Waffen-SS StuG Unit

There is no information about the unit of this Waffen-SS soldiers. It's either the 1. SS-Infanterie Brigade or the SS-Kavallerie Division, but in the winter of 1943/44 regardless. The photographer was named Ahrens, and there were several Waffen-SS war reporters with that name (both units had one of them). Both units also had a single battery of around 10 Sturmgeschützs.

 

 

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219232699879847&set=gm.751279962465553

German Soldiers in Action in the Ostfront

Some "gung-ho" poses in Russia, but still provides great detail of their kit! 50mm mortar rounds ammo box carried on the left.

 

Source :
ECPAD Archives, courtesy of Blanluet Christophe
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158920096493308&set=basw.AbpphY3aQP4rfiASDQNz1jol9qPEEmN16BxlB1uYebChBft0wNM2QGBidX9GAqF1cyw_E_ZpVoRTMJ_komz-F5iJnB8CERmhR6ZmrEZpp05e4Zm0IHwzhjFrlGZmZk67fAw&opaqueCursor=Abq2JyFvAHyrSVGL8HDWYFg52IwW3RCi6xSlZ7zBQgn9f6-gLzDPFaFZzfAC9C9GOCtGSuVtMHaW_Rj8cPykFLRvB6gqZreN_MtHSagZ1jZZtHLHg5sjB4KmI6_I0e5xvGM_IKEbQ-50u5u8U4JHjUqDBIm1Dom1HqazGygv1cR6x0FIPYEiiChNwHye7oEjdmDRg0IGU7kHerJSZPcS1uVKSSOmP46tHGx47_Z4DTCykhs_FyaJGtYHhKEO0ypXxHsMSn6nj3p0Ikhm8KuTGg93RpX6Xw-a2hjbYbwoyg3rfEV6A4Z3N5VrW5wGo6MHonI0bRHD027vghKTnz_Ix6v7-q3YrucfNlCdmUlzke1izOt_W6aDpc2DH8NSsJHlCe_LMKB-LcrU0H2ItvtWYeSn4LfcLS_DSMMxHlrXC7dpZgcOBMy44IGFNfoAAlqR35yGpP4IKv4A-S4DvVfo394OKQfdoBL4kIDfcFrRhKSxIg34Dk_0ofIOtvzB-sAi1CvxaaacN_bNxPr_khNyJ2fU-yDs7PUlOPqLau5RGYSEm24tWGonfDGDFXe5ytzZNADQ22_a_ee1W2ANIO3ZWywoVi29YTvaoDZFC2z6OzUaoo5fbYsH_yuuPQ4BHUPXLps-oj7bEtpxkpBh1MrLjCrfLyDmGZvJ7WDw3bvKac5XRTARerGzwnNLd0gZ7ZA9YvTLMW0SusET5jxkxDtgfuAo

SS Totenkopf Award Ceremony

Waffen-SS Totenkopf Division award ceremony.

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http://www.military-antiques-stockholm.com/index.php?cPath=26_60

Germans in White Camo in Positions

A squad from III. Abteilung, Armee-Nachrichten-Regiment 501 in positions in a Russian village during the winter of 1942-43. Part of the 16th Army, Army Group North, it spent most of the war on the northern part of the Eastern Front. The Soldiers are armed with an MP 38 submachinegun, an MG 34 machinegun, and Kar 98k carbines. Wearing reversible snow suits, they are better equipped for the winter than a year ago. The Germans used black and red armbands buttoned to the upper half of the sleeves for recognition purposes. The combination of colors and which sleeve they were worn on changed from day to day, just like code words, as a way of minimizing the risk of Red Army infiltrators.

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Björn Hellqvist photo collection
https://ww2inphotos.wordpress.com/2017/07/27/its-grim-up-north/

Gebirgsjäger Cleaning Their Weapons

German Gebirgsjäger (Mountain troops) have occupied a village somewhere in southern Poland in September 1939, and are seen cleaning their weapons. This was known to the soldiers as, ‘Clean and patch hour’, which was a period of time allowed in order to clean weapons and repair clothes before resuming operations.

Source :
"Images of War: Hitler's Mountain Troops 1939-1945" by Ian Baxter

Great Display of Firepower by LSSAH

Great display of firepower from the soldiers of Leibstandarte Division along fenced area of a Ukrainian farmhouse during Operation Barbarossa in 1941. If the sniper fire is not adequate, a few bursts from the MG 34 machine gun will suppress any enemy activity.

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http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post/147862177882/great-display-of-firepower-from-the-soldiers-of

SS Car Passing Russian POWs

A Kfz. 15 medium cross-country personnel carrier from the Das Reich Division move past Red Army prisoners during Operation Barbarossa, area of Smolensk in the summer of 1941. The white letter ‘G’ indicates it belongs to Panzergruppe Guderian.

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http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post/149195267632/a-kfz-15-medium-cross-country-personnel-carrier

Das Reich Division On The Way to Smolensk

An advance party from the Das Reich Division en route to Smolensk pass through a Soviet village during Operation Barbarossa in the summer of 1941. The vehicle with the Das Reich Wolfsangel symbol and tactical sign on the front left is a Sd.Kfz.10 towing a 3.7 cm Pak 36 anti-tank gun. The division was part of Generalfeldmarschall Fedor von Bock’s Heeresgruppe Mitte (Army Group Centre) and took part in the great encirclement battles during the first weeks of Soviet campaign.

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http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post/150141395887/an-advance-party-from-the-das-reich-division-en

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.

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