Today we are going to read a remarkable diary of a German tank crewman. He served as a feldwebel of the 3rd Panzer Division of the Wehrmacht, which was involved in the invasion of the Soviet Union. He wrote his entries in a very careful and meticulous manner. Through this, we will not only discover his opinion about the fierce battles in the Soviet Union and the hardships of the retreat from Moscow, but also have a closer look at the life of a German tank crewman. He wrote down details that I haven't read in other diaries, and it's very fascinating. Indeed, you begin to realize the seriousness of the situation of German troops fighting in the Soviet Union. The enormous losses of soldiers and equipment, impassable roads, overextended and overloaded supply lines for the armies, the partisan operations and the unbelievable cold - all of this was crushing the invincible army that had conquered Europe. The fact that the author of the diary, awarded the Iron Cross 1st class, had to drive a tractor instead of a tank, due to the lack of new tanks in the German army - indicates many things....

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