Battle (Action) Pictures

[bil]

The third one down-mg34 team firing next to soviet tank.It looks like they have got a 'bunker' underneath! ---bil

[FMModel]

Ye, agree! Great collection you have, FMModel!

Which picture do you mean, Bil?

Thanks AlifRafikKhan,

I have been fortunate to collect a few photos, some of which have been published. Here is a Soviet prisoner taken near the frontline.

[AlifRafikKhan]

Soldiers 3rd SS Panzerdivision "Totenkopf", here using a captured French armoured car, a Panhard-178. The skull and crossbones is visible on the left of the Panhard...

Source : http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/sh ... 9&page=141

[AlifRafikKhan]

Das Reich in action...

Source : "2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich" from Osprey

[AlifRafikKhan]

Das Reich infantry during street fighting in Kharkov, March 1943. The soldier firing on the right wears a sheepskin vest over his tunic, and the reversible white/mouse grey winter combat trousers. The centre figure, in snow camouflage smock and greatcoat, is an MG42 team member. He has a spare barrel slung in its canister on his back, and an ammunition belt box...

Source : "2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich" from Osprey

[yaroslav]

The first foto is form Archives of Ministry of Defence, Russian Federation.
- Burned armed vehicle with crew.

[yaroslav]

Form archives of Ministry of Defence, Russian Federation.
- Summer 1941. Red Army Tank and infantry destroyed during Russian counterattack.

[yaroslav]

Photos form Archives of the Ministry of Defence, Russian Federation.

Beginning of Barbarosa. Hard loses of Red Army.

[Rob - wssob2]

Das Reich infantry during street fighting in Kharkov, March 1943. The soldier firing on the right wears a sheepskin vest over his tunic, and the reversible white/mouse grey winter combat trousers. The centre figure, in snow camouflage smock and greatcoat, is an MG42 team member. He has a spare barrel slung in its canister on his back, and an ammunition belt box...

Source : "2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich" from Osprey

This is a posed photo. See Platz der Leibstandarte for the full sequence of shots from the SS photojournalist.

[AlifRafikKhan]

SS in the heat of battle...

Source : http://www.moonwheel.net/WSSUnsere/pages/UWSS-015.htm

[AlifRafikKhan]

There's no explanation about this grim picture...

Source : http://www.moonwheel.net/WSSMisc/pages/ ... icture.htm

[AlifRafikKhan]

A soldier cautiously approaches a building occupied by Red Army troops. He carries the rarely seen MP-41 (note the wooden buttstock just visible under his arm, and the lack of pistol grip) the MP-41 was a wood stocked variant based on the MP-40...

Source : http://www.ww2photomuseum.com/MP40-2.html

[AlifRafikKhan]

After the tank attack...

Source : http://www.ww2photomuseum.com/MP40-2.html

[AlifRafikKhan]

An excellent image from Russia showing a PAK crew firing their cannon at a Soviet tank. The man on the far left acts as a spotter. Two K-98's are visible in the photo...

Source : http://www.ww2photomuseum.com/K98-2.html

[Artemij]

I'm home again,at least for a little bit.Back to page one of this thread-from Squadron/Signal book 'Waffen SS in Action' The photo is entitled-'A StuG III A of the !. Kompanie SS Sturmgeshutz-Abteilung "LSSAH'approaches the first Soviet T-34 encountered by this unit,Mariupol,Russia,July 1941.The SS men are evacuating SS-Unterscharfuhrer Bergemann after his unsuccessful attempt to destroy the tank with a mine.Several rounds fired against the tank at a range of 25 meters failed to damage it.Destruction came as a result of gasoline 'bombs' being hurled against the vehicle and setting it afire' I would think the damage to the track and road wheels was done by means other than gasoline bombs,however.Thanks for all of the pics! ---bil

One remark. Mariupol was occupied by the 8 October 1941. The caption on the photo is a mistake - or July or Mariupol.