It says that it's loot from the Russians. The cover is movable and can change positions to your liking. In German of course
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Thanks for the translation, our Deutsch speaking friends come in handy once again.
Always ready!
Wofur solten wir bereit sein?
seems pretty stupidly designed with those bars in the way.
but its better than getting shot, i guess
it's apparently russian. according to the text.
I am not familiar with this stuff, does someone know why it states it is censored (lower left corner)? Did they remove dead bodies from the photograph or something?
Could be just a marker that it went through the censoring process, that is, some official gave his ok.
I think military censors are wary of depiction of war material, as they may be giving away secrets.
Paul Hoffman was a photographer and publisher from Berlin, I think the photos are pre marked so the censors would not have to individually vet them.
Must've been heavy
Decent way to advance in trench warfare I guess. You'd find out if it was grenade proof pretty quick when you got close....not to mention enfilade fire