SS Photographer Willi Altstadt, Wiking Division, Russia 1942. Rostov area village scenes, a Panzer III (with unit symbols) and panzer grenadiers on the steppe, combat scenes along a river, close-ups of infantry in the field with individual and crew-served weapons, a river crossing (assault and pontoon rafts), construction of a road block, Russian prisoners of war, SS-soldiers fishing and swimming, unit awards ceremony, observation post overlooking a river, and heavy artillery crew with howitzer. Images depicting the front-line activities of Waffen-SS units on the Western and Eastern Fronts, i
SS Photographer Willi Altstadt, Wiking Division, Russia 1942. Rostov area village scenes, a Panzer III (with unit symbols) and panzer grenadiers on the steppe, combat scenes along a river, close-ups of infantry in the field with individual and crew-served weapons, a river crossing (assault and pontoon rafts), construction of a road block, Russian prisoners of war, SS-soldiers fishing and swimming, unit awards ceremony, observation post overlooking a river, and heavy artillery crew with howitzer. Images depicting the front-line activities of Waffen-SS units on the Western and Eastern Fronts, including Poland, France, Balkans, Italy, and Russia, as well as training exercises, portraits of individuals and group views, and scenes of cities and towns, and local populations.
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