Hard crusted bread baked for the troops and proudly displayed by a German Army baker.

Feed the troops

Young men of the German RAD, or Reich Labor Service, dig fortifications in a wooded area of East Prussia during the summer of 1944. The Germans knew that East Prussia would be a likely location for a Soviet Red Army offensive into German territory and tried to prepare for the coming onslaught.
taken from fb/WWII military info & photos

Preparing for the final battles

A battleworn German soldier, captured by members of the US 1st Army during the Battle of the Bulge, awaits transport to a POW camp. Near Strass, Germany. December 28, 1944.
taken from fb/WWII Seen through their eyes