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Gustav Schultz was 18 when called up for military service in 1940. 2 years later, on May 16th 1942, engaged in fierce ground combat at Lake Ladoga, young Gustav stepped on a landmine, losing his leg. This was also his 20th birthday. Gustav was lucky enough to survive the war. A poignant Wehrpass

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A “Then And Now Shot” Of My Grandfather Lieutenant A.E. Fawthrop. First Photo Is From 1943, In Bari, Italy. And The Second, ANZAC Day 2006. One Of The Proudest Days Of My Life!

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A “Then And Now Photo” Of A Wehrmacht Motorised Infantryman In 1938 And Then In The Mid 70’s!

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16 Year Old Ferris Burke (Left) And His Buddies Stationed In The South Pacific. This Photograph Was Taken Soon After Their Arrival From Europe Where They Aided US Forces At D-Day And Operation Dragoon!

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A Panzerjaeger Crew Hastily Loads Another Round - WWII, Circa 1944/1945

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Colourised And Un-colourised Versions Of A Portrait From My Personal Collection - A Very Young Recipient Of The Infantry Assault Badge (Busters_Militaria On Instagram)

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Portrait of a Soviet WWII veteran (Nikolai...?) on leave in Stepankino in 1948. Well awarded, he wears the ‘Medal For Bravery, Medal For Victory Over Germany, Medal For The Capture Of Berlin, Medal For The Liberation Of Prague’. Suffice to say he was a hardened veteran of ‘The Great Patriotic War’!

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Heer Soldier posing for a studio portrait with his EKII in wear! A very clear and crisp early photograph as seen by his M36 tunic. Also note the high fade haircut. A popular style within the Wehrmacht!

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A rather late war photograph (19/12/44) of a Gebirgsjager Soldat. What makes this photograph rarer in particular is the water colour colourisation done too it. This in form was a primitive way of ‘making’ colour photos as colour film was largely unavailable and expensive. A unique example!

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Service for ones country through ideological motives: Shown, is a photograph of the same boy about 10 years apart. One photo taken when he was in the DJ (Hitler Youth Section). And then as a Panzermann in the Wehrmacht. This comparison is a direct example of the NSDAP’s indoctrination of the youth.

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Men of the 6th Infantry Division, 63rd Infantry Regiment pose with Japanese trophy flags and souvenirs in then Dutch New Guinea in 1944. The ‘Sight Seein’ Sixth’ experienced terrible conditions, fighting a hardened enemy force, whilst attempting to survive against nature itself. [OC]

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A JU52 That Had To Make A Forced Landing - France, 1940

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HJ Luftwaffenhelfer Circa 1944/1945 - From 1943 Onwards Male Students Born From 1926-1929 Were Drafted Into Auxiliary Luftwaffe Service. Typically They Acted In Auxiliary Roles Such As Searchlight Operators And Flak Batterie Operators.

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A Heer Soldier in his ‘Winteranzug’ on the Eastern front. As seen on the reverse of the photograph, the soldier was KIA on the 3rd of August, 1943 in the Russian city of Belgorod which is near the border of present day Ukraine. A poignant photograph.

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74 years ago the ‘Great Patriotic War’ ended...08/08/1945. Here are eight brave men who answered a call to arms and aided in the collective crusade of all Allied forces to see the demise of the Third Reich and Axis powers. Let them all be remembered today. [OC]

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A group of battle weary and well awarded Wehrmacht troops standing in defensive positions on the Eastern front. Taken from 1944 onwards as identified by the trapezoid eagle on the feldmutze of the man second from the right. An interesting late war photograph.

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As per yesterday’s post, the same group of weary Wehrmacht infantrymen stand in their fighting positions. In view is one of the Nahkampfspange recipients, undoubtedly a combat veteran. Russia, 1944.

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A Panzerjaeger Crew Poses With AT Rounds Circa 1944/1945

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Members Of The Royal Engineers Discuss The Hand Over Of The Luftwaffe Airfield At Klagenfurt In Austria, 12th Of May 1945. Taken By My Great-Uncle, He Recounted That The Airfield Was Still Operational And The Luftwaffe Officers Were Pleasant And Professional To Work With!

