In the photo: Spanish soldiers of the Blue Division form up behind the front lines in preparation for the battle for the important Soviet city of Leningrad.

The Spanish Legion, with almost 50,000 men, was known for its combat effectiveness and achieved seemingly impossible victories, such as the successful defense against a Soviet force almost seven times superior in the harsh winter of 1943.

A German soldier at a German 5.0 cm anti-aircraft gun (FlaK 41 L/67) with two rings on the barrel. Normandy coast, France, 1943.

German soldiers on the outskirts of Stalingrad (1942).

In the photo: German soldiers during shooting training (1935).

It can be seen that they are armed with the Karabiner 98k.

In the photo: The exhausted commander of a tank looks through his hatch at his surroundings (1942).

In the photo: Tiger I tanks of the 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion advance in the area around Kursk (1943).

In the photo: General Erich von Manstein congratulates the soldiers after the capture of the naval base in Sevastopol (1942).

In the photo: A German instructor shows new recruits the shell of a Panzerschreck (1944).

In the photo: The commander of a Panther tank observes possible targets with his binoculars.

It can be seen that the Panther has a rough camouflage paint job.

In the photo: German soldiers on a Tiger I tank on the Eastern Front (1943).

In the photo: Field Marshal Erwin Rommel inspects concrete blocks reinforced with piles to make it difficult for boats to land on the Atlantic coast (May 1944).

In the photo: A German instructor shows new recruits how to use a Panzerschreck.

In the photo: A German soldier carries a Panzerfaust on his shoulder.

It can be seen that he has a Karabiner 98k with him.

In the photo: mountain troops during a short break in training.

It can be seen that they are armed with the Karabiner 98k.

In the photo: German soldiers march through Paris with their Karabiner 98k rifles (1941).