Operacja Barbarossa

German infantryman walks toward body of Soviet soldier and burning BT-7 light tank in southern Soviet Union in 1941, during the early days of Operation Barbarossa. COLOURED photographs of army tanks during World War II in Nazi Germany show just how the arms race to develop the ultimate tank progressed for all sides during this most devastating of conflicts. The spectacular pictures reveal infantrymen with a tank of the 11th Armoured Division, 3rd US Army advancing through a smoke-filled street in Germany, while another image depicts the more basic M4A3 Sherman tank advancing into the center of Kronach in April, 1945. Other photographs show German artillerymen shoot Soviet tanks, while another exposes a more technically advanced and fearsome snow-covered German Panzer tank being used by two German soldiers. Further colourised images unfold the consequences of operating an army tank in the middle of a flood with a soldier trailing through the water on his motorcycle. The incredible pictures were brought to life by Royston Leonard (55), an electrician from Wales, UK, who took the time to carefully colourise the photographs, highlighting the true occurrence of the war and the weapons used. Royston Leonard / mediadrumworld.com