Faces of War: German Soldiers in Everyday Life – Part 102 _de
German soldiers return to Berlin after the French campaign in July 1940 . A German soldier jumps over a trench with an MG34 machine gun in his hand. On September 1, 1939, one and a half million Germans crossed the Polish border and conquered the country in just…
Germany 1944: Training of German tank crews behind the front line
In 1944, as World War II approached its climax, effective troop training was of utmost importance to the German Reich. The image shown here documents an impressive scene: dozens of young German Panzer soldiers stand in line in front of…
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…
Between March and Melancholy: Soldier Portraits – Part 104 _de
🇩🇪 A lunch in the heart of the North African theater of war On a military vehicle in the middle of the arid desert, the legendary General Erwin Rommel – the “Desert Fox” – shares a meal with a soldier. A…
A combination of impressive historical photographs from Berlin during the Second World War and today _de
Many buildings were rebuilt after World War II, but history is preserved in the photographs. Sergey Larenkov is a photographer who was affected by World War II. He researched archival footage shot during the siege from 1941 to 1944, reproduced…
German 7.5 cm PaK 40 anti-tank gun (late version) with elite artillery regiment crew _de
The topic: German 7.5 cm anti-tank gun PAK 40 In 1939, the German Army issued a specification for a 75 mm anti-tank gun to Krupp and Rheinmetall, but development was given low priority only after the invasion of the Soviet…
Steel and Shadow: German Soldiers in Action (Part 1) _de
📸 In the photo: German soldiers are greeted with flowers by the Lithuanian population in 1942.One soldier can be seen carrying an MG-34 machine gun on his shoulder. In the photo: German soldier Fritz Reidel returns to his wife and three…
Battles, Faces, Stories: Wehrmacht in Focus (Part 4) _fr
In the photo: German soldiers in a trench during a military exercise on the Atlantic Wall (1944). In the photo: A Tiger tank and a Zündapp motorcycle side by side, presumably during a German training mission. A staged photo of…
Horse racing to go on strike in protest at Rachel Reeves’ plan to hike betting taxes
Rachel Reeves has been slammed by the horse racing industry (Image: Getty) Britain’s horse racing industry is mounting an unprecedented show of force against the Government over plans for a rise to betting taxes in this year’s Budget. Four events this…