Landesschützen-Kompanie 52/VI was formed on 26 August 1939 in Wesel, Nordrhein-Westphalen. On 16 September 1939 it was transferred to occupied Poland. Stationed first in Żyrardów, it guarded Polish POW transit camp, and later in Błonie, where it performed patrol duties. From November 1939 until the end of January 1940 the company was quartered in weapons store in Palmiry, and from 30 January until 18 March 1940 – in Physical Education Academy in Bielany, Warsaw. There it was transformed into I. Bataillon vom Infanterie-Regiment 659 der 393. Infanterie-Division. From there it was sent to Komorowo near Ostrów Mazowiecka, near war-time border with Soviet Union. Tne unit was sent back to Germany on 4 August 1940. Unlike most personal albums, this one is definitely an official chronicle, including pictures of commanding officers, subsequent unit quarters and scenes showing everyday life of soldiers in barracks. These pictures are further supplemented by winter scenes in Bielany and a few street scenes of occupied Warsaw.