The Half-Track was an essential part of the Waffen SS war machine due to the vast majority of the Waffen SS Divisions being mechanized and therefore making extensive use of Half-Tracks and Trucks.
The Flak 40 128mm was one of the most prevalent large anti-air weapons used by the Third Reich during World War II, especially once the Luftwaffe lost air superiority and the allies began to bomb Germany heavily and would provide close air support…
Photograph of the Himmler's order for the arrest and execution of members of the Czech intelligentsia as retaliation for the Czech resistance's assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.
Following the assassination of Heydrich, Himmler ordered SS members to go to Lidice, kill all the men, send the rest of the villages to concentration camps, and burn the city down.