German parachutist on Crete during World War II

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Title

German parachutist on Crete during World War II

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Collection

TAPUHI

Description

German parachutist on Crete during World War II. Taken by an unidentified German photographer. The photograph shows a knee length smock, in this instance camouflaged. Points of note are the numerous pockets in the lower part of the smock, the long trousers tucked into the boots, the two stick grenades pushed into the belt and the steel crash helmet carried at the side. This man is wearing on his right breast the Eagle and Swastika sign of the German Air Force (German parachutists are air f...

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Format

Image

Date created

1941

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23033701

Locations

Crete

Related subjects

World War, 1939-1945 / Campaigns / Greece / Crete / Military personnel, German / Skydivers

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