The Soviet colonel captured in Barvenkovo mousetrap poses for a German military correspondent. May 1942 year.
In the area of the town of Barvenkovo , Kharkov region, in the end of May, 1942, the 6th and 57th Soviet armies were surrounded. As a result of the unsuccessful offensive, 170,000 soldiers and officers of the Red Army were killed and captured, including the commander of the 6th Army, Lieutenant-General A. Gorodnyansky, and the commander of the 57th Army, Lieutenant-General K. Podlas.
Place of the photo: Barvenkovo
Date of the photo: May 1942