Colonel General Guderian conferring with the generals commanding the units of his group during the invasion of the USSR. Germany’s Eastern Front during World War II in Europe.
In the photo, from right to left: Commander of the 2nd Panzer Group Colonel General Guderian (Heinz Wilhelm Guderian), commander of the 17th Panzer Division Lieutenant General Hans-Jürgen Theodor Bernhard von Arnim, commander of the 47th Motorized Corps General of Panzer Troops Joachim Lemelsen, unknown, commander of the 18th Panzer Division Major General Walther Nehring (sitting opposite Guderian, near left).
In the background of General Guderian, presumably, the Tauchpanzer III amphibious tank, created on the chassis of the Pz.Kpfw. III medium tank. A number of these tanks were part of the 18th Panzer Division, whose commander is present in the photograph.
Location: USSR
Time when the photograph was taken: June-August 1941