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German paratrooper with MG42 machine gun, France, 21 Jun 1944, photo 4 of 5

Caption   German paratrooper with MG42 machine gun, France, 21 Jun 1944, photo 4 of 5 ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseGerman Federal Archive
Identification Code   Bild 101I-587-2253-17
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Normandy Campaign, Phase 1   Main article  Photos  Maps  
MG 42   Main article  Photos  
Photos in Series See all photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 21 Jun 1944
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 28 Sep 2009

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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
16 Oct 2012 09:29:05 PM

THIS GERMAN PARA, IS READY TO FEED 7.92mm AMMUNITION FOR HIS MG42, AGAINST THE ENEMIES OF THE FATHERLAND.
WEAPON IS SET UP AS A HEAVY MACHINE GUN MOUNTED ON A TRIPOD, AND HAS THE ZEISS ZF40 TELESCOPIC SIGHT OTHER GERMAN OPTICAL SIGHTS WERE USED, BUT I'M USING THE ZEISS ZF40 AS AN EXAMPLE.

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