Wehrmacht Soldiers Marching in the Netherlands

Column of soldiers from the German Wehrmacht, somewhere in the Netherlands, 1941-1943.

Source :
https://beeldbankwo2.nl/nl/beelden/?q=wehrmacht&mode=gallery&view=horizontal

German Soldiers in Akershus Fortress Norway

Quay below Akershus fortress. Akershus Fortress is a medieval castle in the Norwegian capital Oslo that was built to protect and provide a royal residence for the city. The fortress has never successfully been besieged by a foreign enemy. However it surrendered without combat to Nazi Germany in 1940 when the Norwegian government evacuated the capital in the face of the unprovoked German assault on Denmark and Norway.

Source :
https://beeldbankwo2.nl/nl/beelden/?q=wehrmacht&mode=gallery&view=horizontal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akershus_Fortress
https://www.klikk.no/produkthjemmesider/vimenn/tatt-pa-senga-da-tyskerne-angrep-norge-2859155
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/09/23/henry-morgenthau-roosevelt-government-europes-jews-00058206

Three SS-Untersturmführer in the Netherlands

Three SS-Untersturmführer in the occupied-Netherlands. In the middle is a Dutchman. No date.

 

Source :
https://beeldbankwo2.nl/nl/beelden/?q=wehrmacht&mode=gallery&view=horizontal

General Eugen Weissmann during Military Parade in France

 

 ECPAD Archives (LFT3 F3109 L26)

Generalleutnant Dr.phil Eugen Weissmann as Kommandierender General und Befehlshaber im Luftgau-Kommando Westfrankreich (15 August 1940 - 30 June 1944), during the Luftwaffe military parade in the period between 1 December 1940 (his promotion to Generalleutnant) and 1 June 1942 (his promotion to General der Flakartillerie). The Luftgau-Kommando Westfrankreich was formed in June 1940 in Etampes, near Paris, from Luftgaustav z.b.V. 12.. From 6 September 1944 it moved to Stuttgart and was redesignated as Luftgau-Kommando V. It is subordinated to Luftflotte 3 (Generalfeldmarschall Hugo Sperrle).

ECPAD Archives (LFT3 F3109 L27)

ECPAD Archives (LFT3 F3109 L25)

ECPAD Archives (LFT3 F3109 L23)

ECPAD Archives (LFT3 F3109 L21)

Source :
ECPAD Archives
https://www.ww2.dk/ground/hq/lgwest.htm

General Neubronn von Eisenburg Salutes French Honor Guard

Generalmajor Alexander Freiherr Neubronn von Eisenburg, who, as an Inspekteur Heeres-Kontroll-Inspektion (Inspector of Army Control Inspection), always checks on what was left of French Army after the surrender of 1940. Here he is saluting as he reviews a French Honor Guard during his visit to the Vichy France, 3 November 1941.

Source :
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1941-german-general-neuronn-von-1840002321

General der Flieger Walter Sommé Speaking

 

 

General der Flieger Walter Sommé (Kommandierenden General und Befehlshaber vom Luftgau-Kommando VIII in Krakau) speaks at Adolf Hitler Square in Krakow (now the Main Square), Poland, on the occasion of the "Heldengedenktag" (Day of the Fallen Heroes), March 1943. The picture was taken by Ewald Theuergarten.

Source :
https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/9599/55e8d0145516a9b67b36004adeb4c8a9/

Generalmajor Wilhelm Rupprecht in the Inauguration Ceremony

 

Generalmajor Wilhelm "Willy" Rupprecht (3rd from left, Kommandeur 327. Infanterie-Division) in the inauguration of Besancon Stadium. Doubs, France, 1941.

Source :

https://crainsmilitaria.com/index.php?route=common/home

In the Skies Above Paris

In the skies above Paris… Not really. An army Unteroffizier and his navy buddy have their photo taken in a studio in Paris, 1940. I have seen this very set used in at least one more photo, so I guess it was a rather popular souvenir back then. Those were the happy days being a German soldier. Sure, at least 27,000 of them had been killed in the Battle of France, but the campaign was short and triumphant, and the humiliation of the defeat in 1918 paid back. The war against the Soviet Union was a year off in the future, and instead the German soldiers could enjoy occupation duty in France. There were plans and preparations for the invasion of Britain, Operation Seelöwe, but while the Luftwaffe fought in the skies over England, soldiers on leave had a fun time in Paris. A year and a half later, many of them would be freezing to death on the Eastern Front…

Source :
Photo collection Björn Hellqvist
https://ww2inphotos.wordpress.com/2017/07/28/those-magnificent-men-in-their-flying-machines/

German Officer Buying Flowers in Paris

A German officer buying a bouquet featuring lily of the valley (muguet) in Paris, France on 1 May 1941, the day when the French greet each other with a small bouquet of lily of the valley, a flower that is considered a lucky charm.

Source :
http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post/151490517482/a-german-officer-buying-a-bouquet-featuring-lily

German Troops Pass Danish Civilians on the Streets of Copenhagen

 German troops pass Danish civilians on the streets of Copenhagen the day German authorities declared martial law in the country. Since the German occupation of Denmark on 9 April 1940, German authorities found the majority of Danes to be exceedingly uncooperative. After the Danes scuttled several warships in the harbor and six other ships escaped to Sweden, an additional 3,000 German troops were sent to Denmark causing civilians to riot. Attacks on factories which were supplying the German war machine became more frequent, and Denmark’s refusal to hand over Danish Jews to German authorities enraged Germany. Germany enacted martial law throughout the country in August 1943 and swift reprisals followed. Copenhagen, Zealand, Denmark. 29 August 1943.

Source :
http://bag-of-dirt.tumblr.com/post/131651477895/german-troops-pass-danish-civilians-on-the-streets

HQ of the Kommandantur in Paris

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

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