Headline: German soldiers in East Prussia, 1945
German soldiers in East Prussia, 1945
German infantry rest during the combat in East Prussia.
Headline: German infantry fighting in East Prussia, 1945
German infantry fighting in East Prussia, 1945
German infantrymen take a new position on the Samian coast to secure the removal of wounded and civilians over the last free stripes.
Headline: Withdrawal of the Wehrmacht during the fighting in East Prussia, 1945
Withdrawal of the Wehrmacht during the fighting in East Prussia, 1945
Withdrawal of the Wehrmacht during the fighting in East Prussia, 1945
Headline: Downed T-34 during fighting in East Prussia, 1944
Downed T-34 during fighting in East Prussia, 1944
Lieutenant Hundertmark, battery commander of the Flak Division 802, inspects a shot Soviet T-34 / 85. The anti-aircraft guns of his department had fired on that day alone 21 Russian tanks. Note also the British machine gun of the type "Sten" which enjoyed a great popularity as a prey weapon.
Headline: Kriegsmarine in action during the fighting in East Prussia, 1945
Kriegsmarine in action during the fighting in East Prussia, 1945
A German warship is supplied with new ammunition during the battle for East Prussia. The support of the Kriegsmarine contributed to a considerable extent to the continued resistance of the German troops.
Headline: Shot down Soviet tanks during the fighting in East Prussia, 1945
Shot down Soviet tanks during the fighting in East Prussia, 1945
Two German soldiers inspect downed Russian tanks. The vehicle on the left side and in the middle are tank destroyers of the type "SU-100", right in the background destroyed T-34/85 tanks can be seen. According to the picture description the tanks were destroyed by airplanes of the Luftwaffe.
Headline: German armored train during the fighting in East Prussia, 1944
German armored train during the fighting in East Prussia, 1944
The accompanying infantry of an armoured train spreads out to fight the broken Soviet troops.
Headline: Downed T-34 during the fighting in East Prussia, 1944
Downed T-34 during the fighting in East Prussia, 1944
Soldiers of a flak division of the Luftwaffe examining a total of 21 previously downed Soviet T-34 / 85 tanks.
Headline: Building an emplacement during the fighting in East Prussia, 1944
Building an emplacement during the fighting in East Prussia, 1944
Wehrmacht soldiers with felled trees, which are used to build an emplacement.
Headline: German warship during the fighting in East Prussia, 1945
German warship during the fighting in East Prussia, 1945
A German Zerstoerer 36 has anchored in the fairway of a harbor entrance and opened fire on Russian positions during the fighting in Samland.
Headline: Wehrmacht soldiers as harvest workers in East Prussia, 1944
Wehrmacht soldiers as harvest workers in East Prussia, 1944
Wehrmacht soldiers reap the harvest in East Prussia, after the farmers were evacuated prior to the approach of the Red Army.
Headline: Building an emplacement during the fighting in East Prussia, 1944
Building an emplacement during the fighting in East Prussia, 1944
Soldiers of an infantry artillery build a position for their guns during the fighting at Tilsit. The gun in the foreground is likely to be a 3.7-cm-PaK 36.
Headline: Soldiers of the Volkssturm during the fighting in East Prussia, 1944
Soldiers of the Volkssturm during the fighting in East Prussia, 1944
Men of the Volkssturm bring in position an infantry gun on a sled. The gun is an old Mauser G 98.
Headline: Downed T-34 in East Prussia, 1945
Downed T-34 in East Prussia, 1945
German infantrymen inspect Soviet T-34/85 tanks downed with bazookas on the edge of a village in East Prussia.
Headline: Downed Russian T-34 in East Prussia, 1944
Downed Russian T-34 in East Prussia, 1944
One of the 114 Soviet T-34 / 85 tanks destroyed by the Division "Hermann Goering" during the fights at Gumbinnen.
Headline: German main battle line during fighting in East Prussia, 1944
German main battle line during fighting in East Prussia, 1944
An observation post in the German HKL ahead of East Prussia.
Headline: German grenade launchers during the fighting in East Prussia, 1944
German grenade launchers during the fighting in East Prussia, 1944
German infantrymen firing a grenade launcher from their position.
