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Folder Photo 2189

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Contains 1 Collection or Record:

Orel, den 19-6-42. Bei einem Angriff sowjetischer Schlachtflugzeuge vom Typ I L II schloss die Bedienung eines Vierling-Flakgeschützes innerhalb weniger Sekunden den Kettenführer ab. (Orel, 19-6-42. During an attack by Soviet Type I L II attack aircraft, the operator of a quadruple anti-aircraft gun took out the chain leader within a few seconds.)

 Item — Folder: Photo 2189, Object: 12
Scope and Content From the Collection: These German propaganda photos show soldiers, artillery, planes, and war-torn scenery. Most photos have a label on the back written in German that describe the contents, and most photos are stamped with “Luftwaffen-Kriegsberichterkompanie 5”. They appear to have been taken on the Eastern Front, with most of the cities in the U.S.S.R. (current day Russia). They include the locations of Anisowo (Anisovo), Orel (Oryol), Wjasma (Vyazma), Rosslawl (Roslavl), Pakschistaja [?], and Smolensk taken...
Dates: 1942