1942 Allen Gewalten zum Trotz OKW Photo Book

Updated August 26, 2026

This hardcover volume titled "Allen Gewalten zum Trotz" was published in 1942 by Zeitgeschichte-Verlag in Berlin and issued by the High Command of the German Armed Forces (OKW). The book documents the 1941 Eastern Campaign against Soviet forces, presenting photographic records of tank advances, river crossings, aircraft, and infantry combat across Russia. Measuring 7.25 by 10.25 inches, it is bound in red cloth with visible edge wear and corner bumping. This copy features notable American WWII GI provenance, being inscribed on the front cover with "PROPERTY OF SGT. WALTER MILOS" and on the front endpaper, "To my wife Helen, Walt." The interior pages remain clean but are loose in their bindings.

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