Mules-Drawn Gebirgs AA Gun

Athens in 1941. This mules-drawn 2cm anti-aircraft gun, which is rarely seen, bears the markings of the German 1. Gebirgs-Division. The Gebirgsjäger are not immune to air attack and have their own anti-aircraft guns to keep the skies clear. They use the 2cm FlaK38 anti-aircraft gun because it is light and mobile, ideal for the rough terrain that they normally fight in.

Source :
Akira Takiguchi photo collection
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjWoKLIgt-BAxUB-jgGHaiDDoYQFnoECBEQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flamesofwar.com%2FPortals%2F0%2FDocuments%2FBriefings%2F2-and-6-SS-Gebirgsdivisions.pdf&usg=AOvVaw0eGE0t4PudtK4v6l1qWHgv&opi=89978449
https://www.reddit.com/r/GermanWW2photos/comments/11iwnjv/a_horsedrawn_2_cm_antiaircraft_gun_rarely_seen/
https://twitter.com/atakiguchi/status/1632363595311841280

German Soldiers and the Snow Wall

German soldiers and the wall of snow. No information about when and where this pic was taken.

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https://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/forum/wehrmacht-era-militaria/photos-and-paper-items-forum/77941-post-your-exciting-winter-photos/page81

Severe Winter in Russia 1941-42

Winter in the Eastern Front, 1941-42. The winter of 1941–42 is known as the coldest European winter of the 20th Century. The temperature was much below normal from the beginning of January until the end of March 1942. Blockings and cut-off lows were frequent, particularly during January and February 1942. The role of quasi-stationary waves during this winter has been studied by decomposing the 500-mb geopotential height data in a low-pass, filtered, quasi-stationary part and a traveling part. The phase of the quasi-stationary wave was such that a ridge was present over the eastern Atlantic and a trough over western Russia throughout most of the winter. As a result, the majority of migratory cyclones that approached Europe from the west were steered either south toward the Mediterranian or north of Scandinavia. Photos by Dr. Paul Wolff and Alfred Tritschler.

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/237076659811098/permalink/1653292204856196/?__cft__[0]=AZXVbR-ov97tjXfW9zk4mYHF4ga0e1_E2XXLpRZ5lTxcrzqaGdgmfR6RLyeoAeYbR1z9F3WcYJT9qUaJTRhDlCwvA4Z9B69BQCEqfQSEUfku00_bKTcu8opbtFy5wcpXqItcjkKkTeFmUhz2oDMR2LnHs02DyB_7jMZC7LwkBWQF3Lnp9zZLQ5_KcfduSE3_xY0&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R
https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/70/3/1520-0477_1989_070_0271_tswiet_2_0_co_2.xml

Feldgendarmerie Controlling Traffic in a Muddy Road

Road?  Mud! A Wehrmacht Feldgendarmerie is controlling the traffic with his signal stick. Patched tarp of the truck is also interesting. The picture was taken in Southern Russia in 1942 from a photo album of Kraftfahr-Abteilung 562. What is interesting was the very white wall of the house we see in the middle despite of this messy ground. Cars, people... everything muddy and dusty, how can a house keep white wall? It is because the muddy road never reaches directly to the house. And as you can see, there is a grey stripe painted along the base of the house to avoid splashes of dirt on the wall in heavy rain. It’s still made everywhere in Europe today when the house is white.

Source :
Akira Takiguchi photo collection
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10221197329676302&set=gm.1478307359021349&type=3&theater&ifg=1

German Cart Crossing a Stream in the Eastern Front

This picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Koltzenburg and showing a horse wagon belong to a German Grenadier company crossing the stream in Russia, summer 1942. It's a nice picture to illustrate the myth about the "invincible" german mechanized forces: no other Army during World War II relied so much on horses than the German one. A regular infantry division had 3,635 horses (!) and 895 wooden field wagons. Approximately 3 MILLION horses and mules served with the German army from 1939 to 1945. This caused ridiculous unsurmountable logistical problems in Russia, and in France in 1944. On the other side, you should remember that only 10% roads in russia was 'normal', so horses were the best to help with stucked vehicles.

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http://3reich-collector.com/concentration-camp-ww2-german/set-51-huge-full-color-photos-idealized-conception-life-german-soldier
http://www.ww2incolor.com/german/stuck_in_mud.jpg.html