Case Blue was the Wehrmacht's plan for the 1942 strategic summer offensive in southern Russia between 28 June and 24 November 1942, during World War II. The objective was to capture the oil fields of
German troops take cover behind a knocked out T-70 light tank and beside a Sd.Kfz. 250 halftrack, summer 1942
Waffen-SS infantry and armor advancing, Summer 1942
Hermann Hoth was a German army commander, war criminal, and author. He served as a high-ranking panzer commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II, playing a prominent role in the Battle of France
Hermann Hoth during the High Command Trial, in 1947
Hoth (right) with Heinz Guderian, commander of Panzer Group 2, 21 June 1941
Execution of Soviet partisans by German forces
Destroyed Red Army KV-1 tank during the Battle of Voronezh.