operationkino: milaryn: my-ear-trumpet: German is an amazing...
operationkino: milaryn: my-ear-trumpet: German is an amazing language. Word of the day. I tried pronouncing this and I scared my dog off the bed
View Articleculturewithagrainofassualt: If Vanity is a sin, I’m surely...
culturewithagrainofassualt: If Vanity is a sin, I’m surely going straight to Hell.
View Articleculturewithagrainofassualt: Reason number 9 of why I love...
culturewithagrainofassualt: Reason number 9 of why I love Hallow’s Eve…really cool ties!
View Articlereparations: “The battalion was virtually wiped out three times...
reparations: “The battalion was virtually wiped out three times in its 18-month existence.”
View ArticlePictures of War: I went to a sniper's nest in Bosnia.
Pictures of War: I went to a sniper's nest in Bosnia.: paris-pluie: While in Mostar, the largest city of the Herzegovina region in Bosnia-Herzegovina, I visited a ruined building used as a snipers’...
View Articlesovietspook: theaterphotogeek: lacigreen: farfromthepacific: ...
sovietspook: theaterphotogeek: lacigreen: farfromthepacific: cigarettesandwaffles: Me if you use those fingers correctly. omg I almost spit out the water I was drinking a million gallons of fun Cue...
View ArticleHmm he must be pulling guard duty, but this is an EXCELLENT...
Hmm he must be pulling guard duty, but this is an EXCELLENT example of the Rauchtarnmustern 2nd Pattern smock. Also note the camouflage loops which remained intact. Man men in the SS cut them off...
View ArticleFallschirmjager: UGH…this picture…This was once a...
Fallschirmjager: UGH…this picture…This was once a Sd.Kfz.251/21 Ausf.D of an unknown unit near the closing days of the Battle of Prussia. To prove just how destructive the nature of this photo is allow...
View ArticleThe Sd.Kfz.251/21 Ausf.D Schützenpanzerwagen...
The Sd.Kfz.251/21 Ausf.D Schützenpanzerwagen “Drilling” which had a triple-mount (“Drilling” in German means “triple”) of MG151 auto-cannons on a converted 15mm Naval pedestal usually used for a quad...
View Articledanielfallenstein: At war: Instead of wearing camouflage covers...
danielfallenstein: At war: Instead of wearing camouflage covers on their helmets German soldiers paint them, a practice adopted before. Nazi Wehrmacht soldiers used to ditch the camo covers of their...
View Articleculturewithagrainofassualt: My newest addition to my library....
culturewithagrainofassualt: My newest addition to my library. Ladies and Gentlemen please allow me to introduce to you…A Mencken Chrestomathy by, you guessed it H.L. Mencken!
View ArticleIn the summer of 1944, the battalion was considerably...
In the summer of 1944, the battalion was considerably over-strength. This resulted in high numbers, as seen here on Leutnant Ruppel’s Tiger 318 at Robinjati. These replacement Tigers also had Zimmerit...
View ArticleAfter a short employment at the Normandy Front, the 3./schwere...
After a short employment at the Normandy Front, the 3./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 was reequipped with Tiger IIs at the French training area of Mailly Ie Camp. Since the crews were responsible for...
View ArticleTiger crews from 1.Kompanie/schwere-Panzer-Abteilung 510 along...
Tiger crews from 1.Kompanie/schwere-Panzer-Abteilung 510 along with their maintenance Kompanie and “Mutti” enjoy some downtime with the local women at a Lithuanian railroad disembarkation point. These...
View ArticleDuring the last days of June 1944, this crew from the 3./schwere...
During the last days of June 1944, this crew from the 3./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502 found time to enjoy a sunbathing session on “Hildegard”. The Soviet summer offensive would soon start.
View ArticleHauptmann Walter Scherf of 3.Kompanie/schwere-Panzer-Abteilung...
Hauptmann Walter Scherf of 3.Kompanie/schwere-Panzer-Abteilung 503 examines a map of Hill 161.8.
View ArticleIn mid:January 1944, an ad hoc heavy tank regiment was formed,...
In mid:January 1944, an ad hoc heavy tank regiment was formed, schwere-Panzer-Regiment Bäke to form the main effort for the relief attack on the Tscherkassy Pocket. Here we see the commander of the ad...
View ArticleAll plastic must die…this ain’t nineteen-sixty-NEIN!
All plastic must die…this ain’t nineteen-sixty-NEIN!
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