Jagdpanzer IV of SS Panzerjager Abteilung 10, commanded by Sturmbahnnfuhrer Roestel in the Area of Holz (Kerkrade) just a few hundred meters from the German border. There was a mechanical failure that could not be solved in time. Crew warned locals to open the windows before blowing up the machine.4yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/DestroyedTanks
Bison Sturmpanzer 1 German Mobile Artillery (15 cm) slowly moves forward... (just a note, bridge was already damaged and not because of this of Da Vinci inspired machine..)4yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/wwiipics
Knocked out by Panther... (after just killing another Panther).. crew bailed out just in time. 23 sept. 19444yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/DestroyedTanks
Karl Polzin (standing in the middle) and other Fallschirmjager of Sturmabteilung Koch back in the Herman Goring Kaserne in Koln-Dellbruck after the succesfull capture of the Belgium fortress of Eben-Emael (May, 1940). Colorised by Julius Jaaskelainen1yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
Fallschirmjager after Eben Emael, 1940 and receiving Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross (colourised)1yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
Crete, 1941. Graveyard(s) for German Fallschirmjager (real color). Approx. 3,400 Fallschirmjager were killed in the Battle of Crete. Due to the enormous losses, Fallschirmjager never got the chance to carry out large-scale airborne landings again3yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
‘Boys will be Boys’ German Fallschirmjager bring a PAK abwehr kanone into position.3yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
More then 10 mln built and still in use.. Me and my Uzi Icon some decades ago..4yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/GunPorn
Nazi Germany put Fallschirmjager (here in a Horch 901 four-wheel drive mid-size off-road passenger car) in the spotlight of their Victory propaganda parades in Germany after Crete.3yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
The Fallschirmjager parachute was simple with just one riser attached to the back of the harness. Advantage: lower opening altitude. Drawbacks: not steerable & brakable and Fallschirmjager hanging strange in forward position.4yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
More than 11,000 Commonwealth troops were taken prisoner by the German Fallschirmjager (and some Gebirgsjager) on Crete in May 1941 (Colorization Mike Gepp)3yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
‘Everyone watches over their own safety’. Under the supervision of an officer every German Fallschirmjager recruit was taught how to pack a parachute carefully and according the regulations.4yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
the piece of my father in the 50’s. I’m curious which type of beautiful artillery piece this is?5yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/artillerymemes
September 13, 1943. Fallschirmjager Regiment 7 takes a little relax after finishing his work (successful liberation of Benito Mussolini).4yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
Goring’s Fallschirmjager fought on behalf of a Nazi dictatorship and Goebbels used Fallschirmjager in his propaganda. The Ten Commandments of the Fallschirmjager had been personally edited by Hitler, here standing between a group of ‘green devils’ decorated with the Iron across.4yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/wwiipics
British Airborne Sniper in snow camouflage with Lee–Enfield rifle in the Ardennes, 14 January 19453yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/wwiipics
After Crete, Nazi Germany sacrificed experienced Fallschirmjager elite troops to plug up holes as infantry on the Eastern Front, while the Allies were raising a mighty airborne force. Paratroopers of the 2th Fallschirmjager Division on the move, Nowgorodka, December 19433yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/GermanWW2photos
almost Christmas... time for some quietness in the rain... with 32.000 Germans that stayed in the Netherlands after the Second World War5yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/Military
Weapons, team stuff, ammunition and all kind of supplies were dropped along with the Paratroopers in dedicated containers. Airdrop containers descending on parachutes onto the battlefield, along with the Paratroopers.4yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/wwiipics
Found some WW2 stuff next to Market Garden Hell’s Highway. Somebody knows what it is?4yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/Militariacollecting
i’m curious if somebody can help me with the identification of this Tommy helmet!5yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/MilitaryHistory
some german family pieces but i’m curious for the black cross in the middle. Can somebody help me?5yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/Militariacollecting
Dear friends, can somebody help me with the identification of this Tommy helmet with a marker on just one side....5yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/Militariacollecting
two Dutch WW2 helmets! One is black, one is green. Can somebody tell me which unit used the black one?5yr ⋅ pulsedcone ⋅ r/Militariacollecting
