Monday, April 10, 2017

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

Monday, April 3, 2017

Reichswehr Artillery Team

A gun team mans a 7.5cm Feldkanone (field gun) NA, during a pre-war Reichswehr exercise. Although the light artillery piece was used in World War I, it was extensively used to equip escort batteries, which were
established in 1939 to assist the attacking infantry.


Source :
Book "Sturmartillerie: Spearhead of the Infantry" by Thomas Anderson

Reichswehr MG Crew During Manoeuvre

Soldiers of the Reichswehr man a Maschinengewehr (MG) 08/15, during an exercise in the interwar years. The largescale introduction of the machine gun by all combatants before outbreak of World War I totally changed infantry warfare.


Source :
Book "Sturmartillerie: Spearhead of the Infantry" by Thomas Anderson