Men of the 125. IR around the grave of Ritterkreuzträger Otto Schulz
Promachon, Greece, 1941
Members of the 125. Infanterie Regiment around the grave of Knights Cross holder Oberleutnant Otto Schulz, commander of the 3. Kompanie. Schulz was wounded south of Promachon on the first day of the assault against the Usita Fortress in the Rupel Pass. He was later killed during a Greek counterattack with a shot in the head and had his Ritterkreuz taken. The photo was taken in one of the three graveyards of Promachon, close to the Greek-Bulgarian border. The older man on the left of the cross resembles the Commanding Officer of the II/125, Major Karl Ens, later Oberst, who was also awarded the Knights Cross in May 1941. Schulz' remains are now buried in the German cemetary of Marino Pole, Bulgaria.
Heer soldiers, Crete, September 9, 1943
Men of the German Heer in some unknown location on the island of Crete, wearing an assortment of tropical uniforms. The man standing on the right is decorated with the Krim Shield and the Wound Badge in Black, while the General Assault Badge can be seen on the left breast pocket of the second man sitting from the left, along with another badge, which is not easy to identify.
Halle - Merseburg Volkssturm
draft document
Red Cross medicine student's ID booklet
Auswärtiges Amt edition
1940 edition of the Auswärtiges Amt. Printed in Berlin in Greek, titled "Continuation of Official Documents on the Policy of the "Escalation of War" of the Western Forces, The Staff Conversations of England and France with Belgium and the Netherlands" , it contains 104 pages with Greek translations of French and British documents, as well as copies of the originals, proving the presence of British and French troops in Benelux before the German invasion. The introduction is trying to justify the invasion of these countries, as well as the invasion of Norway, as the Allied presence in them was "a threat to the Reich".
Germany had serious concerns about the stance of Greece, due to her geographical position. Although the royal family and the regime of I. Metaxas had strong ties with Germany, they were trying to hold a neutral stance, unconvinced of a German victory, till the Italian invasion forced Greece to join the war on the Allied side. This edition is an effort to keep Greek "public opinion" neutral.
Germany had serious concerns about the stance of Greece, due to her geographical position. Although the royal family and the regime of I. Metaxas had strong ties with Germany, they were trying to hold a neutral stance, unconvinced of a German victory, till the Italian invasion forced Greece to join the war on the Allied side. This edition is an effort to keep Greek "public opinion" neutral.