Recruits of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) during target practice as part of the training...

The motif from the National Socialist propaganda shows recruits of the German Air Force during target practice as part of the training to become a gunner, taken in September 1944. The National Socialist reporting on September 4th, 1944 writes on the back of the picture: "From the training of the gunners - all tasks to be able to cope with the gunner, to become a competent fifth man in a fighter plane, this goal stands as an incentive and obligation before every soldier who enters an air gunner school.- A fast-flying aircraft can only be hit if a corresponding to the speed is aimed at a point far in front of the aircraft. During target practice, this point is represented by a sphere mounted at a specified distance from the aircraft models."