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Directive No. 21 Directive No. 21 Directive No. 21 Directive No. 21
Directive No. 21 'Fall Barbarossa', 18 Dec 1940, page 1 of 9Directive No. 21 'Fall Barbarossa', 18 Dec 1940, page 2 of 9Directive No. 21 'Fall Barbarossa', 18 Dec 1940, page 3 of 9Directive No. 21 'Fall Barbarossa', 18 Dec 1940, page 4 of 9
Directive No. 21 Directive No. 21 Directive No. 21 Directive No. 21
Directive No. 21 'Fall Barbarossa', 18 Dec 1940, page 5 of 9Directive No. 21 'Fall Barbarossa', 18 Dec 1940, page 6 of 9Directive No. 21 'Fall Barbarossa', 18 Dec 1940, page 7 of 9Directive No. 21 'Fall Barbarossa', 18 Dec 1940, page 8 of 9
Directive No. 21 German Generaloberst Heinz Guderian holding a map during a field briefing with his division commanders in Russia in front of a PzKpfw III medium tank, summer 1941German Army SdKfz. 251 halftrack vehicles advancing toward the Russian border, 21 Jun 1941German troops crossing the Soviet border during Operation Barbarossa, 22 Jun 1941
Directive No. 21 'Fall Barbarossa', 18 Dec 1940, page 9 of 9; note Hitler's signatureGerman Generaloberst Heinz Guderian holding a map during a field briefing with his division commanders in Russia in front of a PzKpfw III medium tank, summer 1941German Army SdKfz. 251 halftrack vehicles advancing toward the Russian border, 21 Jun 1941German troops crossing the Soviet border during Operation Barbarossa, 22 Jun 1941
Soviet tanks moving westward to meet the German invasion, 22 Jun 1941Women fleeing from German bombing in Grushki district, Kiev, Ukraine, 23 Jun 1941Byelorussian children in a bomb shelter, Minsk, Byelorussia, 24 Jun 1941German vehicles in a town in the Soviet Union, Jun 1941; note Soviet BA-10 armored car on the side of the road
Soviet tanks moving westward to meet the German invasion, 22 Jun 1941Women fleeing from German bombing in Grushki district, Kiev, Ukraine, 23 Jun 1941Byelorussian children in a bomb shelter, Minsk, Byelorussia, 24 Jun 1941German vehicles in a town in the Soviet Union, Jun 1941; note Soviet BA-10 armored car on the side of the road
German anti-aircraft gunners near a SdKfz. 251 halftrack vehicle for field medics, Russia, Jun 1941, photo 1 of 2German anti-aircraft gunners near a SdKfz. 251 halftrack vehicle for field medics, Russia, Jun 1941, photo 2 of 2German SdKfz. 251/1 halftrack vehicle at a rail crossing, Aiviekstes, Latvia, Jun 1941German troops inspecting an abandoned KV-2 heavy tank, northern Russia, Jun 1941
German anti-aircraft gunners near a SdKfz. 251 halftrack vehicle for field medics, Russia, Jun 1941, photo 1 of 2German anti-aircraft gunners near a SdKfz. 251 halftrack vehicle for field medics, Russia, Jun 1941, photo 2 of 2German SdKfz. 251/1 halftrack vehicle at a rail crossing, Aiviekstes, Latvia, Jun 1941German troops inspecting an abandoned KV-2 heavy tank, northern Russia, Jun 1941

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