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  1. German Panzer III in France, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German Panzer III in France, 1940
    Date: 01.06.1940
    Image text: Tankers in their Panzer III Ausf B or C during the French campaign. The soldiers wear field-gray hats to their black uniforms instead of the black Panzermuetzen.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00108592
  2. French and German soldier, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: French and German soldier, 1940
    Date: 01.01.1940
    Image text: A German soldier with a captured French soldier during the French campaign 1940.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00139724
  3. German soldiers in front of a bunker on the Maginot Line, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German soldiers in front of a bunker on the Maginot Line, 1940
    Date: 01.06.1940
    Image text: German infantrymen in front of a stormed bunker at the Maginot Line.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00466563
  4. German infantry gun in France, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German infantry gun in France, 1940
    Date: 01.06.1940
    Image text: A gun of the type "15-cm-schweres Infanteriegeschuetz 33" (15 -cm-heavy infantry gun 33) in firing position on the Somme at Amiens.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00466637
  5. British artillery in France, 1939 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: British artillery in France, 1939
    Date: 15.12.1939
    Image text: During an exercise British gunners with gas masks bring a gun in firing position, probably one of the type "BL 4.5 inch Medium Gun". At the beginning of the war the tactical thinking of the Allies was still rooted in the First World War and it was expected that another long trench warfare will take place, in which the artillery would play a crucial role.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00468013
  6. Fallen British soldiers in Belgium, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Fallen British soldiers in Belgium, 1940
    Date: 01.06.1940
    Image text: Fallen British during fights against German troops.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00141145
  7. German engineers before an attack in France, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German engineers before an attack in France, 1940
    Date: 11.06.1941
    Image text: An engineer group lies behind a corner in coverage with their inflatable boat and is preparing to traverse the distance to the river bank. In front of the corner there is an officer.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00118506
  8. Soldiers of the Waffen SS in Belgium, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Soldiers of the Waffen SS in Belgium, 1940
    Date: 01.05.1940
    Image text: The crew of an antitank gun find protection behind a house in a village during fighting.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00014299
  9. Soldiers of the Waffen SS in Holland, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Soldiers of the Waffen SS in Holland, 1940
    Date: 01.05.1940
    Image text: Infantry of a unit of the SS march on a street in Holland.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00014529
  10. Deutsche Fallschirmjäger bei Kämpfen um die Maasbrücken bei Moedijk, 1940 Carl Henrich/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Deutsche Fallschirmjäger bei Kämpfen um die Maasbrücken bei Moedijk, 1940
    Date: 10.05.1940
    Image text: Fallschirmjäger versuchen, nach ihrer Landung am Schirm Brücken in der Nähe der niederländischen Ortschaft Moerdijk einzunehmen. Aus der Luft erhalten sie durch Stukas Junkers Ju 87 Unterstützung. Hier nehmen sie vor der Explosion einer Fliegerbombe Deckung in einem Straßengraben.
    Photo: Carl Henrich
    Image number: 00069250
  11. Still from the Movie 'Victory in the West,' 1940 SZ Photo/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Still from the Movie 'Victory in the West,' 1940
    Date: 01.01.1940
    Image text: A 'Panzer II' tank charges and passes a machine gunner with his MG 34. The picture is a still from the movie 'Victory in the West.'
    Photo: SZ Photo
    Image number: 00011212
  12. Heinz Guderian in a message center on the Eastern Front, 1941 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Heinz Guderian in a message center on the Eastern Front, 1941
    Date: 01.01.1940
    Image text: Colonel General Heinz Guderian, commander of a panzer division with Nachrichtensoldaten (radio signal communication soldiers) in a tanks. In the foreground, an encryption device "Enigma".
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00011979
  13. German tanks in a French village, 1940 SZ Photo/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German tanks in a French village, 1940
    Date: 01.01.1940
    Image text: A Panzer III (front) and a Panzer IV cross a town during the French campaign. Presumably film scene.
