Aug 11, 2015
Normandy Then & Now: Otto Funk and his unit
Normandy Then & Now: Otto Funk and his unit
You’ve probably seen one of the most famous photographs taken in Normandy, 1944, already that show the young Waffen-SS soldier Otto Funk with a ‘Thousand Yard Stare’. Funk was only 18 years old at that time, had been fighting continuously for days; almost no sleep and Allied planes were interfering every German move which caused many soldiers to worry. He fought with the 12. SS-Panzer-Division…
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