Armed German policeman of the Schupo (possibly a member of a Special Police Security Battalion) checks a cyclist's papers (and, presumably,  the contents of her briefcase), Strasbourg.  The lady looks authentically worried - a check like this might worry anybody, even if they were not carrying anything suspicious.  The young Schupo man is impeccably turned out, with clean boots and spotless uniform.  A large green "Police Eagle" patch is visible on his upper left sleeve, matching the "Police Eagle" on his helmet.  Also visible is a particularly nice example of the standard-issue Polizei-pattern bayonet, with its recessed, "eagle beak" handle and 33cm (13 inch) bayonet.  Best regards, JR.

Eternal watchfulness ...

An Afrikakorps’ kubelwagen near the Akarit defensive line, the last natural barrier preventing access to the coastal plain of Tunisia from the South. In the passenger seat, Generalmajor von Liebenstein, the commanding officer of 164. Leichte Afrika-Division speaks with one of his men, late March/early April 1943.

Generalmajor von Liebenstein

Studio portrait of a young soldier wearing both the Crimea Shield (upper left arm) and the Kuban Shield (lower).  He also wears the Infantry Assault Badge and the Wound Badge in Black.  Best regards, JR.