Soviet soldiers of the 3rd Ukrainian Front of the Red Army view the captured German StuG III Ausf. G self-propelled gun on the road to Nikopol.
The Wehrmacht’s assault gun has winter camouflage, on the surviving caterpillar are visible anti-slip teeth (Mittelstollen), used to improve ride quality on ice or solid snow.
The city of Nikopol (Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine) was liberated from the Nazis in February 8, 1944.
Source of Soviet soldiers photo information:
Location: Ukraine, USSR
Date: January-February 1944
Photo by Georgiy Zelma