SS Photographer Ahrens captures the intensity and brutality of the Kavallerie operations in Russia during May and June 1943, providing a haunting glimpse into the grim realities of war through his lens. Senior officers in dress uniforms with awards, wounded soldiers in war hospital; soldiers with Russian civilians; awards ceremonies, landscapes, saw mill, terrain table exercise, fighting positions, soldiers relaxing and swimming, infantry squad field training, propaganda material being handed out to Russian civilians, burning village, assault gun unit, field barracks scenes. Images depicting


SS Photographer Ahrens captures the intensity and brutality of the Kavallerie operations in Russia during May and June 1943, providing a haunting glimpse into the grim realities of war through his lens. Senior officers in dress uniforms with awards, wounded soldiers in war hospital; soldiers with Russian civilians; awards ceremonies, landscapes, saw mill, terrain table exercise, fighting positions, soldiers relaxing and swimming, infantry squad field training, propaganda material being handed out to Russian civilians, burning village, assault gun unit, field barracks scenes. 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.


Size: 3168px × 2209px
Photo credit: © piemags/WW2 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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