Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Photo of Finnish Journalist and Poet Olavi Paavolainen

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Photo of Finnish journalist and poet Olavi Paavolainen at Mikkeli, Eastern Finland... in its most appropriate uniform! Paavolainen (1903 ...

Hitler Inspecting Railway Gun Gustav

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This picture was taken by Walter Frentz in 4 April 1943 at Reichswerke Hermann Göring, Linz (Germany), when Hitler visited the Eisenbahng...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Luftwaffe Soldiers with Radio

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This picture from SIGNAL magazine (French edition) showing German Luftwaffe soldiers using Torn. Fu. d 2 field radio in the front. This p...

German Banner Holder at Hitler's Birthday

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The picture was taken in Berlin at the military demonstration for Hitler’s 50th birthday (Führergeburtstag), 20 April 1939. These Fahnent...

American Troops on their Way to the British Dock before D-Day

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American troops of the 2nd Ranger Battalion march through Weymouth, a southern English coastal town, on their way to the docks where they...
Sunday, November 16, 2014

Panzer 38(t) and Panzer II on the Move in France 1940

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Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) (SdKfz 140), extreme left, and Panzerkampfwagen II (SdKfz 121) climbing a grade, right, on the move. This is a rar...
Friday, November 14, 2014

Soldiers of the Red Kuban Cossacks during Victory Parade

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 Soldiers of the Red Kuban Cossacks at attention during the victory parade in 24th June 1945. The Moscow Victory Parade was held by the S...

Victory Parade of Red Army in June 1945

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Soldiers of the Red Army at attention during the victory parade in 24th June 1945. The Moscow Victory Parade was held by the Soviet army ...
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Adolf Hitler Visiting Rügenwalde

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On 18-19 March 1943 Hitler visited the town of Rügenwalde/Pomerania (Germany) to see the 80 cm. Eisenbahngeschütz "Dora", the l...
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Thursday, November 6, 2014

German Soldiers Enjoying Ice Cream

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German Heer soldiers enjoying ice cream in the middle of summer heat near the Charleroi–Brussels–Willebroeck Canal (Belgium), 17 May 1940...
Sunday, November 2, 2014

Wilhelm Keitel Saluting on Reichs Veteran Day

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Generaloberst Wilhelm Keitel (Chef der Wehrmacht) saluting in the Reichs Veteran Day (Heldengedenktag) that held in Kassel, 4 June 1939. ...

Walther von Brauchitsch in Reichs Veteran Day

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Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch (Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres) saluting in the Reichs Veteran Day (Heldengedenktag) that held in Kas...
Tuesday, October 28, 2014

A Grenadier from Hermann Göring Division Riding Motorcycle

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A Grenadier from Hermann Göring Division in Tunisia, 1943. He ride an Italian Bianchi motorcycle (produced in 1936-1940 period). Not enou...
Thursday, September 25, 2014

Quiet Days before Operation Barbarossa

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Quiet days in Johannisburg (East Prussia) with the blooming tulips while the war against Soviet Union was imminent, early summer 1941. Le...
Friday, September 19, 2014

Heinz Guderian and Walther Wenck

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Generaloberst Heinz Guderian (Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen) and Generalleutnant Walther Wenck (Chef des Generalstabes 1. Panzera...
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Heinz Guderian and Walther Wenck

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Generaloberst Heinz Guderian (Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen) and Generalleutnant Walther Wenck (Chef des Generalstabes 1. Panzerarm...
Sunday, September 14, 2014

Heinz Bär

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   Major Heinz Bär (last rank Oberstleutnant) is one of only a small handfull of “First to Last” pilots, flying from the first day to the...
Monday, September 8, 2014

Result of an Air Raid on German Town

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Result of an air raid on an unknown (north?) German city. The picture was made in 1943 by Reichsbahn photographer Walter Hollnagel Sou...

Signposts in occupied Warsaw

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Signposts in occupied Warsaw. The picture was made in 1943 by Reichsbahn photographer Walter Hollnagel Source: http://www.eisenbahnst...

Transport of Luftwaffe unit probably in Norway

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Transport of Luftwaffe unit probably in Norway. In the left, the trimmed coaches are almost certainly a 4-axle 3rd class (maybe 2 / 3rd c...
Sunday, September 7, 2014

FS-741 241 freight locomotive makes its way over the last skiable track in Ancona train station

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The FS-741 241 freight locomotive makes its way over the last skiable track in Ancona train station. The repaired tracks can still bring ...

The completely destroyed facilities of the Ancona railway station in northern Italy

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The completely destroyed facilities of the Ancona railway station in northern Italy. The picture was made in 1944 by Reichsbahn photograp...

Not much left in Ancona Train Station after an Allied air raid

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Not much left in Ancona Train Station after an Allied air raid. The picture was made in 1944 by Reichsbahn photographer Walter Hollnagel ...

A 741 FS locomotive carves its way carefully through the chaos in Ancona train station

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A 741 FS locomotive carves its way carefully through the chaos in Ancona train station. The picture was made in 1944 by Reichsbahn photog...

Bomb Crater in Ancona Railway Station

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An aerial mine with tremendous destructive power of a crater in the track area of the station of Ancona, which ruptured water pipes and q...

Damage After Allied Air Raid in the Railway Station of Ancona

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Damage after Allied air raid in the railway station of Ancona. The picture was taken in 1944 by Reichsbahn photographer Walter Hollnagel ...
Monday, September 1, 2014

Panzer I Advance During Prewar Training

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Nice color image of Panzer I’s advance during prewar training. Three-color prewar camouflage scheme can be seen to good advantage. No wri...
Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Ruins of the Ancona Railway Station

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Perhaps so many shots of public buildings were on the edge of their official functions, because the Allied air superiority made their mai...
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Retreating German Soldiers in Oxcart

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Walter Hollnagel used the destroyed houses line to raise a point of view for this photographic material. The holiday mood on the Adriatic...

Row of Houses near the Railway Station of Ancona

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Even the dreariness tried to give an artistic painting, as in this reflection of a row of houses near the railway station of Ancona, from...