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

[Todd Gylsen]

F3037/ German Panzer on an uninhabitable path.
Our picture shows the crossing of a railroad tunnel in Norway.
9 July 1940 Weltbild PK-Gebert

Provided by fellow WAF member:
2nd wagon from ??? Zug (platoon) of the first company. Hauptmann von Burstin commanding. Actually von Burstin led a detachment of several Wehrmacht infantry units and some of the panzers from his company during some fighting close to Trondheim in the final stage of the campaign.

[Todd Gylsen]

42359/ Holland is in the protection of the German Wehrmacht.
The picture shows an English Wellington bomber that was shot down by German Flak near Haerlem.
11 July 1940 Hoffmann

[Todd Gylsen]

Troops stop by a goulash cannon to get a bite to eat on their way to the homeland after being discharged from the French army.
12 July 1940 SS-Kriegsberichter SS-PK-Ganzert

[Todd Gylsen]

5411d/ They have determined that it is not easy.
Our 2 cm Flak has determined the fighting in Vogesen is not easy.
14 July 1940 Atlantic PK-Leonhardt

[Todd Gylsen]

AV59898/ Outstanding positioning of the German bombs.
An impressive aerial photo is brought home by our reconnaissance showing the important bombing attack by German fighter aircraft at the Paris-Villeneuve-Orly airfield. Every detail is clearly recognized and labeled: under 1 and 2 are two large burning hangers, 3 is a large hanger which has received more direct hits, 4 is a small hanger which received a direct hit and a bomb directly before the entrance, 5 is a hanger which received multiple hits, 6 is a burning camp. The triangle symbols indicate enemy aircraft damaged in the German air attack. The lower half of the photo shows the airship buildings which were not damaged by bombs.
15 July 1940 Scherl

[Todd Gylsen]

Here is the back side of post 1451 per request.

Feel free to post any of your press photos in your collection to this thread.

[Todd Gylsen]

F3282/ This airport in northern France is restored.
It has been improved as well. It was justified to have requisitioned it all for the positioning of aircraft. (JU-86)
16 July 1940 Weltbild PK-Bock

[Todd Gylsen]

F3284/ A German Schnellboote leaves on a mission against England.
16 July 1940 Weltbild

[Todd Gylsen]

F3288/ Bombers on the Steppes.
A well-camouflaged bomber sits at an Italian airfield in Afrika. The bomber in the background only waits to carry out a bombing mission on a British target.
16 July 1940 Weltbild

[Todd Gylsen]

F3309/ The picturesque harbor of La Rochelle.
17 July 1940 Weltbild PK-Fosshag

[Todd Gylsen]

AV60076/ The Italian southern front in Libya.
The Italian Air Force stopped an enemy armored column, which was attacking Italian territory.
17 July 1940 Scherl

[Todd Gylsen]

5509/ At an airfield on Jersey.
A German aircraft (JU-52) has landed on the canal island, which was wrested from the English.
17 July 1940 Atlantic PK-Wiedemann

[SIS 5]

Hi Todd,

thank You very much for posting this very interesting pic of Northern Africa. But I cannot agree with the text to the pic. For me it´s no armoured Italian column, but two destroyed Italian trucks. I think of the type (Fiat-) Spa Dovunque 35. I´m awfully sorry I would post two pics of this truck (source; Bart Vanderveen: Historic Military Vehicles Directory), but I don´t succed in, because I have no URL of these pics.

Regards

Bert

[Todd Gylsen]

Bert,

I think the photo is suppose to show possibly British vehicles destroyed by Italian aircraft. All the caption states is "an enemy armored column". It wouldn't be uncommon for the press agencies to have misleading captions on the photos. This was often done to maximize the effect of the propaganda on the people. It is interesting to identify these inaccuracies in the captions on the press photos. Thanks for pointing this apperent discrepency out to us.

[Todd Gylsen]

5541/ The bombing effects of German aircraft.
German aircraft bombs left this French airport and aircraft in ruins. Afterwards, enemy resistance came to an end.
18 July 1940 Atlantic PK-Kohnen