General der Infanterie Rudolf Schmundt

 Nice picture of Generalmajor Rudolf Schmundt as Chefadjutant des Heeres beim Führer und Oberbefehlshaber der Wehrmacht (Chief Army Adjutant of Hitler). It was taken at the time of Hitler's secret visit to Finland, 4 June 1942.

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http://sa-kuva.fi/neo#

General der Flieger Hans-Georg von Seidel

Nice picture of General der Flieger Hans-Georg von Seidel as Generalquartiermeister der Luftwaffe (General-Quartermaster of the Luftwaffe). It was taken at the time of Hitler's secret visit to Finland, 4 June 1942.

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http://sa-kuva.fi/neo#

Panzergrenadiers of Totenkopf in Kharkov

The men of the Totenkopf Division in Kharkov in March 1943, just after the recapture of the city. The morale of the division had been dealt a blow when its commander, Theodor Eicke, was shot down and killed during an aerial reconnaissance on 26 February 1943. The aircraft crashed behind enemy lines, but a party from the division managed to retrieve his body. Despite his death, the Totenkopf Division continued to fight the way Eicke had taught it. As he himself said: “Hardness saves blood. In fact hardness saves more. It saves bitterness, it saves shame, it saves worry, it saves sorrow.”

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http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post/145073172027/the-men-of-the-totenkopf-division-in-kharkov-in

Waffen-SS Troops in the Streets of Kharkov

The I. SS-Panzerkorps consisting of the Leibstandarte, Das Reich and Totenkopf Divisions under the command of SS-Obergruppenführer Paul Hausser, rolls into the Ukrainian city of Kharkov in March 1943. Attacking from the north and west, the Waffen-SS slammed into the city’s defences and battled the Soviets in five days of intense house-to-house fighting, before Kharkov was finally taken.

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http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post/145071743877/the-i-ss-panzerkorps-consisting-of-the

Impromptu Piano Concert in Kharkov

Three Leibstandarte troopers halt their vehicles to celebrate their entry into Kharkov with an impromptu piano concert, March 1943. They wear (from left to right) the winter insulated suit, camouflage smock, and the black panzer uniform. Note the German national flag fastened over the hood of the Kübelwagen, for ground-to-air recognition.

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http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post/145023823622/three-leibstandarte-troopers-halt-their-vehicles