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Men of the US “Sight Seein’ Sixth” Infantry Division who’ve come back off the line, pose with their spoils of war from the Japanese. [OC]

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Before And After Of A Hitler Youth Member (Circa 1933)

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Member Of The Queensland Defence Force Circa 1880. The QLD Defence Force Was Established Circa 1860 And Was Active Till Australia Federated In 1901. I Found This In My Families Box Of Photos. It Is Incredibly Rare To Find Military Photos During Australia’s Colonial Era. Enjoy!

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Gebirgsjager truppen move past a knocked out KV1 Mod. 40 on their way toward the frontlines. Photograph taken in Ukraine Circa 1941/1942.

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Ferris Burke (Left In Both Photos) Aged 16/17 In The South Pacific Late 1944/Early 1945. He And The Crew Of LST-285 Had Just Been Transferred From The ETO (Where They Were Present At D-Day And Operation Dragoon). On The Top Left We See Ferris In The Mid 1980’s! Look, Same Tattoo!!

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Camouflaged Pak 40 Crew In Direct Combat On The Eastern Front 1945

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Obergefreiter Ernst Pirhofer - Aged 22, he is pictured having just received the Knights Cross on May 4th 1944. He received the prestigious military honour for destroying 15 Soviet Tanks as an “Aimer” on the Flak 88.

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Wehrmacht NCO From A Kradschutzen Battalion Eating His Meal On His Motorcycle!

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Heer Soldier posing for the camera! Note the black sound badge on his chest, and soldbuch in his breast pocket. Now look to his trousers, camouflage field repairs! Absolutely incredible!

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A young Luftwaffenhelfer. From 1943 boys born from 1926-1927, were forcefully removed from conventional schooling and placed into Flak batteries to counter the allied bombing campaigns. As the war progressed “Flakhelfers’” were drawn from 1928-1929 births too. An often overlooked aspect of the war!

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My Great-Grandmothers Fiance, (Top Left) Posing With His Mates In France, 1916 Before The Somme Offensive...A Year Later In March 1917...He Was Killed In Action...

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Bootsmannsmaat Hugo Geesmann was 23 y/o when he was KIA on the 1st of May 1945 against New Zealand Troops or Yugoslavian troops and Partisans under command of Tito. The Italian port city of Trieste saw some of the final fighting of the war, the fight for the city only beginning on the 30th of April.

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Two Luftwaffe Obergefreiters Pose For A Snap Shot! Check Out The Cool Art-Deco Sun Glasses The Guy On The Left Has!!!

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A Grouping to ‘Edward Jacob’ (smoking middle top photo) of the 6th Infantry Division, 63rd IR. His personal photo album, which chronicles the 6th’s combat in New Guinea and Luzon. This incredibly historic group also has a Nambu holster which he trophied whilst in the pacific. A stunning group! [OC]

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Luftwaffe Schirmmutze Cockade Taken By An RAAF Pilot Who Was Shot Down In Mid 1944. This Cockade Was Trophied When He Was Liberated From His POW Camp In 1945 By The Americans. On Another Note, Look At The Tail Of His Aircraft Below. Plenty Of Bullet Holes.

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Kampfmesser 42. This example has ‘gas tape’ wrapped on the handles as often in the wet/cold winter months the wooden handles would become brittle and crack, hence it is often seen that soldiers wrapped their handles. Still, unique to see this done!

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Service for ones country through ideological motives: Shown, is a photograph of the same boy about 10 years apart. One photo taken when he was in the DJ (Hitler Youth Section). And then as a Panzermann in the Wehrmacht. This comparison is a direct example of the NSDAP’s indoctrination of the youth.

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A Rare Snapshot Of A Young Second Lieutenant Audie L Murphy Relaxing In Europe Circa 1944/1945

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A Member Of The 814th Tank Destroyer Battalion Poses In St Mihiel, France, 1944!

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A Group Of German “Panzerjaeger’s” During Leisure Time On The Frontline - Circa 1944/1945

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Mid-War Portrait Of A Wehrmacht Infantryman - Who Knows Whether This Young Man Made It Through The War? Another Face Lost To History...

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Who Was He? We'll Never Know...Another Veteran Lost To History (Busters_Militaria On Instagram)

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Knights Cross And Deutsche Cross In Gold Recipient Hans Sturm Pictured In 1944

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