Photographs From the Bundesarchiv Volume I
Compiled with captions by John Winner
captions © 2011
Sd.Kfz. 303a. 'Goliath' V-motor, near Kowel, Soviet Union, 19 April 1944.
SS and Police units, together with the Luftwaffe in action against partisans behind the central portion of the front. The radio station (Torn.Fu.b1) at the airport has received a message about an guerrilla camp. Russia, August 1943
Two Sd.Kfz. 9 18 ton prime movers pull an Pz.Kpfw, VI "Tiger" Ausf. E, Nr. 114, (1./s.Pz.Abt. 503) near Merefa, Ukraine, Soviet Union during 'Operation Citidel', July 1943
Engine work being done on a Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E, Nr. 323, 3./s.Pz.Abt. 503, during Operation Citidel.
Fallschirmjäger, Tunisia, April 1942.
5 cm PaK 38, Tunisia, 1943.
Steyr 1500 A and Pz.Kpfw. VI 'Tiger' Ausf. E, Nr.131 (1./s.Pz.Abt. 501), Tunisia, January 1943.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E, Nr. 131 (1./s.Pz.Abt. 501) followed by a captured American M3 halftrack, probably near Robaa, Tunisia, January, 1943
Pz.Kpfw. VI 'Tiger' Ausf. E, Nr. 732 (7./Pz.Rgt. 7 (1./s.Pz.Abt. 501 attached to 10 Pz.Div.)) , near Beja, Tunisia, end of February 1943.
8,8 cm FlaK 36/37 on its Sd.Ah. 202 trailer being towed by a Henschel G 1 near Popoli, Isernia, Italy, September 1943.
SPA Dovunque 41 pulling an 8,8 cm FlaK 36/37 on its Sd.Ah. 202 limber followed by another SPA Dovunque 41, near Popoli, Isternia, Italy, September 1943.
Sd.Kfz. 251/8 Krankenpanzerwagen, western Europe, 1944
2 cm FlaK 36 auf Selbstfahrlafette liechter Zugkraftwagen 3 ton, Oosterbeek, Holland, 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E, Nr. 142 (1./s.Pz.Abt. 501) and Fallschirmjäger riding a Zündapp KS 75, Tunisia, Januray 1943.
Sd.Kfz. 253, Soviet Union, June/July 1941.
15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 18, France, May 1940.
Sd.Kfz. 10/4 2 cm FlaK 30/38 (Sf.) auf leichtem Zugkraftwagen 1 ton, France, May 1940.
Sd.Kfz. 6 mittlere Zugkraftwagen 5t towing a Pf. 10, Balkans, Greece, April 1941.
15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 37(t), Greece, April 1941.
Sturmgeshütz III Ausf. G, Nr. 2--, withdrawing from Romania to Hungary, August 1944.
Kfz. 305 Opel Blitz and Raupenschlepper Ost towing a 7,5 cm PaK 40, withdrawing from Romania to Hungary, August 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. V "Panther" Ausf. A and a 15 cm sFH 18, Tokja, Hungary, during the withdraw from Romania, 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. V "Panther" Ausf. A, Tokja, Hungary during the withdraw from Romania, 1944.
M41 Turan II towing a car during the withdraw from Romania, Tokja, Hungary, 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. V "Panther" Ausf. D, southern Russia, September 1943.
Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G, Div. "Großdeutschland", StuG III column on parade before Major Walter Pössl (possibly), Russia center, 20 April 1943.
Sd.Kfz. 250/1 leichte Schützenpanzerwagen, Division "Großdeutschland", Russia north, 23 September 1943.
Sd.Kfz. 250/11 leichte Schützenpanzerwagen mit 2,8 cm schwere Panzerbüchse 41, Division "Großdeutschland", Russia north, 23 September 1943.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E, nr. S21 (8./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2), Russia south, numbering on tank was used during Operation Citidel, 1943.
8,8 cm PaK 43/41, Russia south, September 1943.
