German motorcycle troops and infantry pass a long column of Russianprisoners during the advance into
German motorcycle troops and infantry pass a long column of Russianprisoners during the advance into the Soviet Union (1941).Between June 1941 and February 1942, about 2.8 million Soviet POWswere killed by the German armed forces and other special units. Thiswas mainly done through deliberate starvation and exposure to theelements. -- source link
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