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

[Todd Gylsen]

9660/ Meeting between German and Russian officers at Bialystock.
In the city of Bialystock, the leader of a Eastern Army received high Russian officers to discuss the details about the occupation of the agreed demarcation line. At the end of the meetings, the high officers of the Red Army thanked the German general for the comradery words of greeting, which they also relayed to the Red Army. The German army leader at the meeting with the high Russian officers.
23 September 1939 Atlantic PK-Fremke

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828b/ Trotting forwards.
Men and horses of the German Artillery excellently perform in the fighting in the East.
18 July 1941 Atlantic PK-Lessmann

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2666e/ It is moored so that it does not become “self-employed”.
The wintry airfield on the Soviet Front.
12 December 1941 Atlantic PK-Hug

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9523/ Graudenz is in German hands.
The German troops were greeted by the German population with cheering joy upon their entry into Grudziądz, which has finally been liberated from the terrible terror of Poland. (Panzer IV Ausf C)
7 September 1939 Atlantic PK-von der Pipen

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50143/ Deep assault on the Soviet infantry columns.
No aircraft is lost from destruction. The bridge is hit and bomb after bomb strikes along the road into the Soviet columns.
4 November 1941 Hoffmann PK-Luftwaffe

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Hoffmann

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145/ Rest after a tough battle.
A Panzer Regiment is being loaded in the East to move to the West.
2 November 1939 Atlantic PK-Urban

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AV59049/ They are at their post.
All over the country, our anti-aircraft batteries have been advised to provide a hot welcome to invading enemy planes, and our enemies have often felt the accuracy of our Flak.
11 May 1940 Scherl

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This is an unusual press photo which has two captions attached to the back of the photo.

3251/33 – The pilot talks.
Fighter pilot: Oberstleutnant Hannes Trautloff.
Ostfront PK-z.b.V.
9 March 1943 Für den Dienstgebrauch! PK-Kiliah


Oberstleutnant T., the son of a forestry man, is from Thuringian. He was born in 1912 in Grossobringen. Originally, he was supposed to learn the profession of his father, that is, the forest keeper and hunter. Fate had different choice. Oberstleutnant T. became a fighter and hunter of the air. At school, he learned how to fly and when he was in the infantry he learned how to shoot -1934 entered the newly formed Reich Luftwaffe and graduated as a fighter pilot, the wish of his early childhood has been fulfilled. In 1936/37 he was in Spain and took his first flying laurels there. During the Polish war, he was participated in the air defense, the combat over the English Channel and finally the winter battles of 1941/42 in the east further enhancing his successful flying life. As a fighter pilot, Oberstleutnant T. trained many of our successful fighter pilots. He is now the Commander of a fighter squadron that was the first to report the downing of 4000 opponents on the Eastern front.

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9631b/ The Polish army is at an end.
The Polish anti-tank guns were destroyed by German Artillery near Dziateczyn.
19 September 1939 Atlantic PK-Gregor

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5077/ Securing the Mediterranean Coast.
The Arbeitsdienst is also used here. Our picture shows men of the Reichsarbeitsdienst during the crossing to a small coastal island, called “gulls nest” by the men. The sentry ia being replaced by these comrades.
28 December 1943 Atlantic RAD-PK-Arnold

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2128/ Patrols on the north Norwegian west Coast.
The hinterland of our bases along the northern Norwegian coast are constantly being explored by our patrols.
9 June 1944 Atlantic PK-Dr. Rümmler

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65088/ Sturmartillerie men are awarded.
After the hard fighting to clean up a Soviet bridgehead on the Dniester, the commander of a Sturmgeschütz Brigade, Knight Cross bearer Major Bausch, honors the bravest of his Sturmartillerie men with the Iron Cross.
14 July 1944 Hoffmann PK-Krollpfeiffer

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IV/8 – With Oak Leaves holder Generalleutnant Fischer in the Tunisian sector.
The General is in a meeting with his staff officers.
Tunis PK-Prop. Zug Tunis
12 December 1942 Nur für den Dienstgebrauch! PK-Lüken