| In a staged propaganda photo, 2 Junkers Ju-87B Stuka dive bombers fly past a Panzerkampfwagen IV Sonderkraftfahrzeug 161. Originally an infantry support vehicle, the Panzer IV saw service in all combat theatres involving Germany and was the only German tank to remain in continuous production throughout the war. German armored fighting vehicles (AFVs) during the invasion of Poland (September-October 1939) used a plain white cross, but before the onset of Operation Weserübung (April 1940), the black core cross with white “flanks” that the Luftwaffe used had become the basic German AFV national insignia, as used for the rest of the war, to 1945. | |
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| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | September 1, 1939 |
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| Country | Poland |
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| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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