Defending oil region of Moreni in WW II

Romania WW2 ZB 37 Heavy Machine Gun 

Moreni 

Photo Army Officer Air Defence Brigade 

01.06.1941 

German soldiers at Ploiesti oil center during WWII

Romanian oilfields - colorized aerial views from WW2

The German army in the Romanian campaign, 1916-1918

Kriegsphotograph Max Wipperling, Kiberfeld

Burning oil tanks in the Romanian city of Constanta set on fire by shelling during the German and Bulgarian onslaught on the city, 23 October 1916

Oil tanks on fire in the Constanta Harbour, November 1916

Oil tanks on fire in the Constanta Harbour, November 1916

Fire in Buzau oilfield, 1916

Destruction of Buzau oilfiled in 1916.

Oil wells on fire at Buzau, 1916

Oilfield at Buzau on fire in 1916

German troops on the snow-covered road in Campina, the oil district of Romania, January 1917

Captured oilfield at Campina, probably summer 1917

Oil extraction and refinery towers in Romania, probably in the city of Campina

Damaged oil extraction in Romania

Kaiser Wilhelm II and Field Marshal August von Mackensen returning from a visit to the oil wells at Campina, September 1917

Kaiser Wilhelm II and Field Marshal August von Mackensen visiting the oil wells at Campina, 23 September 1917

Kaiser Wilhelm II visiting the captured oil refineries at Campina, Romania 23.09.1917

Kaiser Wilhelm II with Field Marshal August von Mackensen  inspecting parts of the pumping plant at the oil wells at Campina

Undamaged petrol tanks, captured by the Germans, in Constanta, 1917. Each of the tanks holds 500 000 litres

Petrol tanks damaged by bombardment. Galati, 1917

German troops defending Ploiesti oil tanks and refineries in WW2

German troops defending Ploiesti oil tanks and refineries in WW2

Image Colorization API

The War, the Oil and the Football..

A football match between a German team from Rifle Regiment No. 11, Tank Division No. 9 and the Ploiesti Concordia Refinery team.

Moreni, 1941.