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, luftwaffe / air force, deutsches afrikakorps, and panzer .
A subreddit dedicated to German photos and videos of the 1930s-40s.
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
: "Germans blowing up trees, railway embankments and houses during retreat from the Rzhev–Vyazma sector. March 1943."
24 posts
#2
SS
: "SS soldiers wearing Oakleaf parkas in Hungary. January 1945."
13 posts
#3
Luftwaffe / Air Force
: "Album: Luftwaffe naval detachment Einsatzstab Fähre Ost parading on Lake Ladoga off the Finnish-controlled shore. The unit’s mission was to disrupt Soviet supply traffic to besieged Leningrad and operate against Soviet forces around the lake. August 13, 1942. Original color."
12 posts
#4
Deutsches Afrikakorps
: "Field Marshal Rommel walking in a cactus field in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia. February 1943."
4 posts
#5
Panzer
: "Destroyed German Stug on Old Town Square during the Prague Uprising. May, 1945."
4 posts
#6
Flugabwehrkanone / Anti-Air
: "German 88mm anti-aircraft gun crew in action during nighttime, West Germany, 1940-1941."
3 posts
#7
Other
: "German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter among grazing sheep. Nuremberg, 1946"
3 posts
#8
Fallschirmjäger / Paratroopers
: "Fallschirmjäger in the Hedges of Normandy. June 1944."
2 posts
#9
War Crimes
: "SS General Otto Wächter, in black coat, centre, supervising the mass execution of 52 Polish civilians in Bochnia, December 1939. “There’s a lot going on here,” Otto wrote in December. “Tomorrow I have to have another 50 Poles publicly shot,” a first and notorious act of reprisal killing."
2 posts
#10
Artillerie
: "An experimental German 75mm PaK 50 anti-tank gun (7.5cm Panzerabwehrkanone 50), captured by American forces. The gun's development utilized a shortened PaK 40 gun barrel and a PaK 38 carriage. 1945"
2 posts
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Last updated: July 11, 2026