Loading Ammunition

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Regardless of the weather, the aircraft armorers were required to move enormous quantities of bombs daily to keep the bombers, dive-bombers and fighter-bombers operational

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Loading bombs

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Bf 109E JG27 Amourers reloading Gazala North Africa 1941

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Luftwaffe armourers loading Machine-gun belts into the drums for Messerschmitt Bf 110's formidable nose armament

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Armorers work on the nose guns of Messerschmitt Bf 110, so formidable when the Zerstörer pilots could bring them to bear

Luftwaffe Award Ceremony in Color

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The following (rare) colour photo shows a Luftwaffe night fighter pilot: Manfred Meurer, seen here receiving the Ritterkreuz out of the hands of Gen. Josef Kammhuber in Septtember 1943. This event took place at the airfield of Venlo in Holland.

General der Flieger Josef Kammhuber

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The following (rare) colour photo shows a Luftwaffe night fighter pilot: Manfred Meurer, seen here receiving the Ritterkreuz out of the hands of Gen. Josef Kammhuber in Septtember 1943. This event took place at the airfield of Venlo in Holland.

Hauptmann Manfred Meurer

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The following (rare) colour photo shows a Luftwaffe night fighter pilot: Manfred Meurer, seen here receiving the Ritterkreuz out of the hands of Gen. Josef Kammhuber in Septtember 1943. This event took place at the airfield of Venlo in Holland.

Major Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer

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Hauptmann Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer

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From left to right: Leutnant Fritz Rumpelhardt, Hauptmann Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer & Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Gänsler

Fregattenkapitän Albrecht Brandi

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Albrecht Brandi

Cars of Wehrmacht in Color

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Hungarian soldiers with Opel Kapitän

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Afrikakorps cot

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Car from Nachrichten-Abteilung 292, 292.Infanterie-Division

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JG 52's doctor with a Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 'Black 3' in the background. Picture taken in 1943 in the Eastern Front

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An official visit of Heinrich Himmler in BMW 355 at the Łódź Ghetto, Thursday, 5 June 1941. The grey-haired man is Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski. He was the "leader" of the Jewish community in the Lodz Ghetto (Litzmannstadt). There were a number of manufacturing enterprises in the ghetto. The German Wehrmacht had orders filled for uniform pieces and other things made by Jewish laborers. Himmler paid a brief visit to the ghetto in connection with the production taking place there. Visible also Himmler's Chief Adjudant Karl Wolff; the man with his face peeking over the shoulder of the Political officer at the far left of the frame is Ghetto Administrator, Hans Biebow; and the man next to the driver could be Dr. Wilhelm Albert

Oberstleutnant Georg Dörffel

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Georg Dörffel

Reichsjugendführer Baldur von Schirach

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Robert Ley and Baldur von Schirach

Girlfriends, Wives, Families, Couples, Spousse etc.

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Pilot of JG 54 with his girlfriend. The umbrella shows Staffel emblem "The Devil's Head"

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Jäger with his girlfriend

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Jäger with his girlfriend

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Typical Aryan family

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the young flak gunner is coming home from combat on leave. It looks like he has enjoyed his few days of peace and rest and now the granny and girlfriend have to say good bye once again to their love. The granny and girlfriend are clearly not happy.

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Panzertruppe member with his frau

Panzertruppen in Color

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Panzermann in his tank

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Panzer commander

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Member of Panzer-Regiment 1 wearing schutzmütze (panzer beret). Colorized image by Bill T. (12thPanzer)

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Crack panzertruppe

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Panzertruppe member with his frau

Korvettenkapitän Werner Dobberstein

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Werner Dobberstein

Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) in Color

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Panzer 38(t) passing the convoy

Captured Wehrmacht Panzers in Color

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Captured German panzer by American

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French Panhard

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Parade of German Panzerkampfwagen 35S 739(f) in the street of Champs-Elysées, Paris, 1 January 1941. This ex-French tanks formerly known as Somua-S-35 and Hotchkiss H 38. Photo by Ernst Herrmann

Schwere Panzer Abteilung in Color

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Tiger from Schwere Panzer Abteilung 502 near Leningrad

Panzerkampfwagen IV in Color

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Panzer IV with Panzergrenadier on the move

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Panzer IV Ausf.E (single side door on turret) upgunned with a KWK 40 long barrel. The Werkstat is preparing to install a different Maybach HL 120 TRM engine.

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German Panzer IVs advance a knocked-out British Bren gun carrier in Africa

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Panzer IV in the summer

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The bulk of the weight of the panzer forces by 1943 was pulled by the Panzer IV. Here the crew rest with wehrmacht officer in Ukraine

Panzerkampfwagen V Panther in Color

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Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf D Panther

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Panther turret being replaced in Russia about 1944, the machinist doing all the work he could. Could it be the workman version of the panther, the burgpanther?

Panzerkampfwagen II in Color

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A rare colour slide of Panzer I and II's during the invasion of Poland, 1939

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Well weared Panzer II early model with small stug style gun in Russia

Jagdpanzer 38(t) (Sd.Kfz. 138/2) "Hetzer" in Color

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Adolf Hitler inspecting Hetzer

Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger in Color

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Tiger from Schwere Panzer Abteilung 502 near Leningrad

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Tiger with its crew

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The famous Tiger tank, probably the coolest tank of World War II! The 88mm ammo is being loaded

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Tiger with its crew