Waffen SS officer with pet magpie and fox cub.  In war, affection is rare.  On the other hand, for abandoned fox cubs and opportunistic magpies, a meal is a meal ... Best regards, JR.

One for sorrow ...

Waffen-SS soldier tinkles the ivories somewhere in Russia (?) Summer, 1941.  Best regards, JR.

Brahms and Liszt ...

Stardantufuhrer Fritz Witt on the Russian Front, directing LSSAH personnel.  Everybody in this photo seems to be wearing "irregular" clothing in order to counter the Russian cold - including Witt himself, with his  sheepskin jacket.  A posed photo, no doubt - but not without lessons for the state of the Germans in the Russian winters of 1941 and 1942 in particular. Grannie's overcoat (or, indeed, a Soviet grannie's overcoat) could prove a lifesaver when the snow set in ... JR