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Headline: German soldiers and destroyed French tanks, 1940

Date: 12.06.1940

Image text: German soldiers examine a shot down French heavy tank of the type "Renault Char B1".

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00466591
German soldiers and destroyed French tanks, 1940

German soldiers examine a shot down French heavy tank of the type "Renault Char B1".
Headline: German Stukas during the western campaign, 1940

Date: 12.06.1940

Image text: A formation of German Junkers Ju 87-B "Stuka" in France.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00466592
German Stukas during the western campaign, 1940

A formation of German Junkers Ju 87-B "Stuka" in France.
Headline: German artillery in combat in France, 1940

Date: 12.06.1940

Image text: A German "10,5-cm-leichte Feldhaubitze 18" opens fire over an open visor. Since the regular German anti-tank gun could not destroy most of the Allied tanks, army artillery was often used for direct tank fighting.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00466593
German artillery in combat in France, 1940

A German "10,5-cm-leichte Feldhaubitze 18" opens fire over an open visor. Since the regular German anti-tank gun could not destroy most of the Allied tanks, army artillery was often used for direct tank fighting.
Headline: German soldiers in a destroyed village, May 1940

Date: 22.05.1940

Image text: German soldiers marching through a ruined French village. In the foreground, motorcyclists. Scene from the propaganda film "Sieg im Westen" ("Victory in the West") entitled "Die grosse Entscheidungsschlacht im Westen" ("The Great Decisive Battle in the West").

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00466594
German soldiers in a destroyed village, May 1940

German soldiers marching through a ruined French village. In the foreground, motorcyclists. Scene from the propaganda film "Sieg im Westen" ("Victory in the West") entitled "Die grosse Entscheidungsschlacht im Westen" ("The Great Decisive Battle in the West").
Headline: Destroyed French bunker, May 1940

Date: 22.05.1940

Image text: View of a ruined French fortification, May 1940. Scene from the propaganda film "Sieg im Westen" ("Victory in the West") entitled "Die grosse Entscheidungsschlacht im Westen" ("The Great Decisive Battle in the West").

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00466595
Destroyed French bunker, May 1940

View of a ruined French fortification, May 1940. Scene from the propaganda film "Sieg im Westen" ("Victory in the West") entitled "Die grosse Entscheidungsschlacht im Westen" ("The Great Decisive Battle in the West").
Headline: Panzer II in France, 1940

Date: 22.05.1940

Image text: A Panzer II (also PzKpfw II) on the march in France, May 1940. Scene from the propaganda film "Sieg im Westen" ("Victory in the West") entitled "Die grosse Entscheidungsschlacht im Westen" ("The Great Decisive Battle in the West").

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00466596
Panzer II in France, 1940

A Panzer II (also PzKpfw II) on the march in France, May 1940. Scene from the propaganda film "Sieg im Westen" ("Victory in the West") entitled "Die grosse Entscheidungsschlacht im Westen" ("The Great Decisive Battle in the West").
Headline: Destroyed French fortification, May 1940

Date: 22.05.1940

Image text: View of a ruined French fortification. Scene from the propaganda film "Sieg im Westen" ("Victory in the West") entitled "Die grosse Entscheidungsschlacht im Westen" ("The Great Decisive Battle in the West").

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00466597
Destroyed French fortification, May 1940

View of a ruined French fortification. Scene from the propaganda film "Sieg im Westen" ("Victory in the West") entitled "Die grosse Entscheidungsschlacht im Westen" ("The Great Decisive Battle in the West").
Headline: German infantry in combat in France, 1940

Date: 20.06.1940

Image text: A group of German infantrymen are walking along a street during the fighting for a French village.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00466598
German infantry in combat in France, 1940

A group of German infantrymen are walking along a street during the fighting for a French village.
Headline: German machine gunners in France, 1940

Date: 01.01.1940

Image text: Two German infantrymen with an Mg-34 in a street fight at a French village.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466599
German machine gunners in France, 1940

Two German infantrymen with an Mg-34 in a street fight at a French village.
Headline: Advancing German troops in France, 1940

Date: 01.06.1940

Image text: A German 3.7cm Pak 36 secures a road of advance through the Argonne at Montfauon.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466600
Advancing German troops in France, 1940

A German 3.7cm Pak 36 secures a road of advance through the Argonne at Montfauon.
Headline: Advancing German troops during the campaign, 1940 , German soldier in combat during the war in France, 1940

