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A German Luftwaffe paratrooper assault team in the mountains of northern Italy, 12 Apr 1944; note MP 40 submachine guns, grenades, and a flamethrower

Caption     A German Luftwaffe paratrooper assault team in the mountains of northern Italy, 12 Apr 1944; note MP 40 submachine guns, grenades, and a flamethrower ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
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MP 40   Main article  Photos  
Model 24 Stielhandgranate   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 723 x 467 pixels
Photos on Same Day 12 Apr 1944
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  This anonymous work originating in the European Union is in the public domain. Its copyright expired 70 years after the work was made available to the public.

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Roberto Molle says:
13 Apr 2012 06:19:16 AM

the date or the location it's wrong! in april 1944 the german paratropreers still fighiting in Cassino Battle non in the nothern mountain of Italy
2. Marco Marzilli says:
13 Apr 2012 08:35:42 AM

This photo was taken in Russia, near Pripet marshes...
3. Anonymous says:
13 Apr 2014 12:40:55 AM

I wonder how many of these men made it home after the war?

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