasus. 1941-1943

German Army in Russia: LARGE STUNNING COLOR IMAGES

Eastern Front WW2: In Maps

BARBAROSSA: Hitler Attacks Russia

Some Must-Read BOOKS On The Eastern Front (WW2)

Rare pics from the Eastern Front: Part 1

Rare pics from the Russian front: Part 2

Rare pics from the Eastern Front: WW2: Part 3

Rare pics Russian Front: WW2: German POW

Russian (Soviet) posters during WW2

German soldiers in Russia: Part 1

German soldiers in Russia: Part 2

German soldiers in Russia: Part 3

German soldiers in Russia: Part 4

Russian soldiers Eastern Front color pictures

Battle of Stalingrad

Raw images from the Russian front

Russian children during WW2

Russian front as seen by German soldiers

German soldiers in occupied Russia (Soviet Union)

Battle for Stalingrad: Some RARE pictures

When Nazi Germany lost the last chance to win WW2: Battle for Kursk

SECOND WORLD WAR: The Russian Front: Pictures from the Russian side: Part 4

SECOND WORLD WAR: Russian Front: Pictures from theRussian side:Part 3

SECOND WORLD WAR: Russian Front: Pictures from theRussian side: Part 2

SECOND WORLD WAR: Russian Front: Images from theRussian side:Part 1

VIDEO: SS-Waffen at Third Battle of Kharkov during WW 2

Battle for Stalingrad: Some rare pictures

Points To Ponder

WHY WAS THE FIGHTING ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT SO FIERCE DURING WW2?

It is difficult to distinguish between the quality of both the German and Russian soldiers. Both were motivated by their love for their motherland. But there were others factors that drove the two sides to such desperate fighting.

One, both sides knew that this was a no-holds bar war. Not fighting was thus not an option.

Second, both Hitler and Stalin had squads that killed any deserter. Turning away from fighting was just not possible.

Thus was seen some of the most bitter, brutal and desperate fighting on the WW2 eastern (Russian) Front.

Quotes....

"Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."
--Hermann Goering