Photos - Germans with captured firearms
- Franzl Rider
- Member
- Posts: 1126
- Joined: 21 May 2005, 10:46
- Location: Netherlands
German with PPSH41
From ebay. German with PPSH41
- Attachments
-
- PPSH 41 in German hands - ebay4.jpeg (46.24 KiB) Viewed 5840 times
I just registered and found a lot of fascinating pictures. The weapon in this picture, however, is not a Polish anti-tank rifle but a - seemingly brand new - German Panzerbüchse 39, with its shet metal cartridge holder clearly visible. I am one of the authors of The Propaganda Photo Series. The latest volume of these books treats German anti-tank weapons. Wonderful picture!Armeiro wrote:Hi,is this a german rifle?
- Maigewitter
- Member
- Posts: 635
- Joined: 24 Jan 2006, 23:53
- Location: West Germany
Thanks to all for your contribution.
Here is a great link to a thread from WAF about german soldiers with russian weapons:
http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/ ... p?t=195479
best regards
Here is a great link to a thread from WAF about german soldiers with russian weapons:
http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/ ... p?t=195479
best regards
- Maigewitter
- Member
- Posts: 635
- Joined: 24 Jan 2006, 23:53
- Location: West Germany
- Maigewitter
- Member
- Posts: 635
- Joined: 24 Jan 2006, 23:53
- Location: West Germany
- Maigewitter
- Member
- Posts: 635
- Joined: 24 Jan 2006, 23:53
- Location: West Germany
- FRANCY RITTER
- Member
- Posts: 3031
- Joined: 02 Dec 2004, 19:12
- Location: PARMA City of European Food Safety Authority ITALY
- Maigewitter
- Member
- Posts: 635
- Joined: 24 Jan 2006, 23:53
- Location: West Germany
- Vegemite/jordan
- Member
- Posts: 142
- Joined: 01 Sep 2005, 07:34
- Location: New Zealand
Well on the eastern front when your starved of ammunition, especially with the high rate of fire from MG34 and MG42s, and theres plenty of ammo to be stripped off dead russian soldiers and tanks, it sure helps and i think would have been not to rare a sight but of course would prefer a 42 or a 34.Baumer Posted:
The maxim MG was hardly used by the german army due to its weight and accuracy, rare photo there
DeCicco, the picture is of American soldiers rushing a hitler youth soldier prisoner off the battle ground.
Keep the kool pictures goin!
Jordan
Ah I see, I was reading a book about the german army and it said that it was not used due to the weight and accuracy but now I see it that way, its a good idea. Do you reckon they had to use the maxim only when the russian front was collapsing (causing a major lack of supplies) or at the start of the war in Russia?Vegemite/jordan wrote:Well on the eastern front when your starved of ammunition, especially with the high rate of fire from MG34 and MG42s, and theres plenty of ammo to be stripped off dead russian soldiers and tanks, it sure helps and i think would have been not to rare a sight but of course would prefer a 42 or a 34.Baumer Posted:
The maxim MG was hardly used by the german army due to its weight and accuracy, rare photo there
DeCicco, the picture is of American soldiers rushing a hitler youth soldier prisoner off the battle ground.
Keep the kool pictures goin!
Jordan
thanks,
Baumer