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

As a military history enthusiast I would like to contribute to the thread as well. Here are some pictures of the North African campaign, one of my favourite theatres of WWII:

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German Luftwaffe troops resting on their BMW R75 motorcycles, 1941.

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An sFH 18 heavy howitzer is being towed by an SdKfz 7 half-track, 1942.

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A column of German medium tanks and armoured cars of the 15th Panzer Division on a motorway.

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German pilots playing cards in front of a Messerschmitt Bf 109. Libya, 1942.

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A Messerschmitt Bf 110 aircraft of Nachtjagdgeschwader 3 in flight over North Africa, April 1941.

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A Panzer crew warms up a meal.

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The Genius himself, giving orders to other officers, June 1942.

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The said general helping to push a stuck vehicle, early 1941.
 
Good thread and they certainly were one of the greatest fighting forces' the world had ever seen. My elders who fought in the British Indian army recalled many times how they admired the professionalism of the German army. They were organised, well disciplined, innovative, motivated and studied warfare to perfection.
 
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Afrika Korps armour

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Desert Fox​
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Operation Barbarossa

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Panzer evolution

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Panzer kpfw 38 - Eastern front

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March towards Moscow
 

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Song of the North AfrikaKorps:



More pictures of the Deutches AfrikaKorps

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A local hitches along with German tankers.

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Luftwaffe personnel communicating with locals:

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Soldiers of the AfrikaKorps in Tripoli:

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AfrikaKorps soldiers posing for group photo:

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@Nilgiri @Nihonjin1051 @Psychic @Foxtrot-Bravo @DesertFox97
wow nice find :tup:
 
Amazing photos, great job. Wehrmacht was the best fighting force of its time and would have defeated any single opponent (including the soviets), too bad they had megalomaniac as a commander in chief who wanted to take everyone on.
 
Here's another one of my favorites @Nilgiri


Some more pics of German soldiers on the Eastern Front:

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Snowball fight:

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Even the Tortoise served in the Wehrmacht lol:
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That was wonderful song thanks.

I'm sure you've heard it....but I'll post it here anyways:


Song tune is still used by French Foreign Legion to this day ;) in their kepi blanc song.
 
Napping on the propeller of a BF-109 under the Russian afternoon sun.

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They came in all shapes and sizes lol, never too fat, short, or tall
to join the Wehrmacht:

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Not sure if these guys are also Wehrmacht (or German)
Can anyone confirm?

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