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

[Todd Gylsen]

44634-4/ Attention! Awaiting to report!
Infantry Regiment Grossdeutschland: In a battle drill of the Infantry Regiment Grossdeutschland, volunteers are assembled together to demonstrate the highest training of our Infantry. A Panzer moves forward.
24 January 1941 Hoffmann

[Todd Gylsen]

44634-7/ Attention! Awaiting to report!
Infantry Regiment Grossdeutschland: In a battle drill of the Infantry Regiment Grossdeutschland, volunteers are assembled together to demonstrate the highest training of our Infantry. An MG Group with snow camouflage in the terrain.
24 January 1941 Hoffmann

[Todd Gylsen]

Pics 8, 13 and 15 in the series.

44634-8/ Attention! Awaiting to report!
Infantry Regiment Grossdeutschland: In a battle drill of the Infantry Regiment Grossdeutschland, volunteers are assembled together to demonstrate the highest training of our Infantry. An Infantry gun in expectation of the counterattack.
24 January 1941 Hoffmann

[Todd Gylsen]

44634-13/ Attention! Awaiting to report!
Infantry Regiment Grossdeutschland: In a battle drill of the Infantry Regiment Grossdeutschland, volunteers are assembled together to demonstrate the highest training of our Infantry. A snow camouflaged MG Troop advancing.
24 January 1941 Hoffmann

[Todd Gylsen]

44634-15/ Attention! Awaiting to report!
Infantry Regiment Grossdeutschland: In a battle drill of the Infantry Regiment Grossdeutschland, volunteers are assembled together to demonstrate the highest training of our Infantry. Panzers pushing forward.
24 January 1941 Hoffmann

[Todd Gylsen]

Scherl press agency also had a series of photos from this training event. Here are the ones I have.

AV62047/ Battle drills of the Infantry Regiment “Grossdeutschland”.
On this day a large battle drill of the Replacement Battalion Infantry Regiment “Grossdeutschland” took place with every branch of service participating. Our picture shows the gun crew camouflaging a Pak gun with snow.
25 January 1941 Scherl

[Todd Gylsen]

AV62048/ Training exercise of the Infantry Regiment “Grossdeutschland”.
A training exercise of the Replacement Battalion of the Infantry Regiment “Grossdeutschland” was held in the past few days. Our picture shows an Infantry Sturmgeschütz on the attack.
25 January 1941 Scherl

[Todd Gylsen]

AV62071/ Panzerjäger covers the advance of the soldiers.
The Infantry Regiment “Grossdeutschland” covers the large battle exercise of the Ersatz Battalion. The soldiers are already advancing under the security of the Panzerjäger with their Pak defending against an enemy tank attack. In the background, an aircraft is in a diving attack against enemy positions.
27 January 1941 Scherl

[Todd Gylsen]

AV62076/ The gun is camouflaged by a white cloth to prevent sighting by an aircraft.
With the large exercise of the Replacement Battalion of the Infantry Regiment “Grossdeutschland”, one can see the gun is camouflaged to prevent sighting by an aircraft. Once can notice the white sheet covering the gun.
27 January 1941 Scherl

[Todd Gylsen]

45100/ Transfer of volunteers to Regiment “Grossdeutschland”.
25 February 1941 Hoffmann PK-Reichelt

[Todd Gylsen]

A106829/ Reichsleiter Baldur von Schirach visits Infantry Regiment “Grossdeutschland”.
Reichsleiter von Schirach received an invitation from Infantry Regiment “Grossdeutschland”, in whose ranks he had fought during the Western Campaign. He is inspecting parts of this Regiment at a troop training ground along with the commanders of various other branches of service. The commander, Generalmajor Hörnlein, examines the sight of an MG. In the middle of the photo is Reichsleiter Baldur von Schirach.
28 April 1942 Presse Bild Zentrale PK-Fremke

[Todd Gylsen]

A109140/
Generaloberst Hoth and Generalmajor Hornlein visit the staff officers of Infantry Regiment I “Grossdeutschland”.
9 July 1942 Presse Bild Zentrale PK-Kempe

[Todd Gylsen]

AV68291/ Infantry Division “Grossdeutschland” attacks.
The Infantry Division “Grossdeutschland”, the only unit of the army which recruits volunteers from the whole Reich, is employed everywhere there is decisive fighting. In the days of relentless advances the Divisional motorcycle messenger bustles.
(Notice the scoped rifle being held by the sniper on the left.)
16 July 1942 Scherl PK-Kempe

[Todd Gylsen]

55313/ They go long!
In a recently liberated village a Soviet rifle is placed as a road sign for the follow-up units.
8 August 1942 Hoffmann PK-Kempe

(Notice GD symbol on sign and halftrack in the background)

[Max Wünsche]

Nice early shot of Erst Otto Remer also....