The photo shows German soldiers with an MG-34 machine gun.
22. November 1941:
Luftwaffe ace Werner Mölders dies in a plane crash near Breslau.
Mölders was the first pilot in the history of air combat to exceed the mark of 100 aircraft shot down.
In total, he shot down 101 aircraft during World War II and 14 more in the Spanish Civil War.
He quickly rose through the military ranks, becoming a squadron captain at just 27 years old. He reached the rank of colonel and was appointed Inspector of Fighter Pilots on August 7, 1941.
Mölders died in a plane crash on his way from Crimea to Germany to attend the funeral of Ernst Udet.
In the photo, a German mountain infantry officer issues new orders to his subordinates. On the map, he may be indicating upcoming changes.
In this photo, German soldiers on the Eastern Front (1942) cover their ears after artillery shells hit. They are clearly armed with the Karabiner 98k.
General Heinz Guderian on the Eastern Front (1941)
In the photo, German pioneers climb into a rubber dinghy to transport materials for the construction of a temporary bridge over the Dnieper (1941).
In the photo from left to right: General Eduard Dietl, General Erich Buschenhagen and General Nikolaus von Falkenhorst.
A German soldier next to an MG-34 machine gun.
In the photo, a German soldier observes an air battle during the Battle of Normandy (1944).
You can see that he was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class.
In the photo, a German officer gives new orders to the soldiers during the Polish campaign (1939).
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