Date: 01.05.1940

Image text: A German infantryman under cover in a cemetery in France. Advancing German troops during the campaign, 1940, World War, Western Front, French campaign Germany 1933-1945, National Socialism

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466601
Advancing German troops during the campaign, 1940 , German soldier in combat during the war in France, 1940

A German infantryman under cover in a cemetery in France. Advancing German troops during the campaign, 1940, World War, Western Front, French campaign Germany 1933-1945, National Socialism
Headline: General Staff Meeting of a German Army Group in France, 1940

Date: 01.06.1940

Image text: General Eugen von Schobert (right at the table) talking with another German general, probably Gerd von Rundstedt, Commander of Army Group A.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466602
General Staff Meeting of a German Army Group in France, 1940

General Eugen von Schobert (right at the table) talking with another German general, probably Gerd von Rundstedt, Commander of Army Group A.
Headline: German infantry with mortar in France, 1940

Date: 01.01.1940

Image text: German infantrymen put a mortar in position on a railway dam, probably a "Granatwerfer 34". Filmstill from Sieg im Westen (Victory in the West).

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00466603
German infantry with mortar in France, 1940

German infantrymen put a mortar in position on a railway dam, probably a "Granatwerfer 34". Filmstill from Sieg im Westen (Victory in the West).
Headline: German motorized infantry in France, 1940

Date: 01.05.1940

Image text: German motorcycle troops cross a meadow in France.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466604
German motorized infantry in France, 1940

German motorcycle troops cross a meadow in France.
Headline: Pak-position of the Waffen SS in France, 1940

Date: 01.01.1940

Image text: Soldiers of the Waffen-SS with a 3.7-cm Pak 36 secure a road in France.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466605
Pak-position of the Waffen SS in France, 1940

Soldiers of the Waffen-SS with a 3.7-cm Pak 36 secure a road in France.
Headline: German motorcyclists in France, 1940

Date: 01.01.1940

Image text: A German motorcyclist tries to orient using a map. The motorcycle is a BMW R12.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466606
German motorcyclists in France, 1940

A German motorcyclist tries to orient using a map. The motorcycle is a BMW R12.
Headline: German infantry with anti-tank gun in northern France, 1940

Date: 01.01.1940

Image text: A German infantry squad takes a 3.7-cm Pak 36 in position on the north French coast.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466607
German infantry with anti-tank gun in northern France, 1940

A German infantry squad takes a 3.7-cm Pak 36 in position on the north French coast.
Headline: German troops in Nancy, 1940

Date: 01.01.1940

Image text: German soldiers in front of the town hall of Nancy, on which already waves the swastika flag.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466608
German troops in Nancy, 1940

German soldiers in front of the town hall of Nancy, on which already waves the swastika flag.
Headline: German infantrymen are transported to the front in France, 1940

Date: 01.06.1940

Image text: German infantrymen are brought to the front on trucks during the fights at the Maginot Line.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466609
German infantrymen are transported to the front in France, 1940

German infantrymen are brought to the front on trucks during the fights at the Maginot Line.
Headline: German advance party at Verdun, 1940

Date: 01.06.1940

Image text: German vehicles cross the railway embankment of Verdun. Left a half-track vehicle, probably of the type "Sd.Kfz. 6" right motorcycle infantrymen on their motorcycles.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466610
German advance party at Verdun, 1940

German vehicles cross the railway embankment of Verdun. Left a half-track vehicle, probably of the type "Sd.Kfz. 6" right motorcycle infantrymen on their motorcycles.
Headline: Camouflaged bunker in France, 1940

Date: 01.05.1940

Image text: A well camouflaged French bunker, probably part of the Maginot line.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00466611
Camouflaged bunker in France, 1940

A well camouflaged French bunker, probably part of the Maginot line.
Headline: German troops marching in France, 1940

Date: 01.06.1940

Image text: A German column with "Heeresfeldwagen" (Army Field Cart) on the way to the Seine. In the foreground there is a motorcycle with sidecar.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466612
German troops marching in France, 1940

A German column with "Heeresfeldwagen" (Army Field Cart) on the way to the Seine. In the foreground there is a motorcycle with sidecar.
Headline: German infantry with souvenirs in France, 1940

Date: 01.01.1940

Image text: Two German non-commissioned officers in a French city who stocked up with war souvenirs, among others. a steel helmet and a police kepi (left). Note also the hand grenades put into the boots.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00466613
German infantry with souvenirs in France, 1940

