And he took 8000 pics with it - many as bullets were flying - at him - the Hurtgen Forest fer christ sake !
Developed them in helmets.
Hid them away for 50 years - I had never seen any of those shots.
Lots of German soldiers carried cameras at the front; this is a great site;
http://histomil.com/viewtopic.php?f=338&t=3918
But This guy is an amazing artist - post war pics were great and deservedly well known.
- but it is always fascinating to me when something significant appears "out of nowhere"
And the past comes alive - it ain't even past.