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

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42222/ Our battle is against only England which stands alone!
A German Kampfgeschwader on patrol. (DO-17)
28 June 1940 Hoffmann PK-Folkers

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AV59709/ Control of the air was won.
After the German troops occupied the airport in France, they have been
convinced of the surety of the large scale bombing attacks with whom their
pilot comrades performed large scale operations to control the skies over France.
30 June 1940 Scherl PK-Schmidt

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5041/ Personal hygene!
Our soldiers rest during a pause in the battle.
1 July 1940 Atlantic SS-PK-Weill

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42251/ They fell undamaged into our hands.
These aircraft at an airfield near Paris fell into our hands undamaged.
1 July 1940 Hoffmann PK-Röder

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AV59737/ German soldiers visiting the results of our bombing.
A French airfield was attacked by German bombs and occupied by our troops. Soldiers of the Luftwaffe visited a completely destroyed airfield and the aircraft which did not make it out of the hanger.
2 July 1940 Scherl PK-Schmidt

[S Ballantyne]

Photo

Hi Todd,

A marvellous collection, which I look forward to each day.

Some more info on the photo above, 1436, shows BMW R12 motorcycles from the Leibstandarte Regiment at rest in France 1940. The number plate SS-687 is an often photographed vehicle, seen also pre-war on the German Autobahn and also in action in Greece, 1941.

On the original is it possible to see the Kompanie number to the right of the rectangle placed under the number plate? This would be great to know.

Thanks once again for sharing!

Cheers
Steve

[Todd Gylsen]

Thanks Steve for the information on this photo. Here are the close-ups of the two plates. First up is the one on the left which is SS-691.

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Here is SS-687.

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F2894/ “It is an island no more!”
This fighter aircraft has just returned from a patrol against England. It carries the phrase from the Führer on the fuselage.
3 July 1940 Weltbild PK-Grosse

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F2979/ The jubilation of the Führer in the Reich’s capital.
Our picture shows the Führer with his entourage at the Anhalter railroad station.
(Also recognizable in the photo is Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess, Reinhard Heydrich, Großadmiral Raeder, General Keitel and General Göring.)
6 July 1940 Weltbild

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AV59787/ German Flak in close combat with tanks.
A series of photos from the latest fighting during the victorious battles in France. A Heavy German Flak gun is in close combat with French armored
vehicles. The enemy tank lies burning after being fired upon by our Flak.
6 July 1940 Scherl PK-Sturm

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42333/ Repair company at work.
6 July 1940 Hoffmann PK-Brenner

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5180/ The duck makes him trustful.
French refugees ask a German messenger about the meaning of the duck symbol and join in on a conversation.
6 July 1940 Atlantic PK-Hoffmann

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5197/ A German fighter aircraft on a combat mission. (DO-17)
8 July 1940 Atlantic PK-Smolarczyk

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42353/ At the cathedral in Rouen.
A German Panzer rests near the famous cathedral in Rouen which is believed to be an historical construction. (Panzer II Ausf C)
9 July 1940 Hoffmann PK-Friedrich