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Some original WWII American and German Press photos from the collection:

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    Here are some of my original American Press Photos as well as my German HH PK Press Photos:

    Here you see American Military Police searching newly captured German Soldiers captured within a few days of the Normandy invasion:
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    Two German Soldiers "ride" on the hood of a Williys Jeep who are being taken to PW cages a few days after the D-Day landings of June 6.
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    Taken in 1935 by an American news correspondent who was covering the rapid buildup of the German Military Machine:
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    Some of my Eastern Front HH PK Press Photos etc:

    The insides of a Command Bunker somewhere on the Eastern Front in early 1942:
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    Two G.I's inspecting a pile of German Rifles captured:
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    2CM Light Flak position:
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    Shortly after operation Barbarossa begun--this is another American Press photo:
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    Kriegsmarine Coast Artillery:
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    NSFK General Friedrich Christiansen:
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    U-boat Knights Cross Recipient Johann Mohr--shortly before his and his crews deaths.
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    I have one with Wolfgang Luth is similar to this one but an unpublished photo so I cannot post it. Howeverr, take a gander at this photo:
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    Instructing a group of Hitler Youth in the operations of a Panzer Faust. Note that Hauptmann Peter Kiesgen is a Knights Cross Recipient with 5 Tank Destruction Strips on his right arm.
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    A Luftwaffe crew rearming one of their fighters.
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    Some kind of an early rally. note the Imperial EKI on the wall:
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    RKT Oberstleutnant (Lt.Col) Heidschmidt and his sniper rifle:
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    This is an American Internation or UPI Press Photo showing a member of the 1st SS Panzer Division: LSSAH Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler: Of special note on this photo is the wrong captioning on the backside which states something like: "Eastern Europeans are some of Hitlers "hatchet men" who were apart of the military. The person writing his brief statement obviously did not know that no non-German--ever served in Hitlers premier SS unit.
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    Combat somewhere on the Eastern Front. Of note--the close call by these soldiers hunkered down and just barely being missed by that shell explosion:
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    A large military parade celebrating Wehrmacht Day:
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    Supposedly Rommel--is in the next two press photos but I cant say for sure because of the image being so far away:
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    Fuel Points on the Eastern Front:
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    Grossdeutschland Guard battalion in Berlin:
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    Waffen SS Assault gun taking on a load of infantry and going into battle in 1943:
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    En Garde: Somewhere on the Eastern Front:
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    An Artillery Crew in action somewhere outside of Moscow:
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    A Luftwaffe Bomber crew having a missions milestone celebration: PROSIT!!
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    A "Stranded" Messerschmidt on a melting field somewhere on the Eastern Front.
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    Flight of Stukas over Greece or Malta--I forget which?
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    Romanian Gebirgsjagers being awarded Iron Cross 2nd classes--somewhere on the Eastern Front:
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    General der Kavallerie Eberhard von Mackensen in his command Panzerspahwagon somewhere on the Eastern Front in 42 or 43:
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    In Greece:
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    Autographed photo of Oberleutnant zur See Klaus Feldt receiving his Knights Cross from Grossadmiral Erich Raeder. I have the origianl photo unsigned but will not post it as its not a photo commonly seen:
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    Famed German Sniper: Josef "Sepp" Allerberger--one of the 3 top most scoring German snipers in WWII:
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    More signed photos:
    Klaus Feldt part 2:
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    4th gunnery Officer and survivor of the sinking of the Bismarck: This Gent was a true Gent and im glad I had a chance to get to know him a bit before he passed away: Baron Burkhard Freiherr von Mullenheim-Rechburg:
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    Rest in Peace Baron. You were one who never subscribed to the vile beliefs.
     

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