Roetgen / Rott (4) – Winter edition

Soldiers of the 39th Regiment infantry of the 9th American division on a sherman tank near Roetgen on their way to Rott. This was the first crossing of the Siegfriedline. This one is with less leaves from the trees then the spring version.
Then image: US Army
Now image: www.NOWstalgia.EU / Cor Sleutel

Split – Trg Franje Tuđmana

Yugoslavia, Split.- Entry of German troops, armored vehicles (Sd.Kfz. 233) , civilian population on the roadside.
Then image: Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-049-1553-24 / Gruber, Dr. / CC-BY-SA 3.0
Now image: www.NOWstalgia.eu / Cor Sleutel

Split – Marjan Hill (3)

Former Yugoslavia (Now Croatia), Split; German soldiers pulling down the Yugoslav flag and hoisting the swastika flag, september 1943.
Then image: Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-049-1553-31 / Gruber, Dr. / CC-BY-SA 3.0
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Split – Ulica Marmontova (2)

Jugoslawien, Split.- Einmarsch deutscher Truppen, u.a. Panzerspähwagen, september 1943. (Sd.Kfz. 233); PK 666.
Then image: Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-049-1553-18 / Gruber, Dr. / CC-BY-SA 3.0
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Split – Marjan Hill (2)

Jugoslawien, Split.- Spähpanzer (Sd.Kfz. 231 8-Rad) bei Bergabfahrt; PK 666.
Then image: Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-049-1553-36 / CC-BY-SA 3.0
Now image: www.NOWstalgia.eu / Cor Sleutel

Armistice – Compiegne (7)

German troops in compiegne forest at the Victory memorial, 1940
Then image: Ghetty images / non commercial use
Now image: www.NOWstalgia.eu / Cor Sleutel

Groningen – Gelkingestraat

Tanks during the liberation of Groningen in the Gelkingestraat, 1945.
Then image: Archives Groningen
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Haarlem – Kruisweg

Kruisweg in my hometown Haarlem, The Netherlands during World War II.
The slogan reads:
V=Victory because Germany wins for Europe on all fronts.
Then image: Noord Hollands Archief
Copyrightholder : A. Peperkamp
Number: NL-HlmNHA_54032656
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Haarlem – Kruisstraat

Slogan from the Dutch National Movement (NSB) in the the Kruisstraat in Haarlem during the war. The slogan reads:
V=Victory because Germany wins for Europe on all fronts.
Then image: Noord Hollands Archief
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Hamminkeln – Marktstrasse (3)

Sergeant McCarter of 56 White Street, Partick, Glasgow, wearing a Reichswehr cap he found in Hamminkeln.
Then image: © IWM BU 2401
Now image: Family (grandson & daughter) of Sergeant McCarter who contacted me after they found the location of the photo because on my website and then went to Hammikeln themself.
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