Monday, November 29, 2010

Major Konrad Knabe


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It was originally posted on Axis History Forum by AHF member "ttvon". The Luftwaffe Oberleutnant to Dietl's left is Konrad Knabe (a future RKT on 16.04.1943 as a Kettenführer with the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(F)/124 (Kette Lappland), this according to AHF member "joerg". The Heer Officer is unidentified but Dietl's Signals Officer Oberleutnant Fürst Windisch-Grätz has been suggested by AHF member "Juha Hujanen".

Gebirgsjäger (German Mountain Troops) in Color

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Gebirgsjäger as cover of "Die Woche" magazine


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Gebirgsjäger in their spare time


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Bearded Gebirgsjäger


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A wartime Agfa color slide of a Gebirgsjäger Hauptmann eating some bread ration


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Maybe a Gebirgsjäger?


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Gebirgsjäger soldier


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Gebirgsjäger with his climbing equipment


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This postcard shows a pre-war Gebirgsjäger, and probably pre-issue (1938) of the standard sleeve and cap Edelweiss. The stemless Edelweiss on his cap is a World War I Alpenkorps Edelweiss. As you noted, his waffenfarbe is for Gebirgsartillerie. The machine gun he is using is the Austrian MG-30

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Colour Photos of Foreign Volunteers and German Allies in Figures

  1. Escudé Gilbert, Ramón : Spain.
  2. Esteban-Infantes, Emilio : Spain
  3. Muñoz Grandez, Agustin : Spain.

Junkers Ju 52 "Tante" in Color

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Junkers Ju 52 with red Balkenkreuz


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Fallschirmjäger in Norway (1940). In the background is Junkers Ju 52


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A convoy of RAF vehicles passing a crashed Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft which was destroyed on the Gabes airfield when it was captured at the end of March 1943

Generaloberst Otto Deßloch

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Otto Deßloch


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Otto Deßloch

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Heinkel He 111 in Color

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A Heinkel He 111 P-2 "CA+NA" (Werknummer 2471) part of "Fliegerstaffel des Führers" (Führer's Air Squadron) in the spring of 1942 during a visit by Adolf Hitler to an airfield in the Southern sector of the Eastern Front


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A Heinkel He 111 P-2 "CA+NA" (Werknummer 2471) part of "Fliegerstaffel des Führers" (Führer's Air Squadron) in the spring of 1942 during a visit by Adolf Hitler to an airfield in the Southern sector of the Eastern Front


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A Heinkel He 111 P-2 "CA+NA" (Werknummer 2471) part of "Fliegerstaffel des Führers" (Führer's Air Squadron) in the spring of 1942 during a visit by Adolf Hitler to an airfield in the Southern sector of the Eastern Front


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Heinkel He 111 in the airfield


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A formation of Heinkel He 111


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Oberleutnant Walter Grasemann, Staffelkapitän 9/KG 27, in front of Heinkel He 111 H-20 1G+BT

Vizeadmiral Kurt-Caesar Hoffmann

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Kurt-Caesar Hoffmann

SS-Obersturmbannführer Fritz Darges

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Fritz Darges as an SS-Hauptsturmführer


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Fritz Darges and Adolf Hitler


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Fritz Darges

Christmas in Nazi Era in Color

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Christmas in 1940

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Nazi Art

  1. Media cover : Books, magazines, newspapers, etc.

Generalleutnant Georg-Wilhelm Postel

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Georg-Wilhelm Postel


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Georg-Wilhelm Postel as an Oberst. Colorization image by Larrister

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Generalleutnant Ferdinand Heim

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Ferdinand Heim as a Generalmajor. A colorized picture from Wehrmacht Awards Forum

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Oberst Hajo Herrmann

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Hajo Herrmann

Kriegsberichter in Color

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Shooting German newsreels from the armored car Sd.Kfz.247. Sd.Kfz.247 - specialized staff car armored German army during the Second World War. In 1937 and 1941 and 1942 respectively by Daimler-Benz produced 68 machines. Chassis wheel (6x4) artillery tractor Krupp L2H143. Open-topped armored corps. Combat weight 5.2 tons, the engine capacity of Krupp M305 57 hp, speed 70 km / h, range 350 km.


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Interview by Kriegsberichter

Eating in War


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Heer soldier eating his bread



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A wartime Agfa color slide of a Gebirgsjäger Hauptmann eating some bread ration


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German soldiers celebrating joyful eating roast chicken in Stalingrad, summer 1942. Wonder they know what lies ahead...

Drinking in War

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Durstig soldat (coloured by Doug Banks)



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bulgarian civilian giving water to a german army motocyclist (bulgaria 1942)



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SS soldier drink



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SS soldiers resting. One of them holding Panzerfaust on his shoulder


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Wehrmacht soldiers give drinks to baby


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German soldier having a cup of tea from trinkbecher. He is wearing white camo and stielhandgranate

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Hauptmann Hans-Joachim Marseille

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Hans-Joachim Marseille with Hawker Hurricane MkIIB of 274. Squadron RAF, North Afrika - 30 March 1942 (coloured)


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Colorizing photo of Hans-Joachim Marseille


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Hans-Joachim Marseille with his crews


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Hans-Joachim Marseille (as Oberleutnant) & his Bf 109f


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Hans-Joachim Marseille in the African desert


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Hans-Joachim Marseille


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Hans-Joachim Marseille


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Hans-Joachim Marseille

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Safety Harness and Life-Jacket


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The crew of a Ju 88 prepare for take-off. Their safety-harness supported them in the water if they had to bale out over the waters. The British equivalent had to be inflated in the water, which was always not possible

Junkers Ju 88 in Color

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Junkers Ju 88 somewhere on the Eastern Front


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The crew of a Ju 88 prepare for take-off. Their safety-harness supported them in the water if they had to bale out over the waters. The British equivalent had to be inflated in the water, which was always not possible