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Although they were largely irrelevant in the military sense, the German Mountain Infantry were proud...

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STC368035
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Although they were largely irrelevant in the military sense, the German Mountain Infantry were proud of placing the Swastika flag on the summit of Mount Elbrus, the mightiest peak of the Caucasus at 5629m, August 1942 (b/w photo)
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black and white photograph
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1942 AD (C20th AD)
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from 'Der zweite Weltkrieg im Bild. Band I. Von Nurnberg bis Stalingrad', pub. by Burda, Druck & Verlag, 1952; Mount Elbrus, in the western Caucasus in Russia, is the highest peak in Europe; The Wehrmacht occupied the area surrounding the mountain from August 1942 to January 1943; Hitler flew into a rage when he heard about the 'stunt';

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Germany / Europe / Alps (mountains) / mountain / Second World War (1939-1945) / war / Russia / Battle of Stalingrad (1942-43) / U.S.S.R / Eastern Front (World War II) / climbers / climbing / russia / ascent / mountaineers / mountaineer / mountaineering / climber / russian / peak / second world war / gebirgsjager / nazi / invasion / ww2 / wwii / feat / barbarossa / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto

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