WW2 German Fallschirmjager Photos

An outstanding grouping of 8 personal snapshots taken by a WW2 German Fallschirmjager Paratrooper of his friends in action. There is camo in every photo, plus great personal gear and vehicle photos. I think these were taken during training maneuvers, as in one photo one of the motorcycles has a sign which reads "Fahrschule [Driving School] 3". License plates have a "WL" prefix for Luftwaffe, and many of the vehicles have an "R" in a diamond stenciled on them.

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Convoy at rest - Mostly paratroopers in camo. Man in the middle of the pic is wearing a black army Panzer wrapper with Iron Cross 1st Class, 2nd Class, a Panzer Assault Badge, and a Cuff Title on his right sleeve, and has on camo trousers. The guy in the foreground of the picture, talking on the backpack radio, is about 6' 7" tall!
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Great machine gun nest photo. Two paratroopers with a machine gun, several boxes of ammo, and a Panzerfaust (at bottom of photo)
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Paratroopers inspecting destroyed Russian tank. 3 of them are wearing lugers.
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Paratroopers inspecting destroyed Russian tank. 1 has submachine gun, and another is carrying a grenade in his belt.
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Officer is looking at a vehicle engine while a paratrooper stands near.
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Night shot taken with flash? Luger holster, submachine gun, bandoliers, leather gloves.
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Vehicles - troop carrier with treads, three BMW motorcycles "Fahrschule 3". Note the 2 U.S. Jeeps in the background!
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Convoy - BMW motorcycle follows a Kubelwagen.
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