Pioniere Trained with Landmines

 

Soldiers of a military engineering unit leaving their vehicles and run to their preordered area to cover it with landmines, Germany 1940s. Photographer: Heinz Pollmann.

Original-Bildunterschrift: Pioniere einer Minen-Kompanie beim Legen einer Minensperre im Gelände, die Männer verlassen im Sprung die Kraftfahrzeuge und laufen in die befohlene Stellung zum Minenlegen, Deutschland 1940er Jahre

 

 

 

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Oberleutnant Richard Grimm in Stalingrad

Oberleutnant Richard Grimm, one of the company commander from Pionier-Bataillon 305 / 305.Infanterie-Division, at Goroditsche, 13 October 1942. The picture was taken by Rudolf Freigang

Source :
Book "Winter Storm: The Battle for Stalingrad and the Operation to Rescue 6th Army" by Hans Wijers

Flemish SS Recruits in Light Mortar Training

Flemish recruits undergoing training in the use of a light mortar. They are devoid of shoulder straps and collar patches, presumably because these recruits have not yet passed out as trained members of the Flemish SS Legion. The two-man mortar team is protected by a third man, who armed with a rifle, is there to give covering fire if required.

Two Gebirgsjäger with a Young Mule during Training

Two mountain troopers with a young mule during training. The mule would be the Gebirgs main source of transporting equipment to the front, across rugged and mountainous terrain. These hardy pack animals were well suited for rough terrain and were used extensively by the Gebirgstruppen throughout the war.

Gebirgsjäger Sleeps in a Shelter Quarter

Mountain troops protect themselves from the low temperatures in a mountain region. During training, the Gebirgstruppen had to learn a variety of survival techniques for living in the mountains. These soldiers sleep in a shelter quarter on the ground, probably during the spring or summer season where high exposure to the cold was minimal.