Another unusual means of draught military transport - very usual, in fact, in places like India and South Africa, but not on the Russian Front, as here, where oxen are used to give a bit of impetus to a mud-swamped German vehicle.  Best regards, JR.





Oxen.

The name Joigny ringed a bell so I did some searching through a couple of books and found this: Elements of the 9th Panzer Division crossing the same bridge 4 years before, on June 17, 1940, obviously going the opposite way. :) 

Compare:

<a href="http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/659593-1/p221"><img src="http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/659595-2/p221" alt="Joigny 1944" /></a>

Joigny 1940

Hauptfeldwebel (&quot;Spieße&quot;) -company sergeants- of Armee-Nachrichten-Regiment 570.