A German trooper grapples with a belt of ammunition for his MG42 machine gun, which has been attached to a wooden post to stabilize it. A pair of stick granades lie on the tarpaulin nearby.

Defensive position

Erwin Seeger, a fallschirmjäger kriegsberichter (XI.Flieger-Korps), posing on the bomber seat of an Heinkel He-111. The plane is flying a transfer flight from Sicily to Tunisia, carrying Gotha Go-242 gliders. 1942.
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Take it easy

SS-Oberscharführer Josef Spöck was a popular NCO in 9.Kompanie.
He was later wounded in the battle.