M31 Zeltbahn in use (period photos)

[lianshangzheng]

[lianshangzheng]

[Woolgar]

Hey lianshangzheng, you have some fantastic images! Where do you find them all ?

Nick

[lianshangzheng]

just find them on ebay

[lianshangzheng]

[OrangSoldier]

I found a few other interestig pictures.
They all show "Gebirgsjäger"-troops:

[JPhilip]

Hello Gentlemen,
Thanks for posting so nice photos about Zeltbahnen...
I'll try to find new ones to keep this interesting thread alive...
Thanks again

[Figie]

I hope this is not a repost.

[Scout]

Great thread, great pics.

I like that last one; placing the helmet there is actually a pretty good idea.

[Danmark]

This dead soldier is supposed to be a Luftwaffe sniper who shot dead three american GIs the day before this photo was taken. The american officer is supposed to be the CO of the three KIA and came to examine the body...
Normandy 1944

I've always found this a sad but intriguing photo - if he was indeed a sniper, an alcove entrance to a garden or building is not the best of positions for concealment, yet it must have been where he had fallen as postmortem there would not have been that much blood once his pump had stopped. The tattered trousers and shattered shin could indicate he was grenaded and probably propped back up into the corner and his weapon removed ..... but without eyewitness facts, we have only the LIFE correspondent's captioning to go by. Whatever the case, he looks quite young and one more son that wasn't going home - just another example of why 'war is hell'

Regards,Dan