Soldiers of the Waffen SS at Caen, 1944

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Image text:

The Knight cross carrier SS-Standartenfuehrer Eduard Deisenhofer inspects, during lull in the fighting, positions of the 10th SS Panzer Division "Frundsberg" along a road. A soldier in a foxhole hands him his Kar98. All men wear M44 Feldblusen in peas pattern, which were introduced as a new uniform at the beginning of 1944.

Photographer:

Scherl

Date:

01.06.1944

31.08.1944

Location:

France

Image ID:

00323456

Dimensions:

4957px x 3388px

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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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D-Day in France 1944

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Keywords:

K98 Knight s Cross Operation Neptune Operation Overlord Second World War Waffen SS army attack camouflage camouflage jacket carabiners commander fight infantry invasion invasion front military pipe position smoke smoking soldier troops western front war unrest conflicts historical

Headline:

Soldiers of the Waffen SS at Caen, 1944

Date:

01.06.1944

Photographer:

Scherl

Image ID:

00323456