German glider trooper posing with a FG 42 rifle before a DFS 230 C-1 glider, Gran Sasso, Italy, 12 Sep 1943German paratroopers with FG 42 rifle and MP 40 submachine gun in Italy guarding a cache of captured weapons, 1943A German general inspecting troops at San Felice Circeo, Italy, 26 Dec 1943; note FG 42 rifleA German paratrooper defending a position with his FG 42 machine gun, Italy, circa 1944; note MP 40 submachine gun nearby
German glider trooper posing with a FG 42 rifle before a DFS 230 C-1 glider, Gran Sasso, Italy, 12 Sep 1943German paratroopers with FG 42 rifle and MP 40 submachine gun in Italy guarding a cache of captured weapons, 1943A German general inspecting troops at San Felice Circeo, Italy, 26 Dec 1943; note FG 42 rifleA German paratrooper defending a position with his FG 42 machine gun, Italy, circa 1944; note MP 40 submachine gun nearby
German paratrooper with FG 42 rifle, France, Jun 1944German paratrooper with FG 42 rifle, France, summer 1944German paratroopers in France, summer 1944; note FG 42 rifle and Model 24 grenades
German paratrooper with FG 42 rifle, France, Jun 1944German paratrooper with FG 42 rifle, France, summer 1944German paratroopers in France, summer 1944; note FG 42 rifle and Model 24 grenades
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