Kholm is a town and the administrative center of Kholmsky District in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Lovat and Kunya Rivers, 77 kilometers north of Toropets, 93 kilometers s
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During the Kholm Pocket, 1942
Women transporting dead on sledges during the occupation of the town, May 1942
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The Kholm Pocket was the name given for the encirclement of German troops by the Red Army around Kholm, south of Leningrad, in World War II's the Eastern Front, from 23 January 1942 to 5 May 1942. The
Kholm, Kholmsky District, Novgorod Oblast
…Oblast. During World War II, it was occupied by the Wehrmacht from August 3, 1941 to February 21, 1944, when it was liberated. It was the scene of the Kholm Pocket from January 21 to May 5, 1942. The town was completely ruined and even now its current population is only a third of the pre-war one. On July 5, 1944…
Soldiers preparing to board a Gotha Go 242 glider, Kholm
Sergeant gives soldier food, right: wounded with head and arm injuries, the end of January - beginning of May 1942
Soldier sitting for dinner in front of a ruined house