Wehrmacht Soldiers Marching in the Netherlands

Column of soldiers from the German Wehrmacht, somewhere in the Netherlands, 1941-1943.

Source :
https://beeldbankwo2.nl/nl/beelden/?q=wehrmacht&mode=gallery&view=horizontal

Polizei Parade

Two nice postcard sized pictures showing a parade of Gendarmerie members wearing the typical "Tschako". Also notice the flag bearer gorget on one of the portraits.

Source :
https://www.kometmilitaria.com/product-page/2x-postcard-sized-picture-gendermerie-parade

General Eugen Weissmann during Military Parade in France

 

 ECPAD Archives (LFT3 F3109 L26)

Generalleutnant Dr.phil Eugen Weissmann as Kommandierender General und Befehlshaber im Luftgau-Kommando Westfrankreich (15 August 1940 - 30 June 1944), during the Luftwaffe military parade in the period between 1 December 1940 (his promotion to Generalleutnant) and 1 June 1942 (his promotion to General der Flakartillerie). The Luftgau-Kommando Westfrankreich was formed in June 1940 in Etampes, near Paris, from Luftgaustav z.b.V. 12.. From 6 September 1944 it moved to Stuttgart and was redesignated as Luftgau-Kommando V. It is subordinated to Luftflotte 3 (Generalfeldmarschall Hugo Sperrle).

ECPAD Archives (LFT3 F3109 L27)

ECPAD Archives (LFT3 F3109 L25)

ECPAD Archives (LFT3 F3109 L23)

ECPAD Archives (LFT3 F3109 L21)

Source :
ECPAD Archives
https://www.ww2.dk/ground/hq/lgwest.htm

Oberst Felmy Watching Parade at Fliegerhorst Delmenhorst

 

Oberst Gerhard Felmy (Flughafenbereichs-Kommandant Thorn) saluting to parading troops at Fliegerhorst Delmenhorst, 1943. Felmy would receive the final rank of Generalmajor on 30 January 1945.

Source :
https://www.ebay.de/itm/294237818870?hash=item4481f0cff6:g:DU0AAOSwTg5gL934

Gerhard Hüther and Erwin Osswald

 

Oberstleutnant Gerhard Hüther (Kommandeur Beobachtungsabteilung 9)

 

Beobachtungsabteilung 9 in Marburg 1938/39. Oberstleutnant Gerhard Hüther (Kommandeur Beobachtungsabteilung 9) made a speech, while behind him is Gauleiter Karl Weinrich.

FLTR: Oberstleutnant Gerhard Hüther (Kommandeur Beobachtungsabteilung 9) and Generalleutnant Erwin Osswald (Kommandeur 9. Infanterie-Division).

 

 

 

At the Afföllerwiesen.

Generalleutnant Erwin Osswald (Kommandeur 9. Infanterie-Division).

At the Afföllerwiesen.

 

At the Afföllerwiesen.

 

At the Afföllerwiesen.

 

Generalleutnant Erwin Osswald (center, Kommandeur 9. Infanterie-Division) in front of Kunstgebäude at Philipps-Universität, Biegenstraße 11. At left is Oberst Albert Zehler (Kommandeur Artillerie-Regiment 9).

Military parade at Biegenstraße. Generalleutnant Erwin Osswald (Kommandeur 9. Infanterie-Division) saluting, while standing behind him (looking at the camera) is Oberst Albert Zehler (Kommandeur Artillerie-Regiment 9).

Military parade at Biegenstraße.

 

Military parade at Biegenstraße.

Source :
https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/index.php?thread/49125-generalmajor-gerhard-h%C3%BCther/

Heer Recruits Marching

Recruits of the 1. Zug (1st platoon) of some unknown company marching, commanded by Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) Förster. This is probably in 1940 or 1941, as Förster wears a Wound Badge on his uniform, indicating that he has participated in the campaigns in Poland and/or France. The soldiers wear Drillich linen fatigue uniforms in a mix of off-white and olive green items. Learning to march was one of the first things that new recruits were taught. To function as a unit, follow orders, and build up stamina were some of the goals. Later the soldiers were able to march up to 40 km (25 miles) in a day, as the bulk of the divisions weren’t motorized. Those marching boots would see many kilometers…

