8.8cm Pak 43/41 “Scheunentor” towed by an Sd.Kfz. 7 on the Eastern Front
Scheunentor translates to barn door, this was not due to the size of the gun shield but instead a reference to the guns manoeuvrability!
Tag Camouflage
Dug in 5cm Panzerabwehrkanone 38 (L/60) in Italy
8.8 cm Flak 36 camouflaged in the ground role sporting a good number of kill rings
SS Totenkopf MG34 crew w/ full head camo – Battle of Kursk -Summer 1943
Often mis-labelled as “sniper’s veils”, this full face camouflage face mask is worn by a Waffen SS MG-34 team at the battle of Kursk – Totenkopf was deployed around Prokhorovka. The Waffen SS and Wehrmacht used camouflage more than any other…
Panzergrenadiers about to commence an attack – Eastern Front 1944
Untersturmführer Gerhard Mahn, commander of 11th company, 9th regiment “Germania” of the 5th SS Panzer Division “Wiking” directs the actions of the division of armored personnel carriers Sd.Kfz.251. They are about to mount an attack against the Red Army…
Men of the Hermann Göring Division both wearing “Palm Forest” SS camo smocks, one with leaf camo stenciled Helmet
A Russian Scout – 1944
Sergeant M. Katasonov scout 372nd Infantry Division, wielding a PPSh-41 sub-machine gun – one of the approximately 1.5 million produced by the Soviet Union during WWII. The PPSh-41 is a classic example of a design adapted for mass production (other…
Wikinger Weekly Wrap Up #11
Hello everyone! This one is coming out a day late as we had a few things to complete yesterday which will make for a far more interesting weekly wrap up today! US Infantry Doctrine Status: Released to beta!
US Hellcat & Sherman Tanks with an abandoned King Tiger
Looming in the background the massive hulk of a knocked out or abandoned King Tiger sits while numerous Sherman tanks and Hellcat tank destroyers from the 6th Armored Division rest for a moment.