Radio Operator from HJ Division in Normandy

A radio operator from the 12. SS-Panzer-Division "Hitlerjugend" performs his duties near the town of Caen in July 1944 following the D-Day invasion that took place the previous month

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http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post/140935166312/a-radio-operator-from-the-12-ss-panzer-division

HJ Division Soldiers with MG 42 in Normandy

Two soldiers from the 12. SS-Panzer-Division "Hitlerjugend" with a MG 42 machine gun position in the garden of a château in the Caen sector, Normandy, summer of 1944.

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http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post/140936898547/two-soldiers-from-the-12-ss-panzer-division

Sd.Kfz.251 of Hitlerjugend Division in Normandy

A Sd.Kfz.251 armored vehicle from the 12. SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend photographed in Normandy in the summer of 1944. On 11 July 1944, the Hitlerjugend Division turned over their positions in the Caen sector to Leibstandarte Division for a badly needed rest and perform much needed maintenance on their battered vehicles but during that time, they did not receive replacements in either men or equipment.

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http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post/140938132567/a-sdkfz-251-armored-vehicle-from-the-12-ss

Erwin Rommel and Sepp Dietrich in Normandy

From left to right: Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel (Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe B) and SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS Josef "Sepp" Dietrich (Kommandierender General I. SS-Panzerkorps) photographed on the invasion front in Normandy, summer of 1944

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http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post/141277708232/generalfeldmarschall-erwin-rommel-and

Staff of Luftgau-Kommando VI Münster in 1944

The staff of Luftgau-Kommando VI Münster in 1944. At that time, the commander was Generalleutnant Ernst Dörffler.

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http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Luftgaue/Luftgau6.htm

HQ of the Kommandantur in Paris

No Parking. Le Meurice Hotel, headquarters of the Kommandantur, Rue de Rivoli, Paris, 1941.

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http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post/138438356827/no-parking-le-meurice-hotel-headquarters-of-the

Danish Knight’s Cross winner SS-Obersturmführer Søren Kam

The Danish Knight’s Cross winner SS-Obersturmführer Søren Kam photographed after the presentation of the award. Kam, a veteran of the Wiking Division, won the Knight’s Cross for bravery during the Wiking’s battles in Poland’s ‘Wet Triangle’ in front of Warsaw, and was personally presented by Hitler in February 1945, thus becoming one of the three Danes to receive this award.

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http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post/138692506842/5sswiking-the-danish-knights-cross-winner

The Kam brothers in the Waffen-SS

The Kam brothers in the Waffen-SS (from left to right): Poul, Søren and Erik. The Danes were photographed in 1943 and they fought in the ranks of the Wiking Division.

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http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post/138570281717/the-kam-brothers-in-the-waffen-ss-from-left-to

Christian Frederik von Schalburg Giving a Speech in 1942

SS-Sturmbannführer Christian Frederik von Schalburg, the commanding officer of Frikorps Danmark, giving a speech in 1942. Note the Germania cuff title worn for serving in “Regiment Germania” of the Wiking Division in 1941 during Operation Barbarossa.

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http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post/138694654122/ss-sturmbannf%C3%BChrer-christian-frederik-von

Christian Frederik von Schalburg Surrounded by his Men

SS-Sturmbannführer Christian Frederik von Schalburg (center), commanding officer of Frikorps Danmark, surrounded by some of his men in 1942. In May 1942, the Danish volunteer unit was despatched to the front to support the Totenkopf Division and Heer units, which were involved in fierce defensive actions around Demyansk, south of Leningrad.

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http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post/138695658022/ss-sturmbannf%C3%BChrer-christian-frederik-von

Danish SS-Sturmbannführer Christian Frederik von Schalburg

Danish SS-Sturmbannführer Christian Frederik von Schalburg, the commanding officer of Frikorps Danmark, photographed in 1942. He joined Waffen-SS in September 1940 and served with the Wiking Division during Operation Barbarossa in 1941. Just three weeks after the outbreak of war with Soviet Union he was awarded the Iron Cross Second Class and a month later the Iron Cross First Class. Schalburg led Frikorps Danmark in the fighting in Soviet Union in the spring of 1942 until he fell on 2 June 1942 at age 36.

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http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post/138698597062/danish-ss-sturmbannf%C3%BChrer-christian-frederik-von

Danish SS-Obersturmbannführer Knud Børge Martinsen

Danish SS-Obersturmbannführer Knud Børge Martinsen photographed in 1943. Martinsen joined Waffen-SS in May 1941, serving with Frikorps Danmark under Christian Frederich von Schalburg in Russia. After Schalburg’s death in June 1942, Martinsen took command of the unit and commanded it until March 1943. He was awarded the Infantry Assault Badge, the Wound Badge in Black and both classes of Iron Cross.

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http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post/138821156772/danish-ss-obersturmbannf%C3%BChrer-knud-b%C3%B8rge-martinsen