This is Volume 5 showing the next batch of 250 photographs from a collection of photos taken by many servicemen on the Eastern Front, also known as the Russian Front. Starting in 1941 with the German invasion of Russia with the sunshine and the dust, then going on through the hard winter months that the German forces were unprepared for. The Russians forces were well used to the cold climate and so were better placed for winter warfare. Then the advance turned into a long retreat with bitter fighting and heavy casualties leading to the Fall of Berlin in May 1945.
The collection features uniforms and vehicles from both sides of the conflict and many of the photos illustrate the harsh conditions and the reality of warfare, which must have been a horrific experience whichever side your were on. Again, we have to say that Miliblog is NOT a political website at all. There are many enthusiasts across the world interested in the equipment and uniforms of the Second World War. Many are serious model makers and may even find an idea for a model diorama or even for painting of model figures. The aim of Miliblog here is to bring together photographs for these students of history.
Eastern Front Collection 1161
Eastern Front Collection 1162
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Eastern Front Collection 1164
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Eastern Front Collection 1166
Eastern Front Collection 1167
Eastern Front Collection 1168
Eastern Front Collection 1169
Eastern Front Collection 1170
Eastern Front Collection 1171
Eastern Front Collection 1172
Eastern Front Collection 1173
Eastern Front Collection 1174
Eastern Front Collection 1175
Eastern Front Collection 1176
Eastern Front Collection 1177
Eastern Front Collection 1178
Eastern Front Collection 1179
Eastern Front Collection 1180
Dennis Max Mk2 6Ton 4x2 GS (VPO 558 |
Thornycroft Amazon WF6 Coles Mk7 Cr |
Albion CX22S 6x4 Heavy Artillery Tr |
Dwarfed by its 8.5 feet high track- |
Morris Minor 1000 Traveller Bomb Di |
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt Radar (420 XUR) F |
Normandy 1944 Collection 724 |
Bedford QLD Tanker (13 AD 41) |
Austin Champ (VFO 310)(Courtesy of |
Jet Provost T3 (XN-629) |
Eastern Front Collection 463 |
AEC 0859 Militant Mk1 10Ton Gun Tra |
Normandy 1944 Collection 227 |
M5A1 Half Track (MUH 754 P) |
Scammell Mk10 Crash Truck (04 AY 55 |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, M38A1 Jee |
Bedford QLD 3Ton House Body (RSU 63 |
Ford GPW Jeep (268 XUY) with RAF Cr |
Fiat LWB Van (GVA 234)(Malta) |
Eastern Front Collection 900 |