r/GermanWW2photos is a subreddit with 37k members. The community frequently discusses german, wwii, ww2, german soldiers, and soldiers, and the most common flair used is heer :sheild: / army, ss, feldgeistlicher, fallschirmjäger / paratroopers, and luftwaffe / air force.
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
: "A wounded female Soviet Red Army soldier or medic in captivity surrounded by German troops on the Eastern Front in Summer of 1941"
22 posts
#2
SS
: "Waffen-SS soldiers await orders during a counterattack on the Eastern Front in 1945. They wear Eichenlaub (Oak Leaf) camouflage winter parkas and steel helmets. Mechanized support is visible in the background with an Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track armored vehicle."
12 posts
#3
Feldgeistlicher
: "Photo from my collection of a military chaplain conducting a field service for soldiers from the infantry regiment 233."
8 posts
#4
Fallschirmjäger / Paratroopers
: "German boxer, world heavyweight champion, and Fallschirmjäger Max Schmeling (far right wearing a herringbone overcoat) among the Fallschirmjäger and civilian spectators at a boxing match at Berlin's Deutschlandhall. June 27, 1942."
6 posts
#5
Luftwaffe / Air Force
: "A Luftwaffe fighter attacking an American B-17 bomber as a crewman bails out, 1944."
6 posts
#6
Other
: "German Veterans of the Second World War (1946)"
5 posts
#7
Freiwilligen / Traitors & Volunteers
: "German tankers and kriegsmarine personnel with Indian Sikh soldiers of Free India legion/Indische Freiwilligen-Legion 950 in Netherlands 1943 ."
5 posts
#8
German POWs
: "WW2 Era Censored Letter Written by German Prisoner of War Being Held in Arkansas. Details in comments."
5 posts
#9
Panzer
: "Badges for victories achieved using armoured vehicles"
3 posts
#10
Kriegsmarine / Navy
: "Dönitz & Speer inspecting S-boats. November 1943."
2 posts
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Last updated: November 4, 2026