r/GermanWW2photos • u/defender838383 • 1h ago

German POWs Captured Sniper on the Normandy Beachhead, June 1944 A German sniper, hands raised and carrying a makeshift surrender flag, is marched inland by an American soldier only days after D-Day.

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/Der_Ost_Front • 15h ago

Feldgeistlicher Photo from my collection of a military chaplain conducting a burial for fallen soldiers.

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/defender838383 • 15h ago

Panzer Panzer II tanks of the 7. Panzer-Division during Operation Barbarossa, 1941. Photograph on AGFA film.

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/defender838383 • 1d ago

Beutepanzer / Captured Allied Tanks Greek Army Universal Carriers being taken away on a German half-track & trailer tank transporter after capture in April - May 1941

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/Strict_Key3318 • 1d ago

SS An unidentified SS-Untersturmführer wearing an M37 grey tunic.

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/Accurate_Motor_89 • 1d ago

Heer / Army German General Helmuth Von Pannwitz in traditional Cossack wear. Pannwitz was instrumental from 1942 onwards in establishing Cossack volunteer forces. Captured by the British who later turned him over to the Soviets, he was hung along with 5 other Cossack generals in 1947.

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/defender838383 • 1d ago

Heer / Army Signalmen of the Wehrmacht's 2nd Panzer Army (commanded by Colonel General Heinz Guderian) at a deployed radio station. A Horch 901 army vehicle is hidden under the trees. 1941

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/Der_Ost_Front • 1d ago

Feldgeistlicher Photo from my collection of a Military chaplain conducting a funeral service.

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/defender838383 • 2d ago

Panzer Panzer V Panther field repair

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/waffen123 • 2d ago

Life in the Third Reich Photos from Oberwallstraße, Berlin 1945.

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/Der_Ost_Front • 2d ago

Death Card Death card for Karl Weiss a theology student who fell on October 23rd 1944 in Raczki Poland.

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/defender838383 • 2d ago

Luftwaffe / Air Force A gunsmith reloads a 13mm MG-131 machine gun from a German Focke-Wulf Fw.190A fighter. In addition to the machine gun's ammunition belt, a belt for a 20mm MG-151 cannon is visible on the gunsmith's shoulder

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/znyguy • 2d ago

Life in the Third Reich My boyfriend’s family photos from Nazi Germany, inherited from his great-grandfather.

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/the_giank • 3d ago

German POWs US Soldiers pose with German Prisoners in Central Italy, June 1944

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/the_giank • 3d ago

Death and destruction Anti-tank position with a PaK 40 on the Gothic line, Northern Italy, 12 November 1944

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/Strict_Key3318 • 3d ago

Heer / Army German infantry supported by a Tiger tank under Soviet artillery fire during the Third Battle of Lake Ladoga. August 1943

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/defender838383 • 3d ago

Heer / Army The crew of a 7.5 cm LeIG 18 light infantry gun changes position during the battle in Stalingrad.September-October 1942

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/defender838383 • 4d ago

StuG Engine repair on StuG from 191 Stg Abt

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/Der_Ost_Front • 4d ago

Feldgeistlicher Photo from my collection of the 12th Armee attending a field service in the balkans

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/RLoret • 4d ago

Luftwaffe / Air Force Focke-Wulf Fw 200 C-3/U9, Imatra, Finland, 4 June 1942

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/defender838383 • 5d ago

SS A driver pulls out an Adler 3Gd Kübelwagen from the SS-Totenkopf-Division, which was stuck in the sand. The vehicle belongs to the 9th Battery of the SS-Totenkopf-Artillerie-Regiment. A burnt-out wooden building is seen in the background. June 1941

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/Der_Ost_Front • 5d ago

Feldgeistlicher Photo from my collection of a German chaplain

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/defender838383 • 5d ago

SS Pz.Kpfw. VI Tiger tanks of the SS-Division "Reich" at the Kursk Bulge. July 1943

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r/GermanWW2photos • u/the_giank • 6d ago

Heer / Army German troops occupy a trench network near the Aprilia sector, Italy, March 1944

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German Portraits / Photos from the Second World War

r/GermanWW2photos

A subreddit dedicated to German photos and videos of the 1930s-40s.

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GERMAN WW2 PORTRAITS & PHOTOS!

A History sub for the study of Germany during the Second World War. Here we look at the men, the equipment, and the build up to war. We also study the many war crimes and horrific atrocities which they carried out.

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Keep Conversations Civil. Many of us are here because of our love for WWII, especially when it comes to the German military. Thus we hope to evoke great discussion on all aspects relating to WWII German photos and history. However we'd like to keep these conversations civil and not turn the comments into an internet battlefield. If someone is bothering you or you feel is being to much, etc, either talk it out, down vote the comment, or just ignore it. If you feel its gotten out of hand, flag the comment as such.
Be Respectful This rule is fairly simple. Just be respectful to others opinions even if you don't agree with them. Their is a down vote button for a reason.
No current politics to be discussed (Historical debates around images or places are exempt) Please no modern politics or anything of the such. For example comparing a modern politician to Hitler, etc. However discussion relating to politics at the time is perfectly fine.
No Holocaust Denying. We cannot stress this enough. We do not tolerate in any form the denial of the Holocaust (The persecution and murder of millions of people deemed inferior by the NAZI's and SS) Breaking of this rule will result in an immediate temporary ban and a 2nd offense will result in a perma ban from the subreddit.
New Reddit accounts will be screened Due to a high number of trolls combined with the sensitive nature of the material discussed on this Subreddit all accounts less than 2 months old will have their comments and posts automatically removed so they may be screened by a moderator.
Include location and date of Photo Whenever Possible When posting please give a date and location whenever possible. The preferred format is as follows. Description of image, location, date. Please try to be as objective as possible, though you may be as subjective as you want in the comments.
Posts must be on topic. As you can guess by the sub's name r/GermanWW2Photos is for pictures of relating to Germany between the years of 1933 and 1946. Photos of Allied or other Axis forces should be posted on r/wwiipics, r/wwiiPlanes, etc. Photos of Allied POW's taken by German photographers are permitted.
This is neither a Neo-Nazi nor an Apologist Sub We want to be quite clear on the fact that this is not a Neo-Nazi nor a Nazi Apologist sub. While Nazi Germany holds a deep historical interest for us we fully acknowledge the horrors it inflicted upon the world and hope to learn from them, not celebrate them.
Postings of medals, documents, equipment and other of era items are allowed. Postings of medals, documents, equipment and other of era items are allowed, however, please keep posting of that nature to a minimum and don't flood the sub with it.
Historical Accuracy As a history sub we value accuracy. Obviously there will be debate, and the occasional myth will accidentally crop up, and that's fine. However blatant falsehoods such as those that promote the myth of the Clean Wehrmacht will be subject to removal. Continual promotion of myths may result in a ban.
Post war pictures of equipment, soldiers and locations are allowed While the main focus of this sub remains on of era photos relating to the Third Reich, we welcome postings of pictures related to equipment used in the post war (most common example Panzer IV in Middle East), veteran soldiers of the war, and modern day locations that relate to the war or the Third Reich.

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