Wounded German soldiers are unloaded from a Junkers (Ju-52) transport plane.


Casualties are coming

The HE 111 was the most numerous bomber the Germans used early in the war.  It did well until the Battle of Britain when it's weak defensive armament, slow speed, and lack of  manoeuvrability were exposed.  It was able to withstand heavy damage and remain airborne.  The HE 111 also served as a torpedo bomber, strategic bomber, and transport aircraft.

He 111 Doppel-Blitz bomber 


 Oblt. Heinrich SANNEMANN Staffelkapitän 6./JG 3 in cockpit of his Messerschmitt Bf 109F-2 yellow "1" - Mariupol area (Ukraine) 12 July 1941.
 The armored windscreen was damaged by return fire of Soviet DB-3 bomber, which was shot down by Sannemann.
 Photo: nationaalarchief.nl
taken from fb/Jaroslaw Gwardys