German troops shelled in realistic mock wall!. In conditions resembling very closely those of actual warfare, German troops carrying out their annual manoeuvres in the Mecklenburg area, bordering the Baltic. Signor Mussolini, who is discussing the Rome Berlin axis with Herr Hitler, is to attend the manoeuvres. Photo shows, men of the Pioneer battlelion crossing a lake under actual war conditions were shells exploding around their pontoons during the manoeuvres in Mecklenburg. 26 September 1937