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title: German Troops on Horseback,  Operation Barbarossa
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20159/german-troops-on-horseback--operation-barbarossa/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-03-07
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# German Troops on Horseback,  Operation Barbarossa

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## Image File

[![German Troops on Horseback,  Operation Barbarossa](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20159.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20159.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph showing German troops on horseback passing a destroyed Soviet T-26 tank during [Operation Barbarossa](https://www.worldhistory.org/Operation_Barbarossa/), the attack by [Adolf Hitler](https://www.worldhistory.org/Adolf_Hitler/) (1889-1945) on the USSR from June to December 1941. Horses were used by both sides for want of mechanised transport or in muddy conditions when heavy vehicles got bogged down. (Imperial [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) Museums)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, I. W. (2025, March 07). German Troops on Horseback, Operation Barbarossa. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20159/german-troops-on-horseback--operation-barbarossa/>
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "German Troops on Horseback, Operation Barbarossa." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 07, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20159/german-troops-on-horseback--operation-barbarossa/>.
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "German Troops on Horseback, Operation Barbarossa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Mar 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20159/german-troops-on-horseback--operation-barbarossa/>.

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