World War II: Operation Barbarossa Images

I recently came across this image series, posted on The Atlantic’s In Focus with Alan Taylor blog. Â*It is part six of a twenty part weekly series about the photography of World War II. <a href="http://www.mbt-shoes-sale.com/mbt-changa-c-477.html"><strong>mbt changa cork</strong></a> Â*Here’s part of the introductory clip from The Atlantic: “On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany and its Axis allies began a massive invasion of the Soviet Union named Operation Barbarossa — some 4.5 million troops launched a surprise attack deployed from German-controlled <a href="http://www.mbt-shoes-sale.com/mbt-kisumu-c-487.html"><strong>mbt kisumu white</strong></a> Poland, Finland, and Romania. Hitler had his eyes on Soviet resources even after Germany and the USSR signed a non-aggression pact <a href="http://www.mbt-shoes-sale.com/mbt-kisumu-c-487.html"><strong>mbt kisumu 2</strong></a> in 1939. Both sides had long been suspicious of one another and the agreement merely gave them more time to prepare for a probable war. The Soviets were unprepared for the sudden blitzkreig attacks across a border that spanned nearly 2,900 km (1,800 mi), and suffered horrible losses.” Fascinating, visceral images. Â*Well worth the five minutes it <a href="http://gellarfan.org/##############/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pos=0"><strong >HDTV Forum » MBT kipimo sandals is one of the world-famous ...</strong></a> takes to browse through the files. Tags: Random Bits Tagged as: Operation Barbossa, photography, The Atlantic, war, World War II