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

[Todd Gylsen]

4463d/ A heavy gun under camouflage.
21 April 1942 Atlantic PK-Heidsiek

[Todd Gylsen]

2208d/ Beacon of war.
A Waffen-SS armored car bombard this Soviet steel monster with striking effect.
7 November 1941 Atlantic SS-PK-Roth

[Todd Gylsen]

Dozens of these Soviet monsters have been destroyed.
2 July 1941 Wien-Bild

[StefanK.]

the evolution of a color photo....


a Kriegsberichter taking photos of Artur Pipan, Ritterkreuzträger in the Stuka Geschwader 1.

[StefanK.]

the model.....

[StefanK.]

and the results.... taken from the www


hope you like the pictures as much as i do.

[Br. James]

What a wonderful series!!

Br. James

[Todd Gylsen]

I agree! Superb series of photos. Thanks for sharing!!

[Todd Gylsen]

2083a/ A 52 ton steel and iron monster goes up in smoke and flames.
29 October 1941 Atlantic PK-Reimers

[Todd Gylsen]

2307/ Jump your way through the ditch!
The German infantrymen are rushing forward through a tank ditch abandoned by the Soviets. This belonged to the Bolshevik defense belt in front of Leningrad. Our tough, but still tenacious, troops has the will to the final defeat of the enemy.
15 November 1941 Atlantic PK-Zoll

[Todd Gylsen]

J28699/ Volksgrenadiere occupy the positions created by the population to defend their homeland.
1 February 1945 Scherl SS-PK-Faust
For you attention, please!
We ask for the submission of a copy of the printing of the aforementioned drawing to the SS-Standarte ' Kurt Eggers', group drawing, Berlin SW 68, Zimmerstrasse 92.

[Todd Gylsen]

4255/ Ready for battle against the Soviets.
The Spanish Aviation Minister General Vigon met another group of volunteers at Madrid's north train station who are traveling as a replacement for the Blue Squadron on the eastern front.
1 April 1942 Atlantic

[Todd Gylsen]

3719b/ At a wintry airfield in the Ukraine.
The cold and the high snow falls this winter cannot stop the work at our air airfield. The grounds are constantly worked to get everything ready to go - as evidenced by our small series of a landing strips at the airfields in the Ukraine that are entrusted to them.
19 February 1942 Atlantic PK-Klose

[Todd Gylsen]

5692d/ Supplies are secured.
JU-52 transport aircraft daily make flights beyond the swamp forests.
8 August 1942 Atlantic PK-Mauch

[MarcRikmenspoel]

5692d/ Supplies are secured.
JU-52 transport aircraft daily make flights beyond the swamp forests.
8 August 1942 Atlantic PK-Mauch

This is probably the airlift into Demyansk. A land corridor existed by the time this photo was released, but it was narrow and dangerous. The success of the Demyansk airlift convinced Hitler that the Luftwaffe could find the same success in supplying the much-larger 6. Armee at Stalingrad.