Amusing Historical Photographs etc.

[nonconformist]

To compliment the Historical Jokes thread, and to provide a bit of light relief, I thought I'd start a thread where we can post photos and im ages and such which can be appreciated by intelligent poepl (and I'd appreciate it if this thread were left here, as it's really gonna be a historical thread).
Or feel free to just post amazing or interesting photographs as long as they're historical

Remember to add a description of the photo to help people out a bit.

I recently came across a fantastic collection of photos taken by German troops in WWII, including these:

German soldiers ready for action wearing nothing but webbing and rifles

Wehrmacht troops collectively relieve themselves


A rather obese German soldier tries on a French Gendarme's cap


Taken before the drinking started


And taken after!

That's just a taster, I've plenty more, but I'd like to see other peoples' collections.

 

[bombshoo]

haha keep them coming!

 

[nonconformist]

Panzer crewman takes a break

The SS finds a novel method of crossing a river

 

[ValentinianIII]

Hitler enjoying a watermelon before a speech.

 

[Traitorfish]

This is called the "Bellamy salute", the salute used during the early 20th when saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Despite appearances, there are no direct connections to the Nazis, both salutes being inspired by the one used in ancient Rome (the Americans took it as a symbol of early Republicanism (as in "without monarchy", not the GOP), the Nazis as a symbol of Aryan imperialism). Creates an amusing first impression, though.

 

[Provolution]

I have a recent picture in Modern History, of some brave brothers in Darfur.

 

[Tee Kay]

These pictures made me

Keep 'em coming

 

[nonconformist]

A certain soldier practices very lax gun discipline at a party

A very camp looking SS officer bearing flowers

Soviets pose in front of a Berlin wall which reads "Berlin is still German!"

 

[Heretic_Cata]

Very funny pics! (subscription post )

 

[TheLastOne36]

Lol the pic looks like he's about to shoot that other guy.

 

[civverguy]

Good pictures!

 

[Agent Cooper]

BTW: check out these manuals for German WWII tanks - with pictures. Hilarious!

 

[carmen510]

^^^ ^^^

I'll try to find some.

 

[carmen510]

Ouch! 'Accidental' Soccer Kick

Look at the guy next to Cleopatra.

They look like they're sleeping, they're drunk, etc.

Tank Headstand in Iraq

Birds bombing the State Legislature building, News at 11

 

[nonconformist]

Grossadmiral (and later Fuhrer) Karl donitz gives the camera a cheeky smile

Wehrmacht troops having jsut crossed a river

Soldiers messing around in a Zeltbahn tent.

The Zeltban was a long sheet which was eventually issued to all German soldiers in various colours and camouflages, and could be used in a manner of ways.
Being waterproof, it was often worn as a rain-poncho, using the slit in the top, asa means of prsonal camouflage, or as a tent.
It could be used asd a reasonable one person temporart tent, but if four or more of them were buttoned together with the toggles, it could make a very comfortable four person tent, or even up to thirty people if they had a surplus of zeltbahns.

 

[Eli]

That tank with the turret in the ground is not in Iraq. It's Israeli markings.

 

[carmen510]

Ahh... But the tank location is Iraq, I never said the tank nationality itself.

 

[History_Buff]

I've seen that picture before refering to it as an Israeli tank in Palestine somewhere.

The caption read "Isreali Tank : 0, Palestinian Hill: 1"

 

[nonconformist]

Ahh... But the tank location is Iraq, I never said the tank nationality itself.

Why would an Israeli tank be in Iraq?

 

[Traitorfish]

Why would an Israeli tank be in Iraq?

Maybe they got lost? I mean, the guys drove off a cliff, they don't exactly seem competent to me.