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WW2 Photos, Eastern & Western Front

  • 27-06-2009 7:53pm
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭


    a few photos i picked up.....
    (the zoomed pics have 5 or 6 photos that my scannner didnt get)
    sorry about the size. just write back if you want me to just put links
    Nurenburg 34
    note large crowd in the background / large swastika flags.
    scan0005.jpg

    Officers Shooting range/ Gun cleaning
    scan0013.jpg

    Cleaning uniform/graves/ downed plane
    soldier posing on a french/ british plane.
    bottom left. luftwaffe collar tab on soldier to lefts coat
    you cant see it but the 2nd from the right in the grave photo is looking at a large cross with a swastika at the bottom and Runic SS at the top.
    scan0016.jpg

    Signaller Units / men
    scan0015.jpg

    press photo/ graves (again)
    scan0020.jpg
    scan0021.jpg

    Close ups/ armband/ sea plane
    scan0017.jpg
    scan0018.jpg


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    Some nice pictures there, particularly liked the Nuremberg ones also the Seaplane one.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭arnhem44


    Here are a few of mine


    German18-1.jpg

    German17-1.jpg

    German14-1.jpg

    German12.jpg

    German11.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭arnhem44


    and another few...


    German8-1.jpg

    German7.jpg

    German5.jpg

    German4.jpg

    German3.jpg

    German23.jpg

    German22-1.jpg

    German21.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭arnhem44


    And some more


    German2.jpg

    German19-1.jpg

    German16.jpg

    German15.jpg

    German13.jpg

    German10.jpg

    German1.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭arnhem44


    And finally

    German9-1.jpg

    German6.jpg

    German20-1.jpg


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    like the one with the ship.....very interesting


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    Are these people on the side of the road jews or ethnic russians ? It is hard to tell at this resolution - but that is an interesting picture.
    arnhem44 wrote: »
    German17-1.jpg


    I would love to know where this town is ? I don't suppose there is any writing on the backs of these ?
    arnhem44 wrote: »
    German14-1.jpg

    For a second there I thought this one was an ME 323 Gigant - but on looking more at it it seems to be a boat ? It is tricky to tell though at this resolution.
    arnhem44 wrote: »
    German11.jpg

    Great pictures - thanks for posting those.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭arnhem44


    Hi Morlar,there is writing on alot of them but only writing on one of the three you picked out,theres a name or a single word describing something,I'll get it scaned through later and post it up,someone might be able to translate it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 821 ✭✭✭FiSe


    It is a boat, you can see the life raft cranes on top right hand corner. Gigant would be hollow inside.
    I could be wrong, but those people on the side of the road, are they a gypsies? Judging be the tents and the temporary look of the settlement.
    The seaplane in the 1st batch of photos is Heinkel 59.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    arrived today :)
    Eastren front photos
    no writing on back
    scan0024.jpg
    3 westren occupied photos in this
    scan0025.jpg

    8.8 Flak
    no writing, firing at night
    and a picture of flak burst / searlight.
    scan0023.jpg

    Various
    clockwise
    grave/ monument of norway, prison camp staff, barbed wire, taken from tank/ eastren front/ upside down.
    scan0030.jpg
    backs
    same positions
    scan0031.jpg

    clock wise
    nurenburg (i think), troops/ trench/ assault badge & wound badge (i think) , Prison camp tower, luftwaffe march/ gas mask/ officer

    scan0032.jpg
    backs
    same positions
    scan0033.jpg


    btw the 92076..... is added by the seller.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭arnhem44


    Great selection there Mousey,some great shots.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 821 ✭✭✭FiSe


    That monument in Narvik is interesting and it wouldn't be me without comment: the shot of firing 88 is taken in the night, so it's the flash which makes it look like a cave. And as well, I am not quite sure about the searchlight, it looks like a daylight shot.

    Interesting photographs


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    FiSe wrote: »
    That monument in Narvik is interesting and it wouldn't be me without comment: the shot of firing 88 is taken in the night, so it's the flash which makes it look like a cave. And as well, I am not quite sure about the searchlight, it looks like a daylight shot.

    Interesting photographs


    i now feel very stupid :(

    got a translation of the pic taking from the tank, the end says "...everywhere the same, left and right destroyed Russian vehicles"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,427 ✭✭✭Dr Strange


    Mousey- wrote: »
    i now feel very stupid :(

    got a translation of the pic taking from the tank, the end says "...everywhere the same, left and right destroyed Russian vehicles"

    Ah jeez, don't beat yourself up about it. That's the fun thing about old photos, trying to figure out what is going on that particular moment in time. ;)

    Nice destroyed Russian machinery, by the way.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭arnhem44


    Hi Morlar,heres the back of the photo of the "refugees" you were wondering about,god only knows what it says.


    reverse-1.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,427 ✭✭✭Dr Strange


    arnhem44 wrote: »
    Hi Morlar,heres the back of the photo of the "refugees" you were wondering about,god only knows what it says.


    reverse-1.jpg

    It says "Romania" in German (Rumänien)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    Preusse wrote: »
    It says "Romania" in German (Rumänien)

    Those pesky Roma Gypsies !!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,427 ✭✭✭Dr Strange


    Morlar wrote: »
    Those pesky Roma Gypsies !!

    I see what you did there. And I was almost going to point out the difference between Roma and Romanians.....ah well... :pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    Preusse wrote: »
    I see what you did there. And I was almost going to point out the difference between Roma and Romanians.....ah well... :pac:

    Ninja edit ftw !!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,427 ✭✭✭Dr Strange


    Morlar wrote: »
    Ninja edit ftw !!

