Germans armed with the Panzerfaust

Sarcastic graffiti on a ruined building reads, “It took Hitler 12 years to accomplish THIS.”

Woman about to launch a Panzerfaust

A 2cm S-18-100 anti-tank rifle, as used in German service

Woman firing a Panzerfaust

Woman learning how to fire a Panzerfaust

The Volkssturm attending a rally to swear loyalty to the Nazi cause

Sign expresses strong anti-Soviet sentiment, accusing Soviet soldiers of war crimes. November, 1941. "These beasts of the Russian Regiments 239, 813 and 817 mutilated and murdered German wounded in Spaskoye in the night of November 26, 1941, in the most heinous way."

A young German soldier loading a FLAK 38 Anti-Aircraft Gun 20 MM Magazine. Defense of the Oder, 1945

The battlefield between Berlin and the Oder River witnessed a diverse array of German units engaged in combat. This photograph captures a group of foreign soldiers, likely a machine gun crew

A barricade on Moltkebruecke in Berlin’s Tiergarten district, built to stop the Soviet invasion. Berlin, 1945

Berliners cut up a dead horse for food. Berlin, 1945

A dead German soldier lay in a Berlin street, still wearing his Iron Cross

An Italian man kisses a Stalin portrait following the Soviet leader's death on March 6, 1953. Milan, Italy, 1953 [1454 x 1980]

Pollutants in Biochar

A woman looking for her family writes a message. Berlin, 1945 [689 x 661]

Afrika Korps officer with a Chameleon. Libya, circa 1941-1943 [800 x 501]

2 Soviet soldiers on a Berlin street, behind them painted ''Berlin remains German''. Battle of Berlin, 1945

Tropical Junkers Ju-87, Libya, circa 1941-1943

German column (Afrika Korps) transporting fuel or water

Afrika Korps enjoying Italian Gelato

Whitewashed 21cm Mrs18. The wheels are slightly raised to allow the gun full 360-degree traverse of fire. Pieces of timber are scattered to prevent it sinking in the soft ground. Battle of Stalingrad

Cages attached to a T-34 85 to prevent enemy troops from climbing onboard or attaching anti-tank mines. April 1945

Knocked-out Jagdpanzer IV aka Guderian Ducks. Battle of Berlin, 1945

A Volkssturm armed with the lethal Panzerschreck or tank destroyer. Battle of Berlin, 1945