r/GermanWW2photos is a subreddit with 36k members. The community frequently discusses german, wwii, ww2, german soldiers, and soldiers, and the most common flair used is heer :sheild: / army, ss, life in the third reich, luftwaffe / air force, and film.
A subreddit dedicated to German photos and portraits from the period of 1933-1946 (dates are flexible)
Popular Topics in r/GermanWW2photos
#1
German
227 posts
#2
Wwii
98 posts
#3
Ww2
94 posts
#4
German Soldiers
91 posts
#5
Soldiers
84 posts
#6
Nazi
54 posts
#7
Ss
48 posts
#8
Front
48 posts
#9
Luftwaffe
42 posts
#10
Soviet
37 posts
Flair Used in r/GermanWW2photos
#1
Heer :Sheild: / Army
: "German troops at the gates of Stalingrad, 1942"
55 posts
#2
SS
: "The 12th SS Panzer Division in action against the Canadians near the villages of Buron and Authie at the outskirts of Caen in Normandy. June 7, 1944."
24 posts
#3
Life in the Third Reich
: "Hermann Göring surrendering his side arm to U.S. troops belonging to the 36th Infantry Division. Near Radstadt, Austria, 9 May 1945."
22 posts
#4
Luftwaffe / Air Force
: "The last Knights Cross bearer and Fighterace with 81 av. Hugo Broch, sadly passed away on 31.5"
21 posts
#5
Film
: "Rommel eating stew from a field kitchen while inspecting troups on the French coast (1944)"
8 posts
#6
Artillerie
: "Luftwaffe gunners load an 8.8 cm Flak gun at a firing position somewhere in Germany, 1943"
6 posts
#7
Panzer
: "A joint Heer, Waffen-SS, and Estonian counterattack against Soviet positions at Narva, supported by 2- and 8.8cm Flak guns, a Tiger E (late), and StuGs (Estonia, February 1944)"
6 posts
#8
Axis Allied Troops
: "15-year-old Latvian Alfrēds Urbiņš being awarded the Iron Cross for destroying a Soviet T-34 tank in the Courland sector. He is armed with a captured Soviet PPS-43 submachine gun and a Panzerfaust. October 1944."
5 posts
#9
Deutsches Afrikakorps
: "Field Marshal Rommel talking with an officer inside a staff car, North Africa, 1942. He is wearing his iconic scarf woven by his daughter Gertrud."
5 posts
#10
Colorization
: "German soldier tears off Stalin's portrait, Lviv, Ukraine (July 1941)"
5 posts
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Last updated: June 16, 2026