"OVER THE PRUT"
German and Romanian officers discuss the situation on the Vltava river front
German artillery opened fire in the fight against the Soviets in July 1941
The fight for Bessarabia has begun
Romanian infantry on the Prut
Romanian infantry on the Prut
A small pause in the march to the Prut
These minefields were supposed to block the advance
Hard fight for Stefanesti on the Prut
Hard fight for Stefanesti on the Prut
Cavalry on the Prut
The Soviets coming out from the hiding
A pontoon bridge over the Prut is guarded
Bessarabian landscape
Bessarabian landscape
Soldiers at the well
On the march
On the march
Through Bessarabia
Through Bessarabia
Through Bessarabia
Through Bessarabia
Through Bessarabia
Through Bessarabia
Bessarabian population repairing the road
On the Bessarabian road
On the Bessarabian road
On the Bessarabian road
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- On the Bessarabian road
On the Bessarabian road
Resting
Artillery opens fire
Antitank gun in firing position
German infantry goes over the treeless plain of Bessarabia into the fight
Romanians attack through the corn field
Fight for Belzy
Fight for Belzy
Belzy, destroyed by Bolsheviks
Soviet four-engine bomber, destroyed by Romanian fire
Houses are searched
The population greets German and Romanian troops as liberators
The population greets German and Romanian troops as liberators
The population greets German and Romanian troops as liberators
Salt and bread from the Bessarabians.
Liberators rapidly build relationships
Bessarabian refugees return home
A Jewish camp in Bessarabia
Fallen for the liberation of Bessarabia
Ammunition column on the march in Bessarabia
Marshal Antonescu on the Bessarabian front in July 1941
Supply column on the muddy roads of Bessarabia before Soroki
House-to-house fight in Unguri on the Dniester
The Dniester is reached
Colonel-General Ritter von Schobert and Marshal Antonescu at the briefing in July 1941
In advance to Kishinev
In advance to Kishinev
In advance to Kishinev
Kishinev is attacked
Romanian radio station near Kishinev
Distinguished visitors, King Michael of Romania and Marshal Antonescu, visiting Romanian hospital
Kishinev, the capital of Bessarabia after the fight in July 1941
Watch on Dniester at Soroki
Mogilev on the Dniester is reached
View of Soroki on the Dniester
Crossing over. View from the height at Katerinovka (10 km south-east of Mogilev-Podolsk) on the Dniester river valley
Dniester at Soroki
View from Unguri bank of the Dniester
Bringing re-enforcement over the Dniester
Bringing re-enforcement over the Dniester
Bringing re-enforcement over the Dniester
Bringing re-enforcement over the Dniester
Crossing Dniester near Unguri
The struggle for the bunker line
The struggle for the bunker line
The struggle for the bunker line
The struggle for the bunker line
Dniester crossing
Dniester crossing
Dniester crossing is over... July 1941
Ferry service is established
Romanian boats for bridge construction at Mogilev
Bravery in fighting for the Dniester will be rewarded.
General Kortzfleisch presents Iron Cross award
A special message will be announced
The street signs
The last salute to fallen comrades
Oberstlt. von Boddien discusses the strategic situation in the Balta area
On advance in the direction of Balta
Artillery observers in front of Balta
Evening ride through the vastness of the Ukrainian steppe
Despite the heat and dust - troops march east - for the people of the West
Troops march east
Troops march east
Stuka dive-bombers devastated Mardarovka railway station on the line Odessa-Balta
Light advance party intervenes in the ground combat
An advance party opened the fight at Waterloo, a German settlement in the southern Ukraine
Colonel von Ch observes he progress of his regiment through the binocular tube
The village is taken, the infantry holds position
The village is taken, the infantry holds position
The village is taken, the infantry holds position
Exemplary care for the wounded
Stuck in the Ukrainian mud
A well-earned rest after the hard days of the fight.
Horses are thirsty
Cattle, which was kept in hiding, is driven back to the village by German troops
Children are brought for the baptism
The peaceful work in the field begins again
The peaceful work in the field begins again
Bakery company begins its work
Large quantities of wood are used to bake in oven 10 000 loaves daily
Bakery
Bakery
German heritage - a blonde with a blue eyes from the ethnic German settlement of Worms (southern Ukraine)
Via: allworldwars.com
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