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title: Soviet Prisoners, Minsk, 1941
author: Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1982-077-11
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20174/soviet-prisoners-minsk-1941/
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updated: 2025-03-10
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# Soviet Prisoners, Minsk, 1941

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## Image File

[![Soviet Prisoners, Minsk, 1941](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20174.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20174.png)

## Image Caption

A July 1941 photograph showing lines of Soviet prisoners following the [battle of Białystok-Minsk](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2666/battle-of-bialystok-minsk/) in Jun-Jul 1941 during [Operation Barbarossa](https://www.worldhistory.org/Operation_Barbarossa/) of the Second World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1939-45). In the [battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/), the USSR's Red Army was defeated by Axis forces. (German Federal Archives)

## Cite This Work

### APA
146-1982-077-11, B. B. (2025, March 10). Soviet Prisoners, Minsk, 1941. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20174/soviet-prisoners-minsk-1941/>
### Chicago
146-1982-077-11, Bundesarchiv, Bild. "Soviet Prisoners, Minsk, 1941." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 10, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20174/soviet-prisoners-minsk-1941/>.
### MLA
146-1982-077-11, Bundesarchiv, Bild. "Soviet Prisoners, Minsk, 1941." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Mar 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20174/soviet-prisoners-minsk-1941/>.

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