Photos WW2 German Forces

[BravoZulu]

Panzer III knocked out during the Battle of Prokhorovka, a part of the Battle of Kursk - July, 1943

 

[BravoZulu]

Wilhelm Beck pokes his head out of a Panther tank's commander's hatch. Beck was the Commander of the 2nd Company of the 12th SS Tank Division and had been in the service since 1938. He was a "dedicated", and highly decorated soldier, having received the Knight's Cross of Iron Cross after actions on the Eastern Front. He was killed a few days after D-Day by a fighter bomber attack.

 

[BravoZulu]

A tank crew from 1st company, sPzAbt.503 loading ammunition into a Tiger I heavy tank near Kursk, Russia, 21 June 1943

 

[Redav]

A soldier of the 10th SS Regiment stands watch in a sheepskin coat from the roof of the Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow, Poland, in 1940.

 

[Redav]

A Panzer IV medium tank of the 1st SS Panzer Division in front of the Milan Cathedral in September, 1943.

 

[Redav]

A soldier in the 16th Luftwaffe field division while the division was stationed in the Netherlands in early 1944
Note the 4 M39 “egg” grenades hanging from his MP40 ammo pouches as well as the 2 M24 “stick” grenades handling by a rope from his neck.
He also wears a pair of Heer Equipment suspenders (Y-Straps)

 

[Redav]

Bismarck photographed from the Prinz Eugen

 

[Redav]

Assembly shop of the German Ju-87 dive bombers of the Weser-Flugzeugbau plant in the hangars of Tempelhof airport in Berlin, 1943.

 

[Redav]

Panzer III at El Alamein, 1954

 

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An advance patrol of the Panzer Grenadier Division 'Grossdeutschland' takes to the road in a Volkswagen Schwimmwagen.

 

[uktabber]

Look at those Stg44's....oh to have one of those!!

 

[BravoZulu]

Schwimmwagen from the Wiking division, Hungary 1944.View attachment 502538

Pretty sure these are re-enactors mate. vehicle is spotless and everything is perfect.....simply looks like a modern image

 

[uktabber]

Another clue..... Note the high back seats in the vehicle, none of that was done in WWII

 

[Newtonk]

And another clue, the use of the net over the spare wheel, the net itself, and the 'W' in the licence plate, none are consistent with WWII Germany.

 

[Connaught Ranger]

Was not "WH" only on Wehrmacht (Army) vehicles, also the outline of the letters and numbers is far too thin in definition.

 

[Newtonk]

Yes, and the "officer", seated to the left, is wearing SS collar tabs and anorak. Likewise, the "soldier" is wearing SS Camo, too.

Nice try, fellas.

This image is from earlier in the thread, or coloured images of WWII, plenty of differences spot...

 

[Redav]

Sorry guys

I'm no expert as you are

 

[BravoZulu]

Sorry guys

I'm no expert as you are

It's all good @Redav mate, everyone gets caught out sometimes. Image deleted

 

[Redav]

The German Heavy Cruiser Admiral Hipper moored in a Norwegian fjord in 1942.

Following an overhaul earlier in the year, Admiral Hipper was deployed to Norway. A shortage of fuel kept her confined in the Fjords until July. Once able she began taking part In small raids against Allied merchant ships, attempting to break up the convoys heading towards Russia. Admiral Hipper also laid minefields to further hamper Allied supply lines.

 

[Redav]

German "Elefant" tank destroyers on the assembly line.