A German supply train attacked by Soviet partisans, 1943 circa (b/w photo)

A German supply train attacked by Soviet partisans, 1943 circa. Photograph, World War Two, Eastern Front (1941-1945), 1943 circa. The Soviet leadership instructed partisans behind the front lines to attack German supply depots, troop convoys and trains. They were also told to kill anyone whom they believed was disloyal. Although they targeted collaborators, some partisan groups abused their power and extracted whatever they wanted from helpless villagers who found themselves in the middle of a brutal war. The struggle witnessed German atrocities and Soviet reprisals on an enormous scale. From a collection of 147 mostly official photographs mounted on 6 album pages and loose, 1941 circa-1942 circa.