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Panzergrenadiers of SS division Wiking in the battle for Kovel

Panzergrenadiers of the SS division Wiking (5. SS-Panzer-Division Wiking ).

The Battle for Kovel (Volyn Region, Western Ukraine, Russia). Panzergrenader of the SS division Wiking in the foreground carries a shoulder-mounted MG-42 machine gun on the shoulder, the second soldier on the left is the latest StG-44 assault rifle.

In the background – PzKpfw V Panther medium tank.


Location: Kovel, Ukraine
Date: March-April 1944