A German soldier carries an MG-42 machine gun on his shoulder.

The photo shows a German soldier on horseback (1940).

The photo shows an exhausted German officer after heavy fighting in Stalingrad (1942).

The photo shows a Waffen-SS soldier with an ammunition belt for an MG-42 on the Eastern Front (1943).

The photo shows a highly decorated German soldier.

Awards:

• Iron Cross 1st Class

• Iron Cross 2nd Class

• Wound Badge

• Infantry Assault Badge

• Medal for the Winter Battle in the East 1941/42

• Close Combat Badge

• Sudetenland Medal

• 4 Tank Destruction Badges

The photo shows a German soldier with an MG-34 machine gun during the Battle of France (1940).

The photo shows a young German soldier with an MG-34 machine gun during the Battle of France (1940).

German paratrooper with an MG-42 machine gun.

The photo shows a German paratrooper carrying an MG-34 machine gun on his shoulder.

The photo shows German soldiers of the Afrika Korps (DAK) with an MG-34 machine gun (1942).

German soldier with an MG-34 machine gun.
The iconic Eiffel Tower is clearly visible in the foreground (1942).

In the photo, a German sergeant major observes potential targets through a trench with his MP-40 during the Battle of the Bulge (1944).
His comrade can be seen armed with a Karabiner 98k.

The photo shows young German soldiers with an MG-42 machine gun on the Eastern Front (1943).

The photo shows a mountain infantryman during military training (1940).
The insignia of the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) can be seen on his left sleeve.

German soldiers with an 8-cm Granatwerfer 34 (80 mm mortar).