Young boys of the Hitlerjugend learn by observation the use of the MG-34 machine gun; June 1943.

Show them how to use it

Urban fighting in Italy. A Schwere Granatwerfer 34 has been set up in a backyard and is prepared for firing. Note the range & charge table in blackened steel attached to the tube.
taken from fb/Bergklak

Mortar and crew

It all started today 76 years ago !

 The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943)was the largest confrontation of World War II, in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia.
taken from fb/WW2 Soldiers