Two German paratroopers unload a box of supplies during the invasion of Crete. The soldiers jumped barely armed and had to look for these supply crates for their weaponry. This was part of the reason for the high casualty rate.

Unloading the Containers

German prisoners put their belongings into white sacks after being captured by American troops during the Allied push through Normandy following the D-Day invasion.

German prisoners

A group of German paratroopers on the lookout for their British equals, Arnhem 1944. 