German Soldier's Unseen Photos Reveal Sinister Snapshot Of Nazi Invasion Of Soviet Union

Heinz Guderian (third from left) and German troops intently study a map during the invasion of Russia - no doubt planning their next move. During the invasion his Panzer group was ordered to turn south in an effort to encircle the Soviet forces to the south. After the Battle of Kiev he was ordered to make a drive for Moscow in September 1941

Daily Mail: Jewish ghettos, Russian refugees and plotting high command: German soldier's unseen photos reveal sinister snapshot of Nazi invasion of Soviet Union

* Never seen before photographs show the German invasion of Russia which resulted in the death of millions
* The album is believed to have been compiled by a German soldier in the early months of the invasion
* Chilling images show Jewish ghettos, surrendering Russian soldiers and the debris of bombed cities

An incredible diary provides a sinister and poignant insight into the invasion of the Soviet Union through the eyes of a German soldier on the Eastern Front at the height of the Second World War.

A candid collection of photographs captures Operation Barbarossa where Hitler's troops launched a brutal and prolonged attack on Soviet forces in Russia which resulted in the deaths of six million soldiers and - following Germany's failure to defeat the Red Army - proved a turning point in the war against the Nazis.

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WNU Editor: Growing up I put a block to what my parents experienced in the Second World War when the Germans invaded the Soviet Union. My father talked about it when encouraged, and my mother a little bit, but not much. But as I grow older I hunger to learn more .... and marvel at how they survived.