world war

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“A heavily armed German soldier carries ammunition boxes forward during the German counter-offensive in the Belgium-Luxembourg salient, on January 2, 1945.”

(AP)

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A defensive air gunner on a Gotha bomber

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Operating the Parabellum MG 14

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Original caption: “Russian Troops in Flight. A remarkable photograph of a scene which followed the recent revolt of Russian troops on the Eastern front. The photo illustrates the first mad rush of the Slavic soldiers at a point of the line, where a cry was raises: ‘The German cavalry have broken through.’ With the raising of the cry the mad stampede started and not one of the runners paused for breath until he had put several miles between him and the firing line.”

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Panzer III tank and SdKfz. 251 halftrack vehicle near Aiviekste, Latvia, Jun 1941; note rangefinder on the halftrack.

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D-Day, 6 June, 1944. Somewhere near Hermanville-sur-Mer, M7 Priest 105mm self-propelled guns from one of 3rd Division’s Royal Artillery Field Regiments stand by.

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Reichsfrauenführerin Gertrud Scholtz-Klink (* 9. Februar 1902; † 24. März 1999)

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Sd Kfz 251/9C (7.5cm) “Stummel”.

Mittlere Schutzenpanzerwagen fur 7.5cm KwK 37 L / 24.

Close support weapon for Panzergrenadiers.

Stummel (stump) Because of the short length guns.

They also carried 52 rounds of ammunition for the 7.5cm as well as 2 Machine-guns for air and close protection with an ample supply of ammunition.

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Photo of Sepp Dietrich attending a party rally in Nuremberg. From an album belonging to SS soldier Gerd Pleis

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Messerschmitt Bf109

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