r/GermanWW2photos

A soldier from 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich with two little dogs during Operation Barbarossa in summer of 1941

u/defender838383 — 2 days ago

German soldiers work in a trench at positions near Demyansk in the spring of 1942. In the background is a destroyed Soviet KV-1 tank.

u/waffen123 — 2 days ago

Fallschirmjäger armed with an MG42 protected in the ruins of Montecassino. 1944.

u/Fiff02 — 3 days ago

A damaged Russian Stz-5 is pushed into a crater by the German soldiers as it was blocking the road along which they were advancing. Photo taken on 2 July 1941 near Ostrecht

u/defender838383 — 2 days ago

Luftwaffe gunners load an 8.8 cm Flak gun at a firing position somewhere in Germany, 1943

Luftwaffe gunners load an 8.8 cm Flak gun at a firing position somewhere in Germany, 1943

u/MilitaryHistory90 — 4 days ago

An 8,8cm Panzerabwehrkanone 43/1 L/71 auf Geschützwagen III/IV (Selbstfahrlafette), Sonderkraftfahrzeug 164 „Nashorn“ supports Fallschirmjäger on the Adriatic Front (Italy, 1944)

u/iloverheaug — 3 days ago

"The first combat launch" of V-2 against England (Secret date and location, 1944, released in January 1945)

u/iloverheaug — 3 days ago

The third Reich ?

I got these photograph and postcard I was just wondering if anyone can either translate or help me work out who is in the photograph and post postcard I tried to do a Google translate and this is what it said.

Transcription of the Smaller Note
1939 Reg. / Reg. Ball
links Dr. Homman / u. Frau Wun... (?)
rechts Schinharl / u. Frau
Mitte: wir!

English Translation
1939 Regimental / Regiment Ball
Left: Dr. Homman / and Mrs. Wun...
Right: Schinharl / and wife
Middle: us!

Contextual Breakdown
Reg. Ball: Short for Regimentsball (Regimental Ball), a formal military dance or social gala.
links / rechts / Mitte: Left, right, and middle, indicating the positioning of the individuals standing or sitting in the photograph.
wir!: Meaning "us!", written by the original owner of the photo to identify themselves and likely their spouse in the center.

The man next to the woman is possibly
Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski which would likely say that would be his wife next to him?

u/Fanfox4444 — 3 days ago

Adolf Hitler (on the left, back turned) admiring a captured trumpet pennant of a Polish mounted rifle unit during his visit to the front in invaded Poland, with Heinrich Himmler also present (looking off to the side), September 1939

u/Provinz_Wartheland — 4 days ago