German soldiers in France.
It is a myth that German and Waffen SS soldiers committed no rape during WW2. Here is how they raped women in occupied countries.
german soldiers talking with nigerian french army POWs (france 1940)
Taken by Andre Zucca for the German propaganda magazine Signal, these pictures show a Paris that is in sharp contrast to the hardships commonly associated with Nazi rule.
German soldiers found entombed in a perfectly preserved World War One shelter.
A century ago, in the summer of 1914, a series of events set off an unprecedented global conflict that ultimately claimed the lives of more than 16 million people, dramatically redrew the maps of Europe, and set the stage for the 20th Century.
Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.
The images, taken by an unknown photographer, focus on the daily life of soldiers in the trenches.
Nationaal Archief / Spaarnestad Photo, SFA001013702 Tweede Wereldoorlog. Duitse soldaten worden tijdens de bevrijding van Maastricht door Amerikaanse soldaten gevangengenomen . Nederland, Maastricht, 15 september 1944. World War II. Liberation of Holland. Capture of German soldiers by American liberators. Maastricht, The Netherlands, September 1944. Collectie Spaarnestad Voor meer informatie en voor meer foto’s uit de collectie van Spaarnestad Photo, bezoek onze Beeldbank: www.spaarnestadphoto.nl/ U kunt ons helpen onze kennis van de fotocollecties te verrijken door tags en commentaren toe te voegen. Herkent u mensen of locaties of heeft u een bijzonder verhaal te vertellen bij één van de foto’s, laat dan een reactie achter (als u ingelogd bent bij Flickr) of stuur een mailtje naar: [email protected] You can help us gain more knowledge on the content of our collection by simply adding a comment with information. If you do not wish to log in, you can write an e-mail to: [email protected]
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Letter on reverse (below) translated by GenBerlin; authored by Gef. Willy Christians on 5.8.1918 in France. The letter is addressed to his mother in Rüstringen. Victorious German soldiers survey the carnage wrought inside a British communications trench. In March 1918 Erich Ludendorff launched a series of offensives on the Western Front in an attempt to push for a decisive victory before the massive numbers of American troops began to pour into the lines. In many places, these offensives caught the Allies off-guard.
German soldiers posing next to a French prisoner of war. France, ca.1940
