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Folder Photo 2189

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Anisowo, 5-7-42. In der HKL beim Luftwaffen-Gefechts-Verband Schlemm Liechte Granatwerfer. In der Deckung eines zerschossenen Hauses in der HKL werden die Werfer mit wenigen geübten Griffen im Nu zusammengesetzt (Anisowo, 5-7-42. In the HKL at the Schlemm Liechte Luftwaffe Grenade Launcher. In the cover of a bombed-out house in the HKL, the launchers are put together in no time with just a few practiced moves).

 Item — Folder: Photo 2189, Object: 2
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