Photographer Anton Bondar published pictures made during the invasion of the troops of Nazi Germany in the USSR. A unique photo archive collected by the German tanker was acquired at auction in Germany. Photos demonstrate the life of German soldiers and residents of the occupied territories.
Bondar acquired three rolls of negatives that demanded a long restoration. Published pictures were made by an unknown soldier who served in the 7th Wehrmacht Tank Division.
All photos covers the period of the summer of 1941, when the German troops invaded the territory of the USSR. German Tanker recorded the promotion of its division through the territory of Belarus.
The pictures captured the life of soldiers in the occupied territory – reading, writing letters, rest. Some photos are devoted to local residents. Judging by the perspectives, these photos were called upon to compare reality with the promotion of promotion about the inhabitants of the USSR.
After the class of Vilnius, the 7th Tank Division in the 39th Motocorpus of the 3rd Tank Group General Herman Gota began an offensive in the direction of Minsk – Borisov. On June 26, the division occupied the city of Smolevichi, where Promotion stopped the Kontrudar of the 100th Rifle Division of the Red Army.
Before August, the 7th Tank Division continued to promote the occupied territory. This unit was used for Construdar in the Soviet troops, which were advancing during the Governments. According to various sources, during this period, German troops lost from 30 to 80 tanks.