Soldiers of the Grossdeutschland Division on the eastern front.
taken from fb/Shadows of the Eastern front

Gearing up

A Deutsche Afrika Korps (DAK) trooper balanced precariously on two M24 Stielhandgranates (Hand Grenades) somewhere in the North African Desert ca.1942/3

 The grenades wouldn't have detonated without the end cap removal and the internal cord being pulled but still a peculiar choice of seating.
(Colourised by Royston Leonard)
taken from fb/WW2 Colorised Photos

The thinker(not Rodin)


General Hube at a mobile observation post, 16th Panzer Division, 23 August 1942.

Having gathered on the eastern bank of the Don River, 14th Panzer Corps began its offensive to Stalingrad at dawn, stricking at the junction between 4th Tank and 62nd Armies. A hundred tanks unleashed on Soviet troops preparing to attack the German bridgehead, then rushed to the Volga, nearly 50 km in one jump. 16th Panzer Division, followed by 3rd and 60th Motorized Divisions, reached the river at 4 in the afternoon in the northern suburbs of Stalingrad. German tanks were less than 2 km from the Tractor plant.
taken from fb/Stalingrad battle data