June 22, 1941, the first day of the Great Patriotic War, battle of the bridge in Przemysl (in 1941 – Soviet city of Peremyshl) and the first dead Nazi invaders on Soviet soil (the soldiers of the 101st Infantry Division of the Wehrmacht). The city was captured by German army in the June 22, 1941, but the next morning was liberated by the Red Army and border guards and held until June 27, 1941.
Photography Location: Przemysl, Ukraine, USSR
Date: June 22, 1941