Between steel helmet and longing – everyday life in field gray (part 612) _de
The photo shows an exhausted German officer after heavy fighting in Stalingrad (1942). A German soldier carries an MG-42 machine gun on his shoulder. The photo shows a German soldier on horseback (1940). The photo shows a Waffen-SS soldier with…
Faces of War: Soldiers in Action (Part 31) _de
📷 In the photo : German paratroopers examine a Thompson submachine gun during the Battle of Normandy (1944). Of the seven paratroopers, two are carrying ammunition and an MG-42 around their necks. In the photo: A German soldier next to an MG-42…
Pictures from the field – Part 1 _de
German troops wearing gas masks pose for a photo in the Vosges Mountains. 1918 German observation post, World War I. In the photo, a German messenger on the Eastern Front, scarred by heavy fighting, watches as his motorcycle is refueled…
30 breathtaking pictures of destroyed Tiger I tanks
The Tiger 1 was undoubtedly the most feared tank of the Allies in World War II. What made this tank so feared and respected was its massive 88 mm gun, which could destroy a Sherman tank at a distance of…
A detailed look at the German Panzer III
The Wehrmacht fielded the Panzerkampfwagen III (or Pz. III) from the very first day of World War II . It remained in service with Wehrmacht divisions until mid-1944, and individual tanks fought until Germany’s surrender. Despite its shortcomings, the Pz. III contributed…
Operation Barbarossa and Germany’s failure in the Soviet Union
On December 18, 1940, Hitler issued Führer Directive 21, an order to invade the Soviet Union. The German military plan envisioned an advance to a hypothetical line running from the port of Archangelsk in northern Russia to the port of…
Sd.Kfz. 9 “Famo” – The Wehrmacht’s Gigantic Load Carrier in World War II
The Sd.Kfz. 9, also known as the “Famo,” was the largest half-track vehicle used by the German Wehrmacht during World War II. Weighing approximately 18 tons and boasting impressive pulling power, this vehicle was designed for the most difficult tasks…
The bloody battles on the Eastern Front in photographs, 1942-1943
Sometime in the autumn of 1942, Soviet soldiers advance through the rubble of Stalingrad. The fighting on the Eastern Front represented the largest military conflict in history. It was characterized by unprecedented cruelty, total destruction, mass deportations, and enormous loss…
A fallen hero, a silent cross, and comrades saying goodbye
Amid the chaos of World War II, in a wooded area somewhere on the Eastern Front, this quiet moment was captured: A group of young German soldiers stands silently around a makeshift grave. A simple wooden cross, a steel helmet…
World War II: The bloody war spreads around the globe, 1940-1941
In the fourth year of their war against Japan, the Chinese armed forces strengthened their air force, produced their own weapons, and trained their officers in the methods of modern warfare. Pictured here are Chinese cadets in full combat dress,…