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Everyday life in war in pictures: German units at the front (part 106) _de

In the photo, a German soldier is resting on a BSA M20 motorcycle.

The photo shows an Air Force officer next to a BMW R-75 motorcycle with sidecar.

The photo shows a highly decorated Air Force soldier.

Awards:

  • Iron Cross 2nd Class
  • Eastern Medal 1941–42
  • Luftwaffe Anti-Aircraft Combat Badge
  • Ground Combat Badge of the Luftwaffe

A German soldier carries a Panzerfaust on his shoulder.

He wears a splinter camouflage jacket.

The photo shows German soldiers on an Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III).

In the photo, two German paratroopers look at an M1 Garand rifle.

You can see that the person holding the rifle has the highest non-commissioned officer rank.

 

A German soldier next to a Panzerschreck.

The photo shows German soldiers after an intense battle on the Eastern Front.

The soldier on the left is armed with a PPD-40 submachine gun.

The photo shows German soldiers next to an MG-34 machine gun.

The photo shows Luftwaffe Marshal Albert Kesselring and Field Marshal Erwin Rommel together.

Tiger tanks in the streets of Paris, France (summer 1944).

The Sturmgewehr 44 (StG 44) is equipped with a ZF-4 telescopic sight.

The Sturmgewehr 44 was the best automatic rifle of its time, with a rate of fire of about 600 rounds per minute, but also accurate enough to be used as a sniper rifle.

Nowadays, assault rifles are used as the standard infantry weapon in the armies of all countries in the world, and the rifle recognized as a luxury product, which is considered by many to be the father of modern assault rifles, is the Sturmgewehr 44 (StG 44).

The photo shows a German rider on a DKW NZ 350 motorcycle.
In the photo, General Philipp Kleffel greets soldiers of the Blue Division.

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