The Wehrmacht In Pictures: A Look At One of History's Legendary Fighting Force

[The Sandman]

116th Panzer Division aka "Windhun" (Greyhound) it was created in March 1944. In 1944, it participated in opposing the Normandy Landings and was trapped in the Falaise Pocket following Operation Cobra. Along with the 2nd SS Panzer Division, it was responsible for holding the pocket open to allow German troops to escape. It managed to escape!

A Jagdpanzer IV of Panzerjäger Abteilung 228, 116th Panzer Division, Normandy, 1944.

On 8 November, the division repulsed an attack from the US 28th Infantry Division in the Hürtgen Forest during the larger Battle of Hürtgen Forest, recapturing the town of Schmidt, thus providing the name to the 28th of the "Bloody Bucket Division".

It opposed the 9th US Army's advance across the Rhine, thus stopping the planned Allied breakthrough as well as opposing Operation Varsity's airborne landings. With 2,800 men and 10 tanks against 50,000 Allied troops and supporting tanks, the division held off the US 30th, the US 35th, the US 84th, the 4th Canadian and the US 8th Armored Divisions.

I can't believe it they really were professionals but than we've documentaries, movies etc. showing 8-10 us soldiers killing 600-700 German soldiers even when they're attacking with tanks

It was described by the Commander of the 9th Army to New York Times reporter John MacCormac, in March 1945, as "the famed and best German Panzer Division", and was listed as the same in an article on 27–28 March.

SdKfz 234/3 it bears the insignia of 116th Panzer Division

Panzergrenadieres of 116th PzDv

December 1944 Rhine (i don't know if this is 116th PzDv guys)

 

[Jäger]

when the allies invaded the fatherland they seen the most ferocious fighting
for example in the battle of hochwald gap the Canadians lost 1,000 troops and 100 tanks and barely gained ground against a small German force.

 

[Jäger]

Soldiers during a maneuver even though the MG-08 was a WW1 Era Machine gun many divisions in the Wehrmacht still used it

 

[The Sandman]

2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich" was an elite division of the Waffen-SS. It took part in major battles including the Battle of Prokhorovka.

June 1941 Russia

Das Reich Tiger tanks July 1943 Kursk

Captured T34's of Das Reich 1943

Before the Battle of Kursk

Das Reich Tiger Tanks Urkaine

 

[The Sandman]

3rd Panzer Division was established in 1935 It later participated in the 1939 invasion of Poland under the command of Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg (where it was the most numerically powerful Panzer Division in the campaign, with 391 tanks),

3rd Panzer Division memorial commemorating those killed in action

Advance party of the 3rd Panzer-Division south of Brest-Litowsk on June

Crossing Don August 1942

 

[The Sandman]

Panzer Grenadier Division Großdeutschland was an Elite and one of the best-equipped units of the German Army.

Their Motto : Our honor is the fulfillment of our duty!

Kursk 1943

Panthers of the Division in Romania 1944

Combat training before Operation Zitadelle

Hasso von Manteuffel, commander of Panzergrenadier Division "Grossdeutschland" on the front with his men, 1944 Ukraine

 

[The Sandman]

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Würger was a German single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft designed by Kurt Tank in the late 1930s and widely used during World War II. Along with its well-known counterpart, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the Fw 190 became the backbone of the Luftwaffe's Jagdwaffe (Fighter Force). The twin-row BMW 801 radial engine that powered most operational versions enabled the Fw 190 to lift larger loads than the Bf 109, allowing its use as a day fighter, fighter-bomber, ground-attack aircraft and, to a lesser degree, night fighter.

The FW 190A was superior to RAF's Spitfire Mk V. In the opinion of German pilots who flew both the Bf 109 and the Fw 190, the latter provided increased firepower and, at low to medium altitude, manoeuvrability.

Although it was superior to BF 109 but still 109 FTW :3 even the Russian pilots admitted it

 

[Desert Fox]

Wehrmacht Rocket Artillery

Panzerwerfer Self Propelled Rocket Artillery Launcher In Action

Nebelwerfer (fog thrower) towed Rocket Artillery

Waffenvorführung Panzerwerfer
(captured stocks of Soviet Katyusha rockets as well as German copies in Wehrmacht service)

@Psychic @DesertFox97 @Foxtrot-Bravo @Nihonjin1051 @Bundeswehr​

 

[The Sandman]

The Panther was a medium tank. The Panther was intended to counter the Soviet T-34 and to replace the Panzer III and Panzer IV. Nevertheless, it served alongside the latter and the heavier Tiger I until the end of the war. It is considered one of the best tanks of World War II for its excellent firepower and protection. The Panther proved to be effective in open country and long range engagements, The Panther was far cheaper to produce than the Tiger I

Panther Ausf. D tanks, 1943.

Panther ausf G of the 9th Panzer Division

Production line

Eastern Front, 1944

 

[NP-complete]

I recall that the source from which i received most of my eastern front info, specifically mentioned Grenadiers and Panzerjagers for their courage.

 

[LowPost]

Joseph Goebbels presents 16-year-old Willi Hübner the Iron Cross for his actions in Lauban, Lower Silesia, 9 March 1945.

Waffen-SS troops behind an MG 34 machine gun on a tripod, searching for Soviet troops, Russia, 1941.

Two young German soldiers armed with Panzerfausts and Mauser rifles march through Lower Silesia, 1945.

German convoy of the 7th Panzer Division under the command of Generalmajor Erwin Rommel on the move through France, 1940.

A German Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant (Giant) in Bulgaria. It is the largest transport aircraft of World War II.

The crew of a Nashorn tank destroyer sits in front of their vehicle with fellow German soldiers, 1944.

German Waffen-SS infantry with coverage of a Panther tank on patrol through the bocage of Normandy, 1944.

German Tiger tank of 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion near Villers-Bocage after arriving from Paris, 1944.

 

[The Sandman]

Panzer III was a medium tank developed in the 1930s. The official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen III Sd.Kfz. 141. Production of the Panzer III ended in 1943. However, the Panzer III's capable chassis provided hulls for the Sturmgeschütz III assault gun until the end of the war.

PzIII Command tank ausf E or F in Greece,

Pz III of 2nd SS Panzer "Das Reich"

Ausf. D, Poland 1939

Pz III Ausf J USSR 1942

Pz III Ausf. M with side skirts in southern USSR 1943 (oh i love these side skirts)

@Desert Fox @Arryn @Psychic

 

[Basel]

i am sure no one will tell you that allied air force destroyed entire german cites or how the german civilians were treated after occupation

Dresden City was one of those.

 

[Inception-06]

i am sure no one will tell you that allied air force destroyed entire german cites or how the german civilians were treated after occupation

The germans were treated very well and good by the US troops, the french and soviets did take revange !

 

[The Sandman]

The germans were treated very well and good by the US troops, the french and soviets did take revange !

No google Dachau camp and there are many examples like this they too killed German citizens and soldiers who even surrendered so no US soldiers weren't saints anyway please avoid debating on this thread it's not allowed. So i will not reply to any further comments on this issue, i hope you will avoid it too.