Headline: German pioneers during fights in East Prussia, 1944
German pioneers during fights in East Prussia, 1944
Pioneers of the division "Grossdeutschland" make loopholes on a house.
Headline: German main battle line during fighting in East Prussia, 1945
German main battle line during fighting in East Prussia, 1945
German soldiers wait in their position to attack the Red Army. The commander of the section, Knight cross carrier Major Tietz, controls the foremost trench and gives commands.
Headline: German anti-aircraft gun when fighting in East Prussia, 1945
German anti-aircraft gun when fighting in East Prussia, 1945
A German 8.8cm Flak 18/36/37, called "Acht-Acht", opened fire on a Soviet attack aircraft. In the background, the impacts of Russian bombs are visible.
Headline: Demolition of buildings in the Memel bridgehead, 1944
Demolition of buildings in the Memel bridgehead, 1944
Engineers of the Panzer Grenadier Division Grossdeutschland (Greater Germany) blow up buildings to ensure their own artillery a better field of fire.
Headline: Supply convoy of the Wehrmacht in the Memel bridgehead, 1944
Supply convoy of the Wehrmacht in the Memel bridgehead, 1944
A team of horses of the Wehrmacht on the way to the front.
Headline: German anti-aircraft position in the Memel bridgehead, 1944
German anti-aircraft position in the Memel bridgehead, 1944
A German gun of the type "2-cm-Flakvierling 38" secures a supply route against Soviet low flying aircraft.
Headline: Flak position of the Luftwaffe in the Memel bridgehead, 1944
Flak position of the Luftwaffe in the Memel bridgehead, 1944
An anti-aircraft position of the Luftwaffe that was almost completely camouflaged with hay in Memelland. An observer with binoculars monitors the environment.
Headline: Second World War, Eastern Front: Battles in East Prussia - Klaipeda, 1944
Second World War, Eastern Front: Battles in East Prussia - Klaipeda, 1944
Second World War, Eastern Front: Battles in East Prussia - Klaipeda
Headline: Second World War, Eastern Front: Battles in East Prussia - Klaipeda, 1944
Second World War, Eastern Front: Battles in East Prussia - Klaipeda, 1944
Second World War, Eastern Front: Battles in East Prussia - Klaipeda
Headline: Second World War, Eastern Front: Battles in East Prussia - Klaipeda, 1944
Second World War, Eastern Front: Battles in East Prussia - Klaipeda, 1944
Second World War, Eastern Front: Battles in East Prussia - Klaipeda
Headline: Second World War, Eastern Front: Battles in East Prussia - Klaipeda, 1944
Second World War, Eastern Front: Battles in East Prussia - Klaipeda, 1944
Second World War, Eastern Front: Battles in East Prussia - Klaipeda
Headline: German armored train during the fighting in East Prussia, 1944
German armored train during the fighting in East Prussia, 1944
Soldiers of the Reichsbahn in front of an armored train during the fighting at Goldap. In order to avoid destruction of the train by mines men had to get off again and again to clear the obstacles. Right above the camouflaged artillery of the train can be seen.
Headline: Reconquest of Goldap by German troops, 1944
Reconquest of Goldap by German troops, 1944
A German Panzer IV has reached the river Goldap after three days of fierce fighting. The bridge had been previously blown up.
Headline: Second World War, Eastern Front: Battles in East Prussia - Goldap
Second World War, Eastern Front: Battles in East Prussia - Goldap
Second World War, Eastern Front: Battles in East Prussia - Goldap
Headline: Fallen Red Army soldiers before Goldap, 1944
Fallen Red Army soldiers before Goldap, 1944
Fallen Russian soldiers in a trench before Goldap in East Prussia. At the grave's edge there is a PTRD-tank rifle.
Headline: A German Panzer V in Goldap, 1944
A German Panzer V in Goldap, 1944
A German Panzer V Panther in front of a house in the East Prussian town of Golap after the recapture.
Headline: The destroyed Koenigsberg, 1944
The destroyed Koenigsberg, 1944
The hitherto largely escaped Koenigsberg was massively attacked from the air and hit hard in the fall of 1944, when the Red Army could perform its offensive towards Goldap. Here you can see the remains of the old university on the Cominsel, where once learned Immanuel Kant. In background the burnt out Cathedral.