    Photo: SZ Photo
    Image number: 00108597
  14. German soldiers bury a comrade, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German soldiers bury a comrade, 1940
    Date: 01.01.1940
    Image text: Soldiers have buried during the battles in France, a fallen soldier of an infantry regiment.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00117048
  15. The crew of a fortification on the Maginot Line has capitulated, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: The crew of a fortification on the Maginot Line has capitulated, 1940
    Date: 01.06.1940
    Image text: The defenders of a fortification of the Maginot Line go in captivity, the regimental flag was attached to a gun.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00466560
  16. British machine gun division in France, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: British machine gun division in France, 1940
    Date: 01.01.1940
    Image text: The machine gun detachment of the Cheshire Regiment during an exercise with their Vickers machine guns in France.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00467989
  17. British Highland troops in France, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: British Highland troops in France, 1940
    Date: 19.02.1940
    Image text: Soldiers of the "Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders" Regiment during an inspection by officers in France. The Cameron Highlanders were the last Scottish regiment which still wore the kilt in combat.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00467999
  18. German artillery in France, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German artillery in France, 1940
    Date: 25.05.1940
    Image text: A battery of artillery with the 10.5 cm field Howitzer 18 on a field during the fighting of the French campaign.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00011303
  19. German marksmen on motorcycles, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German marksmen on motorcycles, 1940
    Date: 01.06.1940
    Image text: Two german motorcycle mounted infantrymen ("Kradschützen") or marksmen are studying a map while on the advance to the South of France. They are completely covered in the dirt and dust of the roads.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00382236
  20. German snipers, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German snipers, 1940
    Date: 10.06.1940
    Image text: Two snipers of the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War in a trench on the Western Front in the vicinity of Ghent.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00139521
  21. German infantry in France, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German infantry in France, 1940
    Date: 17.06.1940
    Image text: An infantry platoon on the march during the battles in France.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00118490
  22. German Panzer III on the rise in France, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German Panzer III on the rise in France, 1940
    Date: 01.06.1940
    Image text: Tank at Soissons on the road after breaking through the Ardennes.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00092475
  23. German armored fighting vehicle in France Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German armored fighting vehicle in France
    Date: 01.06.1940
    Image text: German half-track armored personnel carrier Sdkfz.251 / 1 in a corn field at the Aisne during the war in France, 1940.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00024666
  24. German Panzer III E in France, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German Panzer III E in France, 1940
    Date: 01.01.1940
    Image text: A Panzer III E during an exercise in France. A command pennant is attached to the hatch.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00011429
  25. German command tank I B in France, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German command tank I B in France, 1940
    Date: 01.01.1940
    Image text: Dispatchers near a command tank on the Western front. The command tank has a large antenna for the transmission of radio messages.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00011216
  26. German columns in France, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German columns in France, 1940
    Date: 01.06.1940
    Image text: Units wait on a road of advance. Left is a column of Panzer IVs.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00011198
  27. French tank which has been shot to pieces, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: French tank which has been shot to pieces, 1940
    Date: 01.06.1940
    Image text: A French tank with a shot up chain remains on a bridge.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00011215
  28. German tanks at the ready in France, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German tanks at the ready in France, 1940
    Date: 01.06.1940
    Image text: Two Panzer II stand on a field in the Aisne. In the background are cavalry.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00011434
  29. Left-behind British equipment in Dunkirk, 1940 SZ Photo/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Left-behind British equipment in Dunkirk, 1940
    Date: 01.01.1940
    Image text: After the evacuation of the British troops at Dunkirk, the beach was littered with the leftover equipment of several divisions. Here, motor vehicles and horse carts.
    Photo: SZ Photo
    Image number: 00467248
  30. Captured British soldiers in World War II, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Captured British soldiers in World War II, 1940
    Date: 01.05.1940
    Image text: Captured British soldiers in World War II, 1940
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00467068
  31. Burial of a British officer in France, 1940 SZ Photo/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Burial of a British officer in France, 1940
    Date: 01.01.1940
    Image text: An English officer, who fell during the fighting in the north of France, was buried with military honors by German soldiers. A captured Englishman speaks a prayer.
    Photo: SZ Photo
    Image number: 00467072
  32. German tank removing roadblocks in Belgium, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German tank removing roadblocks in Belgium, 1940
    Date: 14.05.1940
    Image text: A German Panzer III removes a roadblock during the advance into Belgium. On the right a group of German officers can be seen.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00466439
  33. Crossing over rivers, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Crossing over rivers, 1940
    Date: 01.05.1940
    Image text: Crossing over rivers, 1940, Second World War, western front, Battle of France, Germany 1933-1945 National Socialism
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00466841
  34. French prisoners during the Battle of Sedan, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: French prisoners during the Battle of Sedan, 1940
    Date: 12.05.1940
    Image text: A German soldier guards two Frenchmen who fell in German captivity during the Battle of Sedan. The German soldier wears shelter-half as overcoat for camouflage and as protection against rain.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00466807
  35. French soldier, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: French soldier, 1940
    Date: 01.01.1940
    Image text: Member of the French army during the French campaign after being captured by German troops.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00466860
  36. German soldiers with a captured Frenchman, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German soldiers with a captured Frenchman, 1940
    Date: 01.06.1940
    Image text: German infantrymen lead away a captured French soldier of a colonial regiment in Commercy in Lorraine ( Meuse department).