Sd.Kfz. 251/1-II Wurfrahmen 40, 7.Pz.Div. (license plate WH 936 893), holders for rockets are not attached to the frames, southern France 1942.
Sd.Kfz. 251/7 Pioneerpanzerwagen, 7.Pz.Div. In the background the passenger ship "Marchal Lyautey", Hafen, France, 1942.
Sd.Kfz. 251/7 Pioneerpanzerwagen, 7.Pz.Div. (license number WH 936 023), in the background the passenger ship "Marchal Lyauten" Hafen, France 1942.
Sd.Kfz. 251/7 Pioneerpanzerwagen, 7.Pz.Div., in the background the passenger ship "Marchal Lyautey", Hafen, France, 1942.
Pz.Kpfw. IV, Rome, 1944.
Sd.Kfz. 7/2, 3,7 cm FlaK 36 (Sf) auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 8t (foreground) and another in the background, in fornt of Castle Sant'Angelo, Rome, Italy, 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. V "Panther" Ausf. D, Italy, 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. V "Panther" Ausf. D, Nr. 324, Italy, 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. V "Panther" Ausf. D, Nr. 324, Italy, 1944.
Sd.Kfz. 251/9 mittlere Schützenpanzerwagen (7,5 cm), Ukraine, January 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. J, Russia south, January 1944.
Sd.Kfz. 251/3 mittlere Funkpanzerwagen, meeting between Romanian and German officers, Ukraine, January 1944.
10,5 cm leFH 18/40, Florence/Ravenna, Italy, 1944.
FlaK 18/36 in fortifications, Gulf of La Spezia, Liguria, Italy, July 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E, Russia center, 21 Mar 1943.
7,5 cm PaK 40, Russia center, 21 Mar 1943.
BMW R75 with sidecar, "Panzerfaust" Propagandakompanie, Russia center, spring 1943.
Raupenschlepper Ost being pulled out by horses, Russia center, spring 1943.
Sd.Kfz. 11/3 Sprühkraftwagen pulling an Entgiftungspflug 41, Russia center, Vitebsk, March 1943.
Sd.Kfz. 11/3 Sprühkraftwagen pulling an Entgiftungspflug 41, Russia center, Vitebsk, March 1943.
Sd.Kfz. 11/3 Sprühkraftwagen pulling an Entgiftungspflug 41, Russia center, Vitebsk, March 1943.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E, Russia center, Vitebsk, March 1944.
BMW R75 with side car in front of a Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E, Nr. 200, 2./s.Pz.Abt 501, Russia center, March 1944.
Sd.Kfz. 3 Opel Blitz "Maultier" being loaded with fuel from Ford V 3000, Russia center, Vitebsk, March 1944.
Sd.Kfz. 164 "Hornisse/Nashorn" having its track replaced, Russia center, Vitebsk, March 1944.
Sd.Kfz. 164 "Hornisse/Nashorn", Russia center, Vitebsk, March 1944.
Sd.Kfz. 164 "Hornisse/Nashorn", Russia center, Vitebsk, March 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. C and 2 cm FlaK 30 (manned by the Luftwaffe) on bridge overwatch, the soldier at right scans with his R36 1 meter rangefinder, Russia center, summer 1941.
Pz.Kpfw. 38(t) Ausf. A, Pz.Rgt.21, 20.Pz.Div., Russia, June 1941.
Pz.Kpfw. 38(t) Ausf. A, Nr. 10, Russia, June 1941.
Pz.Kpfw. 38(t), Nr. 1023, 7.Pz.Div., Russia, July 1941.
Sd.Kfz. 223 followed by a n Sd.Kfz. 222, Jutland, Denmark, April 1940.
8.8 cm FlaK 18/36, Denmark, 1940.
3,7 cm PaK guarding a port, "braun" written under the barrel denotes the type of oil to be used in the gun, Denmark, 1940.
Artillery men getting a hot meal from the Hf. 12 kleine Feldküche pulled by a Krupp L 2 H 143, Denmark, 1940.
