Machine gun position of the Waffen SS in Normandy, 1944

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Image text:

Pioneers of the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division "Goetz von Berlichingen" have brought a Mg42 in position at the Vire channel. The man left in the picture wears his Zeltbahn as a cap for camouflage purposes.

Photographer:

Scherl

Date:

13.06.1944

Location:

France

Image ID:

00323435

Dimensions:

3502px x 4959px

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No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo

Copyright Notice:

Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

Collection:

Historical archives

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Camouflage uniforms of German Army in WWII

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Keywords:

Army Cotentin Operation Neptune Operation Overlord Panzer Grenadier SS Engineer Battalion 17 Waffen SS Western Front World War Two army attack fight infantry invasion invasion front machine-gun nest military peninsula position soldier troops war unrest conflicts historical

Headline:

Machine gun position of the Waffen SS in Normandy, 1944

Date:

13.06.1944

Photographer:

Scherl

Image ID:

00323435