A few comments/questions: The Soviet supply depot seems to have quite a few vehicles nearby. The aerial photos of German vehicles and columns give a very lonely, forlorn impression. I tend to visualize Stalingrad and its environs as being packed with men and equipment, but on the pictures it's as if the earth has swallowed up both armies. In some photos the light is such that shellholes and balkas seem to be elevated rather than depressed; rotating the photo usually dispells the illusion. The Soviet "foxholes" in the Yelshenka District photo seem nearly as big as some of the nearby buildings. Are they really holes for 1-3 men, or might they be larger pits for crew-served weapons? I would think a 1-man foxhole would be all but invisible on this scale. There are several black splotches on the photo of ships loading at the eastern bank. Could these be flak bursts? The photo of the Mamayev Kurgan gives the distinct impression the hill was terraced. In the photo of Pavlov's house, it looks like a number of nearby buildings are burned-out shells, but the larger ones seem almost intact, with full roofs. Are there any aerial photos of engine-less Soviet tanks? :-) :-)
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