A German paratrooper is engaged in a firefight in snowy Northern Italy, Winter 1943/1944. Most likely during the rescue of Mussolini in San Grasso

Firefight in the Snow

A group of German Fallschirmjaeger pose in Gran Sasso, Italy, after their successful rescue of Italian fascist leader Mussolini. 

Fallschirmjaeger after Gran Sasso

A group of German Fallschirmjaeger Officers in the middle of a -visibly tense- discussion. <br>
The picture is part of a series of images portraying the imprisonment of Italian soldiers and officers who opposed the Mussolini regime. <br><br>
Despite being part of the official Bundesarchiv collection, the bar with the Bild ID is missing. The code is as follows:<br>
Bild 101I 304 0604A 24