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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Bf 109 of JG 54 on the Eastern Front

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Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 Werknummer 16xxx or 18xxx "Schwarze 4" ("N?+??") of 2.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 54 (J...

Panzergrenadier in Action

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The mechanization of war gave rise to a new branch of troops: the Panzergrenadiers. Initially traveling on trucks or the main battle tanks a...
Sunday, September 17, 2023

Luftwaffe Generals after Captured (Video)

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Original color World War II footage about high ranking Germans in captivity, including: Generalleutnant Adolf Galland (00:05), General der F...
Saturday, September 16, 2023

Canadian Soldiers with M1928 Thompson

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The propaganda photograph above dates from the summer of 1943 and shows a pair of Canadian troops from the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps tra...

British Soldier with a M1928 Thompson

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British soldier aiming machine gun, possibly during training. The MG is a M1928 Thompson with a drum mag, quite rare sight for the Brits! Du...
Thursday, September 14, 2023

Bio of U-Boat Captain Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann (1917-2010)

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U-boat commander Oberleutnant zur See Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann with his submarine U 137 of the type II-D, which served as a training boat, i...
Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Bio of Ritterkreuzträger Rudolf Krüger

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Oberfeldwebel Rudolf Krüger (Zugführer in 6.Kompanie / II.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 32 / 24.Infanterie-Division) during home leave in ...
Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Wehrmacht Light Field Howitzer

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Large parts of the Wehrmacht were not motorized, but mounted. This was also the case for this artillery unit with a 10.5 cm leFH 18 leichte ...
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Monday, September 11, 2023

Luftwaffe Soldiers Inspecting T-34 Tank

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Members of the Luftwaffe inspects a captured Russian T-34/76 medium tank. The enemy's vehicles were always of great interest. This tank ...

Wounded Japanese POWs in Guam

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Japanese prisoners of war (POWs) resting in a quonset hut infirmary in a stockade, Guam, 1945. Except for one, they all appear to be turning...
Saturday, September 9, 2023

Wehrmacht MG Team

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The Wehrmacht crew of a dug in MG nests secure the flank next to the advance route. It was only with a field mount that it possible to use t...
Friday, September 8, 2023

German Paratroopers Jump Out of a Junkers Ju-52 during Exercise

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"Aus der Luft ins Gefecht" (From the air into combat). This is the principle of the Fallschirmjägertruppen. From a Junkers Ju 52 -...
Thursday, September 7, 2023

Bio of Panzer Commander Johannes Kümmel (1909-1944)

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Johannes Kümmel was born in Coswig, Saxony on July 21st of 1909. He joined the Reichswehr in 1928 and quickly obtained a rank of Unterof...
Wednesday, September 6, 2023

German Exchange POWs in Stuttgart

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German exchange POWs (mostly Afrikakorps) during welcoming ceremony in Stuttgart, summer of 1944. The Geneva Convention makes provision for ...
Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Afrikakorps Exchange POWs

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Two German soldiers smiles to the camera. They were part of exchange POWs (mostly Afrikakorps) who just returned from England. The picture ...
Monday, September 4, 2023

Ritterkreuzträger Josef Stigler

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Ritterkreuzträger Josef Stigler as a Major der Reserve. He received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 10 July 1942 as Oberleutnant d.R...

SS Nord with Tent and White Camo in the Snow

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The winter war in the far north brought many additional stresses to the fighting troops: cold, wet and months of darkness. However, these so...
Sunday, September 3, 2023

Ritterkreuzträger Josef Dörfel and Hitlerjugend Member

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Ritterkreuzträger Oberfeldwebel Josef Dörfel (2 March 1915 - 3 April 2002) chats with the youth member of Hitlerjugend. Dörfel received th...
Saturday, September 2, 2023

German Exchange POWs after Returning from England

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Welcoming ceremony in Stuttgart for the German exchange POWs (mostly Afrikakorps) who just returned from England. The picture was taken by H...
Friday, September 1, 2023

General Rudolf Veiel Inspecting Exchange POWs

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General der Panzertruppe Rudolf Veiel (Kommandierenden General vom Stellvertretenden Generalkommando V. Armeekorps in Stuttgart und Befehl...

German Exchange POWs in 1944

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General der Panzertruppe Rudolf Veiel (Kommandierenden General vom Stellvertretenden Generalkommando V. Armeekorps in Stuttgart und Befehlsh...
Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Spanish Pilot of Escuadrilla Azul

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Oberleutnant Andrés Robles Cebrián of Escuadrilla Azul. He is the veteran of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), served in Escuadrilla 3-E-3 ...
Monday, July 10, 2023

Erwin Niebling receives a Distinguished Flying Cross with gold star

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Lieutenant Erwin W. Niebling receives a Distinguished Flying Cross with gold star from Rear Admiral Osborne B. Hardison ( Chief of Naval Air...

A U.S. Army cavalry squadron trots past a Piper Cub

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A mounted U.S. Army cavalry squadron trots past a fuels up J-3 Piper Cub and civilian onlookers being evaluated for aerial observation durin...
Sunday, July 9, 2023

Mustang Pilot William R. Groseclose

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Portrait of Lt William R Groseclose from Pierre, South Dakota. Pilot of a P-51D Mustang of the 8th Air Force in England.  Assigned to 335FS,...

Group Photo of Mustang Pilots

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Pilots of a North American P-51 group in flying togs and Mae West jackets at a base in England. In the background is an interesting writing ...

Lieutenant Groseclose Prepares to Depart for a Mission in His Mustang

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USAAF Lt. William Groseclose prepares to depart for a mission from an English base in his North American P-51D Mustang of the 335th Fighter ...

Air Traffic Control Trainees Practice on Model Aircraft

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U.S. Air traffic control trainees practice on model aircraft before working with the real thing. Despite prior close air support experiences...
Wednesday, July 5, 2023

“Five Grand” - the 5,000th B-17 off the Production Line

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“Five Grand” (Boeing B-17G-70-BO Flying Fortress, Serial number 43-37716) is seen here before deploying to England where it survived 78 comb...

U.S. Navy Officers Review a Line of Brazilian PBY-5A Amphibians

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U.S. Navy officers review a line of Brazilian PBY-5A amphibians with Brazilian naval aviators at Galeão International, Rio de Janeiro, Brazi...
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