A soldier of the 1st Fallschirmjäger Division overlooking the area, while manning a machine gun in front of the city of Cassino, at the foot of Monte Cassino, Italy; February 15-March 21, 1944.  

Battle for Monte Cassino

A small group of German paratroopers (Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment) in a relaxed moment, in the Ardea sector (a few miles north of Anzio and Nettuno); Italy, February-March 1944.



While waiting for assignment

German paratroopers (Fallschirmjäger) at Pomigliano d'Arco airfield near Naples, Italy, preparing to leave for Sicily; 1943. 