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00466907
  37. Captive French Muslims during prayer, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Captive French Muslims during prayer, 1940
    Date: 25.07.1940
    Image text: Muslim members of a colonial regiment pray to Mecca in a German prison camp.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00466917
  38. Grave of a French tank crew, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Grave of a French tank crew, 1940
    Date: 01.05.1940
    Image text: The grave of a French tank crew before his downed Renault Char B1 at le Cateau.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00466954
  39. French prisoners in a German camp, 1940 SZ Photo/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: French prisoners in a German camp, 1940
    Date: 01.06.1940
    Image text: Captured French soldiers, including members of the North African colonial regiments, in a German camp for prisoners of war.
    Photo: SZ Photo
    Image number: 00466990
  40. British prisoners are interviewed, 1940 SZ Photo/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: British prisoners are interviewed, 1940
    Date: 01.06.1940
    Image text: British soldiers who were captured by Germans after the Battle of Dunkirk are questioned by a member of a propaganda company (right).
    Photo: SZ Photo
    Image number: 00467253
  41. British line of retreat after the Battle of Dunkirk, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: British line of retreat after the Battle of Dunkirk, 1940
    Date: 01.05.1940
    Image text: Abandoned and destroyed British military vehicles along a road to Dunkirk.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00467216
  42. Crossing over the Meuse and the Marne, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Crossing over the Meuse and the Marne, 1940
    Date: 01.06.1940
    Image text: Advance of German troops after breaking through the Ardennes and crossing the Meuse at Sedan in northern France. The photo was taken at Chateau Thierry.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00466828
  43. German infantry in urban warfare at Dunkirk, 1940 SZ Photo/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German infantry in urban warfare at Dunkirk, 1940
    Date: 04.06.1940
    Image text: German infantrymen put a 3rd7 cm-PaK 36 in position during the battles around Dunkirk. Probably they are soldiers of the 54th Infantry Regiment, who stormed the city.
    Photo: SZ Photo
    Image number: 00467195
  44. Crossing over the Meuse River and the Marne River, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Crossing over the Meuse River and the Marne River, 1940
    Date: 26.05.1940
    Image text: Crossing over the Meuse River and the Marne River, 1940, Second World War, western front, Battle of France, Germany 1933-1945 National Socialism
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00466833
  45. Crossing over the Meuse River and the Marne River, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Crossing over the Meuse River and the Marne River, 1940
    Date: 01.06.1940
    Image text: Crossing over the Meuse River and the Marne River, 1940, Second World War, western front, Battle of France, Germany 1933-1945 National Socialism
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00466829
  46. German soldier inspects a damaged tank in France, 1940 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German soldier inspects a damaged tank in France, 1940
    Date: 25.05.1940
    Image text: A sergeant of the Wehrmacht assesses the effectiveness of hits of the German anti-tank gun. The French tank is an old FT-17, which was used in the First World War. The maximum 16 mm thick armor itself is no longer an obstacle for the weak German 3.7-cm Pak.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00466716
  47. German cavalry on the advance in France, 1940 SZ Photo/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German cavalry on the advance in France, 1940
    Date: 10.05.1940
    Image text: German cavalrymen pass through a French village, right in the picture a destroyed vehicle and the dead crew. Although the Western campaign is more associated with tanks, the Wehrmacht also deployed a complete cavalry division.
    Photo: SZ Photo
    Image number: 00466665
  48. The advance of German artillery in France, 1940 SZ Photo/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: The advance of German artillery in France, 1940
    Date: 01.01.1940
    Image text: Hauled German artillery crosses a destroyed French village during the offensive in the west. The gun is probably a field howitzer of the type "15-cm-schwere Feldhaubitze 18".
    Photo: SZ Photo
    Image number: 00466647
  49. Advance of the German troops during the camapaign, 1940 SZ Photo/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Advance of the German troops during the camapaign, 1940
    Date: 18.05.1940
    Image text: Advance of the German troops during the camapaign, 1940, Second World War, western front, Battle France, Germany 1933-1945 National Socialism
    Photo: SZ Photo
    Image number: 00466626
  50. Deutsche Fallschirmjäger kämpfen in Moerdijk, 1940 Carl Henrich/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Deutsche Fallschirmjäger kämpfen in Moerdijk, 1940
    Date: 10.05.1940
    Image text: Bei der Eroberung des niederländischen Moerdijk und der dortigen Brücken über die Maas laufen Fallschirmjäger an gefallenen Verteidigern vorbei.
    Photo: Carl Henrich
    Image number: 00069258
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