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5th Company of Infanterie-Regiment 52 group, portrait list, 1939. In 1939, the 5th Company of Infanterie-Regiment 52 was stationed in Leitmeritz (now Litoměřice, Czech Republic) as part of the German occupation of the Sudetenland and takeover of Czechoslovakia. September 1939: They fought in the invasion of Poland. May 1940 They were deployed to the Western Front for the invasion of France experiencing their first intense combat and sustaining their first wave of casualties. In October 1940 the 4th Infantry Division was broken up and Infanterie-Regiment 52 was reorganized into Schützen-Regiment 52 (a mechanized infantry unit) assigned to the newly formed 18th Panzer Division. In June 1941, the unit was sent east for Operation Barbarossa and fought as part of Army Group Centre. The unit suffered catastrophic losses during the Battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943. The division became so completely depleted that the German high command officially dissolved it in late 1943. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

German soldier on horseback passing in front of a burning Soviet BA-10 armored car. 6/28/41 Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

Into the Third Reich! We are building the new state!

1931 propaganda postcard designed by Hans Schweitzer (1901-1980), better known by his pseudonym Mjölnir. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

German troops positioned in Warsaw, Poland, on Sep. 15, 1939. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

A pro-Axis demonstration in Budapest in 1938 featuring portraits of Ignacy Mościcki, Benito Mussolini, Miklós Horthy, and Adolf Hitler, following the Vienna Awards regarding the partition of Czechoslovakia. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

Heinz Ewald congratulates his wingman Gerhard Barkhorn after his 1000th sortie on the 23rd of January 1944 in Crimea. Gerhard Barkhorn was the second-highest scoring ace in history, with 301 confirmed aerial victories. Barkhorn survived the war and attained the rank of General in the Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr), a distinction shared by several of his JG 52 colleagues. He passed away on January 11, 1983, as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

Two German soldiers having dinner with priests Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

Troops of the 4. Fallschirmjäger-Division withdrawing past the Roman Forum, marking the departure of the last German formation from Rome. June, 1944 June 1944 Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

A column of Wehrmacht infantry marching towards Warsaw, September 1939. 87 years ago today, on September 1, 1939, NS Germany invaded Poland, beginning World War II in Europe. Two days later, Britain and France declared war on Germany. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

German soldiers pose on a captured Matilda I, France, 1940. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

Arie Zondervan (1910–ca. 1983) grew up as an only child in a Protestant family. He was born in Berlin but moved back to the Netherlands in 1918 with his Dutch parents. After HBS, he studied Dutch-Indies law in Leiden. He actually wanted to become a naval officer but was rejected due to his poor eyesight. At a young age, Zondervan developed fascist ideas. In 1933, he and his parents joined the NSB, and later he became active in the WA. In 1939, he became adjutant to NSB leader Anton Mussert. When Germany attacked the Netherlands, Zondervan proved his worth as a conscripted officer. In 1941, Zondervan enlisted in the Netherlands Legion to set a good example and inspire the Dutch to fight against the USSR. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

An early photo of SS men bearing the Totenkopf flag at the Zossen training area in 1933, shortly after the NSDAP's rise to power. This particular Totenkopf flag predates even the SS-Totenkopfverbände 'SS Death's Head Battalions' and the 3rd Waffen-SS Panzer Division Totenkopf. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

German artillery personnel posing outdoors with a field gun and an artillery shell inscribed with the phrase "Heil Hitler," Poland, 1939. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

German soldiers look at the graves of fallen comrades near Stalingrad. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

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"Faces of War" - German soldiers in Normandy, June/July 1944. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

🇩🇪🇩🇪 – Today, August 18th 1912. Otto Ernst Remer was born, Generalmajor of the Wehrmacht and commander of the infamous Großdeutschland most known for crushing the 20th July Plot, After the war he founded the Socialist Reich Party the first post war NS Party In Germany.

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Lino Masarie served in the SS “Totenkopf” Division from 1936, commanding its reconnaissance units. Awarded the Knight’s Cross in April 1943 for his actions near Kharkov, he was killed in action near Radzymin, Poland, in August 1944. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

Photographs of a German tank crew inside their tank Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

An illustration of two Falangists in military clothes: one stands holding a rifle upright, the other kneels gripping a large shield bearing the Falangist yoke-and-arrows emblem. Origin unknown. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom