Cross-Dressing Among the World War 2 Nazi-era German Wehrmacht Soldiers

Homosexuality was a crime in Nazi Germany. Still, artist Martin Dammann found so many Nazi-era photos of Wehrmacht soldiers in drag that he published an entire book of them. What do the photos tell us about sexuality in the Wehrmacht? Why was cross-dressing so prevalent among Nazi-era soldiers?
BOOK: "Soldier Studies: Cross-Dressing in the Wehrmacht": https://amzn.to/3qPn5eK