The first conscripts in the Volkssturm get their weapons, 1944

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The first recruits of the Volkssturm have lined up in their local branch to receive their weapons. The carabiners on the table are probably old looted weapons of the French army of type "Berthier M1916".

Photographer:

Scherl

Date:

02.11.1944

Location:

Germany, Berlin

Image ID:

00385022

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4956px x 3486px

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

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Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

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Historical archives

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Second World War: German Volkssturm units, 1944/1945

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Keywords:

Germany Nazi Germany Second World War Third Reich WW II Wehrmacht World War II army defeat home guard military militia mobilisation mobilization soldier soldiers total war troop war unrest conflicts historical 2nd world war Nazi Nazi period Nazi state Nazism WW2 WWII contingent decline downfall loot weapon Germany party official

Headline:

The first conscripts in the Volkssturm get their weapons, 1944

Date:

02.11.1944

Photographer:

Scherl

Image ID:

00385022