Two German non-commissioned officers in a French city who stocked up with war souvenirs, among others. a steel helmet and a police kepi (left). Note also the hand grenades put into the boots.
Headline: German war correspondent in France, 1940

Date: 01.06.1940

Image text: A camera team of a propaganda company behind the battle line on the Somme.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466614
German war correspondent in France, 1940

A camera team of a propaganda company behind the battle line on the Somme.
Headline: German shock troop on the Somme, 1940

Date: 01.06.1940

Image text: An assault party of the infantry penetrates through a roadblock in a town on the Somme.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466615
German shock troop on the Somme, 1940

An assault party of the infantry penetrates through a roadblock in a town on the Somme.
Headline: Taking the Kemmelberg, 1940

Date: 01.05.1940

Image text: German soldiers hoist the swastika flag on the Kemmelberg, which was the scene of heavy fighting in 1918.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466616
Taking the Kemmelberg, 1940

German soldiers hoist the swastika flag on the Kemmelberg, which was the scene of heavy fighting in 1918.
Headline: Camouflaged French bunker, 1940

Date: 01.01.1940

Image text: A bunker camouflaged as a garage on the Maas, probably a part of the extended Maginot Line.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466617
Camouflaged French bunker, 1940

A bunker camouflaged as a garage on the Maas, probably a part of the extended Maginot Line.
Headline: German general in France, 1940

Date: 01.06.1940

Image text: A German general (probably Hermann Hoth) at a staff meeting with commanders of infantry units at the Yser Canal just before Dunkirk.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466618
German general in France, 1940

A German general (probably Hermann Hoth) at a staff meeting with commanders of infantry units at the Yser Canal just before Dunkirk.
Headline: German motorcycle riflemen in France, 1940

Date: 01.05.1940

Image text: A detachment of the German motorized infantry on the march through the Mass valley.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466619
German motorcycle riflemen in France, 1940

A detachment of the German motorized infantry on the march through the Mass valley.
Headline: German Panzer Division advancing in France, 1940

Date: 01.01.1940

Image text: Vehicles of a German Panzer Division during a march break. In the foreground on the road there are motorcycles of the motorized infantry, left in the field a group of Panzer II.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466620
German Panzer Division advancing in France, 1940

Vehicles of a German Panzer Division during a march break. In the foreground on the road there are motorcycles of the motorized infantry, left in the field a group of Panzer II.
Headline: German column in France, 1940

Date: 11.05.1940

Image text: A German column with "Heeresfeldwagen" (Army Field Cart) on the march through France. On the left a group of civilians can be seen.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466621
German column in France, 1940

A German column with "Heeresfeldwagen" (Army Field Cart) on the march through France. On the left a group of civilians can be seen.
Headline: Advancing German troops during the campaign, 1940

Date: 01.05.1940

Image text: A column of German vehicles in Avesnes. The vehicles left is of the type "schwerer Einheits-Pkw" (heavy passenger car). On the right an Sd.Kfz. 6 "mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 5 t" half-track military vehicle with attached "15-cm-schwere Feldhaubitze 18" heavy field howitzer.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466622
Advancing German troops during the campaign, 1940

A column of German vehicles in Avesnes. The vehicles left is of the type "schwerer Einheits-Pkw" (heavy passenger car). On the right an Sd.Kfz. 6 "mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 5 t" half-track military vehicle with attached "15-cm-schwere Feldhaubitze 18" heavy field howitzer.
Headline: German motorcycle rifleman in France, 1940

Date: 01.05.1940

Image text: A German dispatch rider on the way to the command post in a village on the Chemin de Dames.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466623
German motorcycle rifleman in France, 1940

A German dispatch rider on the way to the command post in a village on the Chemin de Dames.
Headline: German infantry artillery in France, 1940

Date: 01.06.1940

Image text: A German "7,5 cm leichtes Infanteriegeschuetz 18" infantry support gun secures the route of advance at La Jaille. In the background, a mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 5 t "Sd.Kfz. 6". The attached equipment is either an assault boat or bridge building material.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466624
German infantry artillery in France, 1940

A German "7,5 cm leichtes Infanteriegeschuetz 18" infantry support gun secures the route of advance at La Jaille. In the background, a mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 5 t "Sd.Kfz. 6". The attached equipment is either an assault boat or bridge building material.
Headline: German troops on the Somme, 1940

Date: 13.06.1940

Image text: German motorcade during the advance on the Somme. The attached gun is a 3.7-cm Pak 36.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466625
German troops on the Somme, 1940

