Friday, May 13, 2016

German Pilot Rides into Captivity in US Jeep

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 A German Pilot rides into captivity after his plane, from which he was strafing American positions near Weisweiler, was brought down by ...
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German Machine Gunner in the Battle of Kursk

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A German non-commissioned officer and a machine gunner zero in on an enemy Soviet position during the Battle of Kursk (German: Unternehme...

Fallschirmjäger at the Fornebu Aerodrome

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German Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger (paratroopers) of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 (FJG 1) rest and regroup at the Fornebu aerodrome after cap...

German Soldiers in the Battle of Stalingrad

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A German Wehrmacht Oberstabsfeldwebel (Sergeant-Major) and a non-commissioned Stabsfeldwebel officer (First Sergeant, or Master Sergeant ...
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Thursday, May 12, 2016

Officer of the 9. SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen

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An officer of the 9. SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen busies himself with administration on 20 September 1944. He was photographed at hous...

SS-Sturmbannführer Dr. Egon Skalka

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SS-Sturmbannführer Dr. Egon Skalka, chief medical officer of the Hohenstaufen Division, photographed in early 1945. Skalka was instrument...

Armenian Volunteers of the Wehrmacht in France

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Armenian soldiers of the German Wehrmacht’s Armenische Legion (Armenian Legion) arrive in the south of France to strengthen the coastal d...
Thursday, May 5, 2016

Waffen-SS Radio Operator

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German field radio operator from SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord" in the northern sector of the Eastern Front. They are wearing SS-Pa...
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Monday, March 21, 2016

Radio Operator from HJ Division in Normandy

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A radio operator from the 12. SS-Panzer-Division "Hitlerjugend" performs his duties near the town of Caen in July 1944 followin...

HJ Division Soldiers with MG 42 in Normandy

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Two soldiers from the 12. SS-Panzer-Division "Hitlerjugend" with a MG 42 machine gun position in the garden of a château in the...

Sd.Kfz.251 of Hitlerjugend Division in Normandy

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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...

Erwin Rommel and Sepp Dietrich in Normandy

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From left to right: Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel (Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe B) and SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen...
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Saturday, March 12, 2016

Staff of Luftgau-Kommando VI Münster in 1944

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

HQ of the Kommandantur in Paris

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No Parking. Le Meurice Hotel, headquarters of the Kommandantur, Rue de Rivoli, Paris, 1941. Source : http://5sswiking.tumblr.com/post...

Danish Knight’s Cross winner SS-Obersturmführer Søren Kam

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The Danish Knight’s Cross winner SS-Obersturmführer Søren Kam photographed after the presentation of the award. Kam, a veteran of the W...

The Kam brothers in the Waffen-SS

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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 th...

Christian Frederik von Schalburg Giving a Speech in 1942

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SS-Sturmbannführer Christian Frederik von Schalburg, the commanding officer of Frikorps Danmark, giving a speech in 1942. Note the German...

Christian Frederik von Schalburg Surrounded by his Men

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SS-Sturmbannführer Christian Frederik von Schalburg (center), commanding officer of Frikorps Danmark, surrounded by some of his men in 19...

Danish SS-Sturmbannführer Christian Frederik von Schalburg

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Danish SS-Sturmbannführer Christian Frederik von Schalburg, the commanding officer of Frikorps Danmark, photographed in 1942. He joined W...

Danish SS-Obersturmbannführer Knud Børge Martinsen

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Danish SS-Obersturmbannführer Knud Børge Martinsen photographed in 1943. Martinsen joined Waffen-SS in May 1941, serving with Frikorps Da...