A group of grenadiers of the 5th ss-panzerdivision &quot;wiking&quot; prepares for an attack from behind a barrage in russia. the wiking-division consisted of german as well as north- and western european volunteers.

Wiking Attacking!

A german Gebirgsjäger (mountaintrooper) abides by the grave of a fallen comrade just before the german troops retreat from the caucasus mountains in southern russia.

Last Farewell

A flemish (dutch-speaking belgian) volunteer of the waffen-ss just before an attack in russia. he is dressed with an early-war planetree-pattern jacket und helmet cover. waffen-ss troops were the first units to wear camouflage uniforms worldwide from 1937 on. they were smiled at firstly. today every modern army of the world uses camouflage-uniforms.