German motorcade during the advance on the Somme. The attached gun is a 3.7-cm Pak 36.
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
Advance of the German troops during the camapaign, 1940

Advance of the German troops during the camapaign, 1940, Second World War, western front, Battle France, Germany 1933-1945 National Socialism
Headline: Advancing German troops in France, 1940

Date: 15.06.1940

Image text: German infantry on the march through France.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466627
Advancing German troops in France, 1940

German infantry on the march through France.
Headline: German troops cross a destroyed French town,1940

Date: 19.06.1940

Image text: German infantry crosses a street that was heavily damaged by the previous battles.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466628
German troops cross a destroyed French town,1940

German infantry crosses a street that was heavily damaged by the previous battles.
Headline: Advancing German troops in France, 1940

Date: 25.05.1940

Image text: A German colony advancing toward Duey. The motorcycle in the center is likely to be a requisitioned civilian vehicle. The gun on the left is a 7,5 cm leichtes Infanteriegeschuetz 18, an infantry support gun.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466629
Advancing German troops in France, 1940

A German colony advancing toward Duey. The motorcycle in the center is likely to be a requisitioned civilian vehicle. The gun on the left is a 7,5 cm leichtes Infanteriegeschuetz 18, an infantry support gun.
Headline: Destroyed French fortification, 1940

Date: 31.05.1940

Image text: Destroyed part of Ouvrage Bersillies, part of the fortifications of Maubeuge.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466630
Destroyed French fortification, 1940

Destroyed part of Ouvrage Bersillies, part of the fortifications of Maubeuge.
Headline: German antitank gun in France, 1940

Date: 01.06.1940

Image text: A German advance detachment went in position with a 3.7-cm-PaK 36 as defence against enemy tanks.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466631
German antitank gun in France, 1940

A German advance detachment went in position with a 3.7-cm-PaK 36 as defence against enemy tanks.
Headline: German propaganda caricature, 1940

Date: 11.06.1940

Image text: A German caricature during the time of the French campaign, entitled "150 years or transformations of a republic".

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466632
German propaganda caricature, 1940

A German caricature during the time of the French campaign, entitled "150 years or transformations of a republic".
Headline: German bicycle battalion in France, 1940

Date: 01.06.1940

Image text: A German bicycle battalion drives along the Loire to the next unoccupied place.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00466633
German bicycle battalion in France, 1940

A German bicycle battalion drives along the Loire to the next unoccupied place.
Headline: German troops in Colmar, 1940

Date: 27.06.1940

Image text: Rest period of German troops at the market square of Colmar in Alsace.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00466634
German troops in Colmar, 1940

Rest period of German troops at the market square of Colmar in Alsace.
Headline: German infantry during a march break in France, 1940

Date: 01.01.1940

Image text: A German infantry division while taking a break during the advance to Montcornet.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466635
German infantry during a march break in France, 1940

A German infantry division while taking a break during the advance to Montcornet.
Headline: Adolf Hitler visiting the Western Front, 1940

Date: 01.07.1940

Image text: Adolf Hitler crosses a pontoon bridge at Breisach during a tour of Belgium and France. He is accompanied by a motorcycle detachment.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466636
Adolf Hitler visiting the Western Front, 1940

Adolf Hitler crosses a pontoon bridge at Breisach during a tour of Belgium and France. He is accompanied by a motorcycle detachment.
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
German infantry gun in France, 1940

A gun of the type "15-cm-schweres Infanteriegeschuetz 33" (15 -cm-heavy infantry gun 33) in firing position on the Somme at Amiens.
Headline: Destroyed by German artillery during the Western campaign, 1940

Date: 22.06.1940

Image text: A destroyed "3,7-cm-PaK 36" is burning at a roadside. Because of their small effect the gun quickly became known as Heeresanklopfgeraet (literally "army door-knocking device").

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466638
Destroyed by German artillery during the Western campaign, 1940

A destroyed "3,7-cm-PaK 36" is burning at a roadside. Because of their small effect the gun quickly became known as Heeresanklopfgeraet (literally "army door-knocking device").
Headline: Advancing German troops in France, 1940

Date: 01.01.1940

Image text: German infantry during the advance through France.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466639
Advancing German troops in France, 1940

German infantry during the advance through France.
Headline: March break of a German cavalry unit in France, 1940

Date: 01.06.1940

Image text: German cavalry while taking a break near Sumai.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00466640
March break of a German cavalry unit in France, 1940

German cavalry while taking a break near Sumai.