From the Kriegsberichter's Eyes: A study in German Press Photos

[Todd Gylsen]

F5940/ Both of the men from a Luftwaffe construction company are eating the delicious food.
6 September 1940 Weltbild PK-Folkerts

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6530/ Course: England
The aircraft once again roars to their destination just barely after returning home. (HE-111)
7 September 1940 Atlantic PK-Wanderer

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F5972/ Generalfeldmarschall Milch visits an airfield in Northern France.
The commander of a fighter squadron visits during the action in the past few days.
8 September 1940 Weltbild PK-Melichar

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6569/ Undisturbed flight over the canal islands.
They fly for a short time over enemy territory. (ME-110)
10 September 1940 Atlantic PK-Wundshammer

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AV60538/ Heavy Marine Artillery on the Canal Coast firing.
From an OKW report, a Coastal Battery fires upon a British convoy near Dover.
Our photo shows a gun of the Coastal Artillery firing from the Canal Coast.
11 September 1940 Scherl PK-Zuber

[harmel]

award photos

Hi Todd,nice pics again.
In Milch picture 2nd from right the future Swords winner Guenther Luetzow,pic possibly taken while he was visiting JG 3.
Harmel

[Todd Gylsen]

Thanks for the identification Harmel!

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6618/ Flak protects the fighter aircraft.
Air alarm at an airfield even at the heroic post. They leave their quarters in mere seconds to rush to their gun.
(12 or 13) September 1940 Atlantic PK-Göricke

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6611/ Bombs over England.
A successful attack on the factory in Rochester.
13 September 1940 Atlantic PK-Wanderer

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F6112/ The Führer awards the Liebstandarte a new standard.
The Reichsführer-SS and Chief of the German Police Himmler presents the standard to the commander of the Liebstandarte Adolf Hitler, SS-Obergruppenführer Sepp Dietrich.
13 September 1940 Weltbild SS-PK-Bauer

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43128/ There is a new standard for the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler.
On the orders of the Führer, the Reichsführer SS and Chief of the German Polizei Himmler delivered the standard of the Führer to the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler in the Metz. The honor battalion of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler marches through the Metz with the standard of the Führer.
13 September 1940 Hoffmann SS-PK-Neumann

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43152/ The English are defeated in Afrika just like in Europe.
The remains of an English Blenheim bomber which was shot down by the Italians in North Afrika.
14 September 1940 Hoffmann

(This photo was also released by Scherl, picture number AV60588, dated 15 Sep 40)

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Close-up of the Brit aircraft.

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43155/ With our Flak.
“Fire away” for the heavy Flak battery on the Atlantic Coast.
15 September 1940 Hoffmann PK-Kipper

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43156/ Shot down by our Flak.
This Vickers-Wellington bomber suffered severe damage during the nightly attack on northern Germany in which the crew had to make an emergency landing. The 6-man crew were taken prisoner.
15 September 1940 Hoffmann PK-Tischer