Men of SS Obersturmbannfuhrer Otto Weidinger's Der Fuhrer's Regiment of the Das Reich Division leave Prague after evaquating 1000s of German civilians, female auxiliaries, and a full train load of German wounded. It is ironic that the last official action by a Waffen-SS unit in this sector of the Eastern Front was in fact a mercy mission which resulted in the saving of 1000s of civilians, non-combatants, and wounded personel, as opposed to the wholesale slaughter that accompanied most Waffen-SS operations. He and his men even skirmished with a group of fanatical Nazi's who demanded that they stay and set up a hopeless defence of Prague from the Advancing Soviet Armies. (scanned by HOS Bandit)

SS Mission of Mercy

A Leibstandarte Motorcycle Patrol moves thru a destroyed Russian town during the divisions advance East. The first few weeks of &quot;Barbarossa&quot; brought spectacular victories in the face of desperate Russian resistance, yet the Red Army kept on fighting. (scanned by HOS Bandit)

Motorcycle Patrol

A Waffen-SS 80mm sGrW 34 Mortar in action at Narva. German Mortar crews were especially adept at getting their weapons in and out of action quickly, a flexibility that gave them the edge in battle. (scanned by HOS Bandit)