Volkssturm position at the Oder river near Frankfurt. The &quot;Zugführer&quot; (platoon leader) on the left is armed with Volksgewehr 1-5, february 1945. (Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J28787)

Volkssturm with Volksgewehr 1-5

Makeshift ferry of engineers' unit with VW Kübelwagen, Germany 1945.

Makeshift ferry

Soldiers of 12. SS-Panzer-Division "Hitlerjugend" salvage a shot down Allied fighter bomber pilot in Normandy. A quite interesting photo since these particular pilots weren't too popular with the German troops permanently haunted by the "Jabos".