1, The tank of the "Greater Germany" division on the Eastern Front in March 1943, the "01" No. 3K tank in the picture is Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz, a German nobleman born in Silesia, who attended several military schools in Prussia (his closest friend in the school was the ace pilot "Red Baron" Manfred von Richthoe), and also participated in the Prussian Friedrich Strachwitz. Prince Karl prepared for the 1916 Olympics (cancelled), fought during World War I, was captured in October 1914, and was not released back to Germany until 1918, where he spent the First World War safely in a prisoner-of-war camp (Janissary cavalry). After the war, he joined the Freikorps in Germany, participated in the suppression of the GM movement in Berlin, the uprising of the Spartacist League and the uprising in Silesia.
He was also the successor to the title of Count Strachwitz. His family claims that several family members were killed at the Battle of Legnitsa (Battle of Rignitz), which was invaded by the Mongols in 1241. They owned a large number of estates in Upper Silesia, including the family castle in Grosstein.
In 1945, the family was still in possession of some of the garments of the Polish saint Hyacinth. (At the same time, this guy fought from the Polish campaign until he was captured by the American army.) He also formed the "Großdeutsch" Panzer Regiment and was awarded the Knight's Iron Cross with a sword and oak leaves on March 28, 1943.
2, in early 1943, during the Third Battle of Kharkov, a No. 3 assault gun equipped with winter tracks.
3, A German prisoner of war captured by U.S. forces during the Battle of the Bulge, Belgium, December 1944, one of whom was armed with an M1887 shotgun.
4, In September 1941, near Leningrad in the Soviet Union, an improvised armored vehicle modified from a GAZ-AA truck burns in the background, while several German troops are seen in the foreground using Huazi.
5, In Belgium, in December 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge, a group of German soldiers surrendered to the American forces.
6, 1944, German soldiers captured in the Battle of Aachen, one of the young boys, was presumably a member of the XTL Youth Corps.
7, In Germany, in 1944, during the Battle of Aachen, a German soldier sprints in front of the No. 3 assault gun with an iron fist, and another German soldier in the background holds an STG 44 assault rifle.
8, In December 1944, in Stavelo, Belgium, a King Tiger tank from the 501st SS Heavy Tank Battalion was destroyed.
9, in Germany, in 1944, German grenadiers on the battlefield near Aachen were armed with Iron Fist and STG 44 assault rifles.
10, a second tank was used as a stationary turret.
11, a Messerschmitt BF 26 D-110 from the 9th Squadron of the 110th Heavy Fighter Wing carried two 900-liter drop tanks.
12, 1940, in France, by SDkfz.7-mm anti-aircraft gun of the Flak18 type towed by a half-track.
13, Lieutenant Colonel Karl Lorenz talks with two soldiers of the Greater German Panzergrenadier Division in front of a Leopard tank, and Karl Lorenz ended his military career with the rank of lieutenant colonel and the last commander of the Greater German Division.
14, December 16, 1944, on the first day of the Battle of the Bulge, a wounded German soldier (probably from the SS judging by his clothing) was taken prisoner during an attack on an American fuel depot and was resting in bed.
15, June 1942, on the Kerch Peninsula, a Romanian soldier overlooking the Sea of Azov has a Czech-made ZB-53 machine gun in front of him (although it is Romanian, it is still here).
16, September 1943, on the occasion of the second anniversary of the occupation of Kyiv by the Germans, personnel of the German Eastern Ministry of Affairs distributed their flags in Kyiv.
17, in 1941, Wing Commander of the 3rd Dive Bomber Wing, Walter Siegel, was awarded the Knight's Iron Cross of the Order of Oak Leaf (he was the one who managed to escape after an accident while performing in front of a bunch of high-ranking people) before a mission in North Africa
April 18, 1940. A JU 52 3M flew over the plane of the future night fighter ace Lieutenant Helmut Lent (Messerschmidt BF 110C), in which his plane landed on the belly. By the time of Lent's death in October 1944, he had reached 110
Helmut Lunt, Germany's ace night fighter pilot during World War II, shot down a total of 110 aircraft, 102 of which were shot down at night, far exceeding the minimum requirement to receive the title of "Ace Pilot". Born into a religious family, Lunt showed a passion for glider flying at an early age. In 1936, despite his father's objections, he joined the Luftwaffe and, after completing his training, was sent to the 1st Squadron of the 76th Destroyer Wing, flying a BF 110 twin-engine heavy fighter.
19, a Sherman captured and used by the 5th Panzer Regiment.
20, July 12, 1944, in the Normandy region of France, a German soldier riding a Zundapp ZS 750 motorcycle.
On June 7, 1944, in front of the hospice at 36 rue de la Ryan in Saint-Mère-Eglis, Normandy, France, a paratrooper medic of the 505th U.S. Airborne Infantry Regiment (with the U.S. 82nd Airborne Regiment) had a conversation with a German soldier, surrounded by American and German medics.
22, June 13, 1944, a stretcher bearer of the 50th Durham Light Infantry Division cares for the German wounded near Calvados Lingevres.
Well, we'll see you next time!Bye-bye!