The crew of a Stug III (probably an Ausf G early, since you cannot see the “saukopf” mantlet of the gun.) Platoon resting as one of their Kameraden watches the skies for the dreaded Jabo!
Jabo, German slang for Jager-bomber or Fighter Bomber (literally hunter-bomber).
During the Normandy campaign a great amount of German losses in material and in men was paid in due to the Western Allies air superiority.Ask any German Veteran just how scary France became with the Allied air superiority…
“The Ami-Anglo planes were like pesky mosquitoes…except more leathal…you could not escape those planes no matter where you went. And the best place to be was where you didn’t want to be….near the enemy.”
Hans Jurgen , 21 Panzer Division.