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From the trench to the staging area: Scenes from the First World War — Part 2 _de

In the photo, a German military policeman points to a sign indicating an impending battle on the Eastern Front (1943).

An 8.8 cm flak gun is loaded aboard an Me323 Gigant on the Eastern Front.

An Air Force soldier on a BMW R-75 motorcycle.

The photo shows German soldiers in a resting position during a military ceremony (1942).

It can be seen that both soldiers were awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class and the Eastern Medal 1941/42.

The photo shows a German soldier next to an MG-42 machine gun.

It is clear that he is wearing the Iron Cross 2nd Class.

The photo shows Waffen-SS soldiers next to an 80 mm mortar (Granatwerfer 34).

In the photo, German soldiers are advancing towards the Western Front on a BMW motorcycle with a sidecar (1940).

In the background, on the second path, you can also see vehicles transporting soldiers.

German soldiers next to an MG-34 machine gun with telescopic sight (1942).

A German Wehrmacht soldier in winter gear drinks a cup of coffee on the Eastern Front in Russia, 1942. He is equipped with a stick grenade, colloquially called a “potato masher,” and carries a machine gun magazine for an MG-34.

The destroyed Reichstag building after the fall of Berlin in 1945.

The best weapon of World War II – Flak 88.

In the photo, a German soldier wears machine gun ammunition for an MG-34 around his neck during the Battle of Stalingrad (1942).

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