High quality color & exceptional B/W photographs. German side

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Two rather iconic pictures I remembered from a book...

Bergführer im Hochgebirge. After 1938

Gebirgsjäger, Ski

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London, 1936, Funeral for Leopold von Hoesch, Diplomat (Grenadier Guards)

Source:
https://www.forces.net/heritage/history/when-grenadier-guards-marched-nazi-flag-past-buckingham-palace

 

[Gildwiller1918 6,323]

Colorized photo of a Bootsmannmaat next to a Churchill tank used in the Dieppe raid of 1942.  He appears to be holding a Martindale machete and armed with a Kar 98A rifle. 

Image source, internet

[Gildwiller1918 6,323]

Colorized image of the Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger being looked over by RAF personnel after the war. Introduced in early 1945, it was made primarily of wood as metal was in short supply, being designed and built in less than 3 months. The plane could reach speeds of over 9oo KPH and was armed with a 20 mm cannon. The HE 162 only had about 30 minutes of fuel for flight, so it was limited in operations and due to lack of experienced pilots, never really performed as expected. The fighter had an ejection seat for the pilot, which was used 3 times in combat, 2 of which were successful. The HE 162 was a very streamlined and advanced aircraft, like some many of Germany's later war's efforts, it was just too little too late. 

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Colorized image of Volkssturm men wearing armbands that have Deutscher Volkssturm Wehrmacht printed on them, there were other armbands that were used as well. These 3 have Panzerfaust 60's over their shoulders as well. The Government tried to issue its ranks uniforms of all various types, but usually older men just wore the armbands or work uniforms as their was simply not enough to go around.