Officers and enlisted men of the Leibstandarte SS Adolph Hitler, take a break on a dusty Polish road, as a building burns in the background. (scanned by HOS Bandit)

Leibstandarte SS Adolph Hitler

Cpl. Hugo Brinkforth became the First Knights Cross winner from the Ranks of the Enlisted Man, when on May 27, 1940 near Abbeville France, he destroyed 11 British Tanks in the span of 20 minutes. He was personally awarded the Knights Cross by Adolph Hitler.

1st. Knights Cross Winner from the Ranks.

On October 3, 1939, Wehrmact infantrymen advance thru Poland, setting fires in the hedges and surrounding countryside to destroy every conceivable sniper position. Warsaw had fallen on September 27, and all Polish resistance would cease on October 6. Germany suffered only 13,891 fatalities in the month long campaign. (scanned by HOS Bandit)