Headline: The destroyed Koenigsberg, 1944
The destroyed Koenigsberg, 1944
The hitherto largely escaped Koenigsberg was massively attacked from the air and hit hard in the fall of 1944, when the Red Army could perform its offensive towards Goldap. The photo, taken at the Steindammer Church shows a view from the cinema "Alhambra" on Kueckens wine bar, right on the edge the "Berliner Hof" destroyed by a direct hit. During the siege of Konigsberg even these remains of the buildings were destroyed.
Headline: German tank in East Prussian Goldap, 1944
German tank in East Prussian Goldap, 1944
German tank after the capture of Goldap in front of a direction sign indicating Treuburg, Bumbinnen, Ebenrode and Heidensee.
Headline: German soldiers in East Prussian Goldap, 1944
German soldiers in East Prussian Goldap, 1944
Infantrymen, who have recaptured the town of Goldap, speak with a tank crrew.
Headline: German Panther V tank in Goldap, 1944
German Panther V tank in Goldap, 1944
A 'Panther' tank in Goldap. The East Prussian town was recaptured from the Red Army through a counter-attack by German detachments.
Headline: German soldiers in position on the Eastern Front, 1944
German soldiers in position on the Eastern Front, 1944
German soldiers with machine gun MG 42 during combat operations on the railway station grounds of Goldap in East Prussia.
Headline: Destroyed Koenigsberg, 1944
Destroyed Koenigsberg, 1944
Koenigsberg, which was largely spared until autumn 1944 when the Red Army was able to push its offensive to Goldap, was massively attacked form the air and was severely hit. The photo shows the "Death city" at the old "Fischmarkt" (fish market), after the fires were put out, photographed from the old university. In the background one can still recognize the castle tower which has retained its stone framework.
Headline: Destroyed Koenigsberg, 1944
Destroyed Koenigsberg, 1944
Koenigsberg, which was largely spared until autumn 1944 when the Red Army was able to push its offensive to Goldap, was massively attacked form the air and was severely hit. The photo shows the view from Muenzplatz towards the burnt-out Muenzstrasse, left the entrance to Junkernstrasse, which is totally destroyed and almost impassable.
Headline: Destroyed castle in Koenigsberg, 1944
Destroyed castle in Koenigsberg, 1944
Koenigsberg, which was largely spared until autumn 1944 when the Red Army was able to push its offensive to Goldap, was massively attacked form the air and was severely hit. The photo shows the burning destruction of the inner palace courtyard, left the palace church, right the medieval wing of the palace with the "Blood Court".
Headline: Destroyed Koenigsberg, 1944
Destroyed Koenigsberg, 1944
Koenigsberg, which was largely spared until autumn 1944 when the Red Army was able to push its offensive to Goldap, was massively attacked form the air and was severely hit. In the photo is a desert of debris and rubble around the Catholic church on the Sackheim, which appears to be a great field of ruins.
Headline: Exhortations to hold out in the enclosed Koenigsberg, 1945
Exhortations to hold out in the enclosed Koenigsberg, 1945
A banner with the exhortation to hold out 'Our sun does not go down', after Koenigsberg was surrounded by the Soviet Red Army. In the foreground are inhabitants on horses.
Headline: German position in front of Koenigsberg, 1945
German position in front of Koenigsberg, 1945
A German anti-tank position in front of the city Koenigsberg, which was enclosed by Russian troops. Exhortation to hold out 'We hold Koenigsberg'.
Headline: German infantry in East Prussia, 1944
German infantry in East Prussia, 1944
Two soldiers rest behind a bush during the combat in East Prussia.
Headline: German cannon battery on the Eastern Front, 1945
German cannon battery on the Eastern Front, 1945
A German launchers in action at the Eastern Front in East Prussia during battles with Soviet troops.
Headline: Shattered refugees trek in East Prussia, 1945
Shattered refugees trek in East Prussia, 1945
A refugee trek which was shattered and rolled over by the Russians, in the north of Konigsberg in March 1945. In the foreground are shot horses and carts, in the background is a German tank VI Tiger.
Headline: Tank hunter 'Hetzer 'in East Prussia, 1945
Tank hunter 'Hetzer 'in East Prussia, 1945
In March 1945 a German tank destroyer stands at a residential house. The vehicle is provided with a highly visible three-color paint that should blur the contours of the tank.