Sd.Kfz. 223 with 6m mast antennea deployed, North Africa, March 1941.
Pz.Kpfw. 38(t), weapons being cleaned, France, March 1940.
Sd.Kfz. 251/6 mittlere Funkpanzerwagen, Russia, October 1941.
Sd.Kfz. 253 liechte Gepanzerter Beobachtungswagen, Russia, October 1941.
Sd.Kfz. 10 leichte Zugkraftwagen 1t towing 3,7 cm PaK, Russia, October 1941.
Sd.Kfz. 10 leichte Zugkraftwagen 1t towing 7,5 cm leichtes Infantriegeschütz 18 and Sd.Ah. 32, Russia, October 1940.
Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf. B (license number WH-733160), Russia, October 1942.
Sd.Kfz. 251/10 mittlere Schützenpanzerwagen (3,7 cm PaK), Russia, October 1941.
Sd.Kfz. 261 Kleine Panzerfunkwagen, Russia, October 1941.
Sd.Kfz. 10/4 2 cm FlaK 30/38 (Sf) auf liechtem Zugkraftwagen 1t, Russia, October 1941.
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. E, 6.Pz.Div., Russia, October 1941.
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. E, Nr. 333, Russia, October 1941.
Pz.Kpfw. 35(t), Russia, October 1941.
Pz.Kpfw. 35(t), Russia, October 1941.
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. F1, 5 Pz.Div., Vyazma, Russia, March 1942.
Sd.Kfz. 10 liechte Zugkraftwagen 1t (license number WH 552 337), replacing idler wheel, Vyazma, Russia, March 1942.
Pz.Kpfw. III, Russia, 21 Mar 1942.
Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf. D (foreground) Sd.Kfz. 251/10 (background), Russia north, February 1944.
Sd.Kfz. 251/9, Russia north, February 1944.
Pz.Bef.Wg. 35(t) Nr. A03 (left), Pz.Kpfw. 35(t) Nr. A01 (right), France, 1940.
Sd.Kfz. 251/6 (license number WH 179467), Generaloberst Heinz Guderian in halftrack speaking with General der Panzertruppen Adolf Kuntzen, Kdr. 8. Pz.Div., France, May 1940.
Sd.Kfz. 251/6, GeneralOberst Heinz Guderian oversees decoding with the Enigma machine, France, May 1940.
Pz.Kpfw. 38(t), France, June 1940.
Sd.Kfz. 251/6, Generaloberst Heinz Guderian, France, 1940.
Sd.Kfz. 251/6 (license number WH 179467), Generaloberst Heinz Guderian, France 1940.
Pz.Kpfw. 35(t) followed by 3 Pz.Kpfw. IV, France, 1940.
7.5 cm leichtes Infantriegeschütz 18, France 1940.
Sd.Kfz. 101 4,7 cm PaK(t) (Sf) auf Pz.Kpfw. I ohne Turm "Panzerjäger I", Pz.Jg.Abt. 605, North Africa, March 1941.
BMW R12 with sidecar (license number WL 306 840), Luftwaffe troopers take rest, North Africa, March 1941.
8,8 cm FlaK 36/37, gun C of its battery, the guncrew is removing the Sd.Ah. 202 limber, Russia, 22 December 1943.
8,8 cm FlaK 36, gun C of its battery, removal of the Sd.Ah. 202 limber, Russia, 22 December 1943.
8,8 cm FlaK 36, gun C of its battery, removing rear half of Sd.Ah. 202 limber, Russia, 22 December 1943.
8,8 cm FlaK 36, gun C of its battery, being leveled, Russia, 22 December 1943.
7.5 cm PaK 40 being towed by an Sd.Kfz. 7, Division "Großdeutschland", Russia center, winter 1943/44.
StuG III Ausf. F, Italy, 1944.
Contributors: From the Axis History Forum (www.forum.axishistory.com) SIS 5 – pg. 31,48,54,55,66,70 M J C – pg. 25 Luftflotte2 – pg. 85
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