On Thursday I hiked the infiltration route that 3.Batt 12.Reg 6.SS Nord took from Ludwigswinkel to Wingen during Operation Nordwind. Managed to locate positions that have not been disturbed since the war. Pictured is an original 6th SS foxhole I uncovered.4yr ⋅ Berlinbattlefiend ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
This previous weekend I managed to locate the last stand positions of the 3.Batt, Artillery Regiment 18. They occupied a commanding height above Jahnsfelde, and covered an important withdrawal route from Seelow towards Berlin via Muncheberg.1yr ⋅ Berlinbattlefiend ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
Signed photo of Gudrun Burwitz, daughter of Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler. I found it going through boxes of old photos at a Flohmarkt in Berlin. Throughout her life she was actively involved in far-right circles and was a Nazi Apologist until the end.1yr ⋅ Berlinbattlefiend ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
Ju87 missing its undercarriage, near Westerplatte during the opening invasion of Poland. The newspaper source reports the aircraft managed to return to base 120km away. September 19391yr ⋅ Berlinbattlefiend ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
Cockpit of a Junkers Ju 88 G-1 Nachtjager, the only remaining Ju 88 night fighter variant in the world. (Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin)2yr ⋅ Berlinbattlefiend ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
Frohe Weihnachten und Guten Rutsch! Here's an original 1942 Stalingrad Tannenbaum for you all! These were made, by order of Goring, to be flown into Stalingrad. (Dresden Military Museum)2yr ⋅ Berlinbattlefiend ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
R1 Rheintochter surface-to-air missile developed by Rheinmetall-Borsig. Testing began in August 1943, 82 test launches completed but the project was eventually cancelled February 6, 1945. Deutsches Technikmuseum, Berlin.3yr ⋅ Berlinbattlefiend ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
Original Berlin Wall watchtower for sale. Good price, barely used, looking for a good home!3yr ⋅ Berlinbattlefiend ⋅ r/Militariacollecting
Rare photo of the 'Erlkonig' or Elf King. A light standard car, purpose built for the Gebirgsjager.4yr ⋅ Berlinbattlefiend ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
Mass grave of French Zwangsarbeiterinnen, LVF and SS Charlemagne killed during the last weeks of the war. Friedhof Heilegensee, Berlin.2yr ⋅ Berlinbattlefiend ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
Autographed photo of SS Hauptsturmfuhrer Henri Fenet. Fenet led Kampfgruppe Charlemagne during the final battle for Berlin. Wounded at the Rathaus Neukolln, he continued to lead his men until his capture in the ruins of the Neue Reichskanzlei in the 2 May 1945.4yr ⋅ Berlinbattlefiend ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
On 25th April 1945, Oberst Hans von Luck and the remains of the 21st Panzer.Div used this forest track in their attempt to breakout from the Halbe Pocket. By 27th April, Kampfgruppe von Luck had been completely destroyed and Luck taken prisoner.3yr ⋅ Berlinbattlefiend ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
