Retreating German soldier blowing up everthing after them

As the tide turned on the Eastern Front in 1943, retreating German forces destroyed key infrastructure to slow the Soviet advance. This act of railway sabotage reflects the brutal logic of total war — leave nothing behind, not even the tracks beneath your boots. A calculated retreat wrapped in destruction and desperation.

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