Headline: German Flak in a position in East Prussia, 1945
German Flak in a position in East Prussia, 1945
A soldier equips his 8.8 cm Flak weapon with snow camouflage.
Headline: German troops in Gdynia, 1945
German troops in Gdynia, 1945
German army troops on the way to the west, entering a ship in Gotenhafen.
Headline: General Hans Gollnik with soldiers in Memel, 1945
General Hans Gollnik with soldiers in Memel, 1945
The commanding officer of Memel, General Hans Gollnik, visits a unit and speaks to the soldiers.
Headline: Ship with refugees in Gdynia, 1945
Ship with refugees in Gdynia, 1945
Refugees are load on a ship. While soldiers are bringing the horse-drawns away, there are new refugees ariving.
Headline: The Body of a German Soldier in East Prussia, 1945
The Body of a German Soldier in East Prussia, 1945
The body of a German soldier on a snow-covered field at the Vistula Spit (Frische Nehrung) in East Prussia.
Headline: Soviet troops marching into East Prussia, 1945
Soviet troops marching into East Prussia, 1945
Soviet units - infantry and tanks - march into an East Prussian village.
Headline: Soviet troops fighting during fight acts in Koenigsberg, 1945
Soviet troops fighting during fight acts in Koenigsberg, 1945
Soviet soldiers in urban warfare in the highly competitive city of Koenigsberg.
Headline: Houses destroyed by airstrikes in Koenigsberg
Houses destroyed by airstrikes in Koenigsberg
Houses destroyed by air raids in Koenigsberg, among others the Steindamm Church and two inns named "Kueckens Weinstube" and "Berliner Hof" (from left to right). The picture was taken from the building of the cinema "Alhambra".
Headline: Regional Party Leader Erich Koch inspecting a bunker
Regional Party Leader Erich Koch inspecting a bunker
Erich Koch (in the bunker), Regional Nazi Party Leader for East Prussia inspects a "one man bunker". The bunkers were created quickly in late autumn, 1944 on the threatened border.
Headline: Soviet tank on the bridge at Nemmersdorf
Soviet tank on the bridge at Nemmersdorf
A tank which has been shot up stands on the destroyed bridge at the entry to the East Prussian village of Nemmersdorf. Nemmersdorf was reconquered by the German troops, the Red Army had murdered all the inhabitants.
Headline: Man of the Volkssturm in the East Prussian Nemmersdorf, 1944
Man of the Volkssturm in the East Prussian Nemmersdorf, 1944
A member of the Volkssturm speaks with an official in Nemmersdorf which was re-conquered by the Wehrmacht in East Prussia.
Headline: Member of the National Militia with a typist in East Prussia, 1944
Member of the National Militia with a typist in East Prussia, 1944
A unit leader of the National Militia dictates a letter to a conscripted young woman. The Militia man wears the armband of the German National Militia. The photo was taken in the East Prussian border area.
Headline: Wehrmacht soldiers with Panzerschreck in East Prussia, 1945
Wehrmacht soldiers with Panzerschreck in East Prussia, 1945
Two soldiers of the Wehrmacht wait for the attack of Soviet tanks in a camouflaged position with a "bazooka".
Headline: German Panzer V "Panther" during fighting in East Prussia, 1944
German Panzer V "Panther" during fighting in East Prussia, 1944
Two "Panther" of the division "Greater Germany" in battle with Russian tanks.
Headline: German soldiers fight in East Prussia, 1944
German soldiers fight in East Prussia, 1944
Soldiers of a People Grenadier Division expect with an antitank gun a Russian attack in a town in East Prussia.
Headline: Volkssturm in Insterburg, 1944
Volkssturm in Insterburg, 1944
A 16 year old Volkssturm man after the swearing in in the Stadium of Insterburg in East Prussia with a bazooka.
Headline: German Panther V tank, 1944
German Panther V tank, 1944
Panther tank in Memel.
Headline: German armored personnel carriers in Eastern Prussia, 1944
German armored personnel carriers in Eastern Prussia, 1944
During combat in the East Prussian border area, armored fighting vehicle Sdkfz.251/1 gather at the bank of a lake.
Headline: Tank trench in East Prussia, 1944
Tank trench in East Prussia, 1944
Because of the approaching Red Army troops positions and obstacles are constructed. On the photo is a tank trench, the walls of which are camouflaged with pine trees.
