Picture of the day. (3 Viewers)

[Airframes]

That's a prime candidate for a caption competition !
Such as 'Hans, you fool, you missed the lake again!'

 

[fastmongrel]

 

[Lucky13]

Sherman Firefly with disguised gun: Canadian 5th armoured division Sherman Firefly in Holland, 1945....

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Airframes]

That's got to be Johann Vayne !!

 

[GrauGeist]

That is definately an unusual (and badass) photo...

Since the disaster at Crete, it seems you didn't see the fallschirmjager in action all that often

 

[Airframes]

Maybe not publicised as much, but they fought very hard at Cassino, some actions in Normandy, and at Arnhem, and, of course, the Ardennes.

 

[vikingBerserker]

That is a cool pic!

 

[Lucky13]

 

[GrauGeist]

Maybe not publicised as much, but they fought very hard at Cassino, some actions in Normandy, and at Arnhem, and, of course, the Ardennes.

Right...thier air ops pretty much came to an end after Crete, being used in infantry roles. However, even deployed as infantry, they made a hell of an accounting of themselves.

There were a couple units that even resisted Allied advances and held German occupied territory in France until the surrender.

 

[The Bigfella]

Gun camera footage from my uncle (father's brother). He flew with 456 Squadron in Beaufighters and then Mosquitoes before being repatriated with TB.

First image is shots from another plane.... the rest from my uncle. In photo 5, the black dot near the top, left of centre... is a cannon shell fired by the U Boat. It went a few feet past his left shoulder... a close miss.

 

[michaelmaltby]

"...However, even deployed as infantry, they made a hell of an accounting of themselves."

The Canadians who fought them house-to-house at Ortona, Italy, can confirm that in spades ... as in grave digger spades.

MM
Proud Canadian

 

[The Bigfella]

"...However, even deployed as infantry, they made a hell of an accounting of themselves."

The Canadians who fought them house-to-house at Ortona, Italy, can confirm that in spades ... as in grave digger spades.

MM
Proud Canadian

Dad was captured by them in Crete.... after what he described as "our glorious retreat without arms".

 

[Crimea_River]

Great shots here guys.

 

[Capt. Vick]

I was surprised to learn that there was an airborne component to the last German offensive in the west, the one after the Ardennes offensive. Evidently it was quickly contained.

 

[Lucky13]

German fallschirmjäger riding on a Tiger of the 2nd SS Das Reich in Russia,late 1943...

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Excellent and interesting photos here folks! Thanks for sharing them!

 

[fastmongrel]

Sgt J Lloyd (right) and L.Cpl Jones, two motorcycle despatch riders of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers have a 'brew' before the attack on Evrecy, Normandy, France, 16 July 1944.

 

[fastmongrel]

I told you not to pull that lever

 

[Lucky13]

German paratroopers, Crete 1941