Source :
Björn Hellqvist photo collection
https://ww2inphotos.wordpress.com/2017/07/page/1/

Kommando der Wachtruppe Parade through Brandenburg Gate

The origin of the Großdeutschland Division was the Kommando der Wachtruppe (Command of the Guard Troop) in Berlin, and the infantry-training regiment in Döberitz. This photo shows a guard company of the Kommando der Wachtruppe marching through Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to the Ehrenmal (Honor Memorial) in 1934. The famous guard parade with band took place every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. The parade route led from Moabit through the Brandenburg Gate and along the Unter den Linden to the war memorial in the Schinkel Building. The officer commanding the guard parade usually rode the white horse "Alaric." The horse, too, went on to become quite famous and is well-remembered by many Berliners.

Source :

Book "Panzer Grenadier Division Grossdeutschland" by Horst Scheibert

Book "The History of the Panzerkorps Grossdeutschland" by Helmuth Spaeter

Das Reich Soldiers Marching Through the Burning Soviet Village

Das Reich Division soldiers photographed marching through a Soviet village with their two 7.5 cm leIG 18 light howitzers during Operation Barbarossa in 1941. Stalin’s scorched earth policy can be seen in the background.

Source :
http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post/150186588847/das-reich-division-soldiers-photographed-marching

German Prisoners Captured Near Leningrad

A column of German POWs captured near Leningrad are marched through the ruins of a small village as Russian civilians look on. Approximately three million German prisoners of war were captured by the Soviet Union during the war, most of them during the great advances of the Soviet forces in the last year of the war. The POWs were employed as forced labor in the Soviet wartime economy and post war reconstruction. According to Soviet records 381,067 German Wehrmacht soldiers died in Soviet labor camps (356,700 German nationals and 24,367 from other nations). Other sources put this number at close to one million. By 1950, five years after the war, most of the surviving German POWs were released. The last remaining German POWs in Soviet custody were released in 1956, eleven years after the end of the war. Near Leningrad (now, Saint Petersburg), Leningrad Oblast, Russia, Soviet Union. December 1942. Image taken by Simon Friedland.

Source :
http://bag-of-dirt.tumblr.com/post/130655411180/a-column-of-german-pows-captured-near-leningrad

German Soldiers Gather on the Place de la Concorde

German soldiers gather on the Place de la Concorde in Paris for the victory parade following the successful invasion of France and subsequent surrender of French forces in the Battle of France. On 22 June 1940, an armistice was signed between France and Germany, which resulted in a division of France, whereby Germany would occupy the north and west, Italy would control a small Italian occupation zone in the south-east and an unoccupied zone, the zone libre, would be governed by the collaborationist Vichy government led by Marshal Pétain. France remained under Axis occupation until the occupation of the country by the Allies after the Allied landings in June 1944. Paris, Île-de-France, France. June 1940.

Source :
http://bag-of-dirt.tumblr.com/post/131721909245/german-soldiers-gather-on-the-place-de-la-concorde

Polish Prisoners Marched to a Collection Site

 Polish soldiers, taken as POWS after the German declaration of war on Poland, are marched to a collection site under guard of German soldiers after the Poles were defeated in battle in Walrubien (Warlubie) and surrounding areas in West Prussia. Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia, Schwetz an der Weichsel, Germany (now, Warlubie, Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland). September 1939.

Source :
http://bag-of-dirt.tumblr.com/post/132582927570/polish-soldiers-taken-as-pows-after-the-german

Panzer IV Tanks of the Leibstandarte Division on Parade in the Streets of Milan

A pair of brand new Panzer IV Ausf. H tanks of the Leibstandarte Division on parade in the streets of Milan in September 1943. The Leibstandarte was sent to Italy to reinforce German forces there, following the collapse of Mussolini’s government, but saw no action other than disarming Italians troops. The main accomplishment was to pressure, by its presence, a skittish Italian government, and re-equip itself with new armor.

American Prisoners and SS Sroops during Ardennes Offensive

Two German motorcyclists armed with MP 40s follow a King Tiger as American POWs from the 99th Infantry Division march along a road towards the rear on 17 December 1944. The King Tiger belongs to the schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 501 and was part of Kampfgruppe Peiper and was photographed on the way to Lanzerath.