Headline: East Prussian civilians building fortifications, 1944
East Prussian civilians building fortifications, 1944
Because of the approaching Red Army troops civilians in East Prussia are called upon to construct positions. On this photo a tank trench is being dug.
Headline: German soldiers bombard Russian positions with a mortar, 1944
German soldiers bombard Russian positions with a mortar, 1944
Soldiers load a 12cm mortar for bombarding Russian troops during combat on the border of East Prussia.
Headline: German soldiers on the Eastern front, 1944
German soldiers on the Eastern front, 1944
Soldiers before a counterattack on the Eastern front. The group leader hands a flare pistol from an armored personnel carrier to one of his men.
Headline: German soldiers in position on the Eastern Front, 1944
German soldiers in position on the Eastern Front, 1944
German infantry in a trench before an attack of the Red Army. In the background a StuG III in position.
Headline: German soldiers during fighting on the Eastern Front, 1944
German soldiers during fighting on the Eastern Front, 1944
Soldiers with machine gun MG 42 in a trench during a battle in East Prussia. An artillery observer tracks with binoculars exploding grenades.
Headline: German Panzer V Panther in East Prussia, 1944
German Panzer V Panther in East Prussia, 1944
Panther tank on a street in East Prussia.
Headline: Downed Soviet T-34 in East Prussia, 1944
Downed Soviet T-34 in East Prussia, 1944
Russian T-34 tanks at Gumbinnen shot by gunners of the Flakabteilung 802.
Headline: Wartime atrocities of the Red Army in Nemmersdorf, 1944
Wartime atrocities of the Red Army in Nemmersdorf, 1944
Bodies of women and children in Nemmersdorf that were killed by striding ahead soldiers of the Red Army.
Headline: Artur Axmann on the Eastern Front in 1944
Artur Axmann on the Eastern Front in 1944
Reich Youth Leader Artur Axmann with soldiers in advance of the Eastern Front, September 1944.
Headline: Tiger I and paratroopers near the border with Lithuania, 1944
Tiger I and paratroopers near the border with Lithuania, 1944
A German Panzerkampfwagen VI "Tiger I" and paratroopers during the fights in the border area between East Prussia and Lithuania. This is a vehicle of the 510th Heavy Panzer Battalion.
Headline: Soldiers of the 'Greater Germany' division on the Eastern front, 1944
Soldiers of the 'Greater Germany' division on the Eastern front, 1944
Soldiers of a tank grenadier unit in a position at the Eastern front. In the background are their armored fighting vehicle Sdkfz. 251/1.
Headline: Tank of the division "Greater Germany" in a counter-attack on the Eastern Front, 1944
Tank of the division "Greater Germany" in a counter-attack on the Eastern Front, 1944
Panzer V "Panther" of the division "Grossdeutschland" during a counterattack. The division has stationed at this time in the borderland between Lithuania and Prussia.
Headline: Men of the East Prussian Volkssturm celebrate Christmas 1944
Men of the East Prussian Volkssturm celebrate Christmas 1944
The platoon leade of a Volkssturm unit distributes packages from home to soldiers during a celebration in a basement bunker.
Headline: East Prussian Hitler Youth members building trenches, 1944
East Prussian Hitler Youth members building trenches, 1944
Members of the East Prussian HJ construct a trench.
Headline: East Prussian Hitler Youth members march to build border fortifications, 1944
East Prussian Hitler Youth members march to build border fortifications, 1944
Members of the East Prussian HJ march equipped with spades to the construction sites of the planned defensive positions against the Red Army
Headline: German civilians construct border fortifications in East Prussia, 1944
German civilians construct border fortifications in East Prussia, 1944
East Prussian civilians, who were obliged to dig trenches, erect an anti-tank ditch.
Headline: RAD-men building border fortifications in East Prussia, 1944
RAD-men building border fortifications in East Prussia, 1944
Men of the Reichsarbeitsdienst build an anti-tank ditch on the vulnerable eastern border.
Headline: German civilians construct border fortifications in East Prussia, 1944
German civilians construct border fortifications in East Prussia, 1944
Civilians obliged to dig trenches during the construction of a small concrete bunker.