    Blitzed.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    the back of the monument pic says. tomb of the battles of Narvik 1940
    scan0030.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    scan0006.jpg
    top says "Assault on the enemy's positions."
    bottom says "Stalinorgel im Einsatz, Belgorod 1943"
    stalins organ in us , belogrod 1943

    Backs
    scan0005-1.jpg

    Fortifications
    scan0007.jpg

    Zeltbans (i think) camo on lufftwaffe guard
    scan0007-1-1.jpg

    destroyed armour on bridge
    scan0007-1-2.jpg

    Plane in flight
    scan0007-1.jpg

    any info would be appreciated.

    sory bout small pics etc...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭arnhem44


    some nice photos there again Mousey-,I'm not sure and I might even be wrong but are those obsolete french tanks on the bridge,they look like stuff they had around WW1.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 821 ✭✭✭FiSe


    Nice pictures, the StuG III in front of the 'Katyusha' would be my cup o'tea. Cool looking machines.
    I wonder are those Stalin organs fitted on GMC or other US truck?

    Fortification - it must be a part of the Maginot line, I'd say. And those funny looking tanks are Renaults FT-17.
    They were introduced during the WWI and produced in a large numbers in the following years. I think these were good light tanks for infantry suport, but obsolete in the 30's. A feast for the German guns...

    Don't know the type of the aircraft tha picture isn't big enough and there were many training bi-planes and they were all very similar. Could that be a Bucker-131 ?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    Yep they do look like Ft-17's as Fise mentioned. The 'fortifications' one looks interesting, it has obviously taken a lot of damage. The pictures I have of the maginot line show a different design than those but it's entirely possible they are from there too. Re the plane it is too hard to make out at that resolution though. Some nice pictures there.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 821 ✭✭✭FiSe


    Look what I found:

    http://www.fortweb.net/photos/stgmom1/bruillesud.htm

    ^ excellent page about bunkers


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    FiSe wrote: »
    Look what I found:

    http://www.fortweb.net/photos/stgmom1/bruillesud.htm

    ^ excellent page about bunkers

    That is an excellent reference site, and a perfect match on mousey's one above. I have just been going through it trying to match it to some of mine now - cheers for the link.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    What a difference a higher res picture makes :)

    It's not possible to make out the insignia on the vehicle in the first pic (for me at least), but in the 2nd picture it looks like this is your plane :

    D-EFAY Bücker Bü131 A W.Nr.103 W.Nr.103 build in 1936/5 B0045 B0127

    Tail-reg site ;

    http://www.luftwaffe-experten.org/d-letters.html

    Plane wiki ;
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCcker_B%C3%BC_131

    'Bü 131A : Two-seat primary trainer biplane. Initial production version.'


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    Burning vehicles
    Burningvehicle3.jpg

    Burningvehicle2.jpg

    Burningvehicle1.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    reposts..... two of the zoomed in ones on the first page
    scan0034.jpg

    scan0030-1.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    panzer IV's
    scan0076.jpg

    thought this was snow originally ....looks more like sand with all the small pitting (and the dust from the back of the tanks


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    trying to keep this forum going

    got these a while ago
    scan0006-3.jpg

    scan0003.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    5000 Pows

    senior luitenant koop, 3rd battallion 9th company
    5000 captured morrocans and french
    june 1940
    POW9.jpg

    POW10.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    demontage
    demontagerussians.jpg
    thanks preusse


    THE GOD AWFUL MUD
    scan0009.jpg
    scan0006-4.jpg
    scan0004.jpg

    think of the animals
    scan0007-2.jpg


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    frontline pics
    scan0037-1.jpg
    attack1.jpg
    scan0069.jpg
    field radio....and a photo taking just before it would be to dirty to post
    scan0029.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    got these two yeserday or the day before
    scan0077-1.jpg

    scan0076-1.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    shooting pistol near smolensk
    what uniforms are these anyone ??????????????
    local police and heer maybe?
    scan0035-1.jpg

    wire anyone
    scan0065.jpg

    scan0066.jpg

    scan0068.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    Nice pics. It' hard to say on the uniforms on the first one but it only looks like 2 heer alright, the rest I am not sure about.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 821 ✭✭✭FiSe


    Nice and interesting pictures as usual.
    Could those other uniforms be of some cossacks unit? They don't look German to me, but it's very hard to say.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    Mousey- wrote: »
    got these two yeserday or the day before
    scan0077-1.jpg
    same set ( notice cannon/ tree beside road etc...
    heavily cropped and water marked i know, but still.
    scan0080.jpg



    and again
    field hospital in a cave
    scan0076.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    Nice pictures, is there anything writte on the backs to give the date or location ?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    the ones ive translated
    the men marching from artillery
    Spähtrupp vor lemburg - reconisense unit[or advanced] for lemberg (ukraine)

    talking to artillery unit
    it says
    ?????? stalthelm - (i assume from arrow drawn on pic it means that the owner is the man without helmet or "no helmet")

    field hospital
    vor dem unterstand - before (infront) of the shelter


    firing pistol in Woodyard
    Pistolenschießen in Potschinok im Werk - shooting pistol in Potschinok in mill

    first of the frontline pics (men in wooded lane)
    Im Wald von soiry bei einem neuen Vorstoss - in the forest of soiry{farm, france} during a new advance

    second of frontline pics
    stellung mit fiend ( ithink, not looking at it) - attack on the enemy)

    the 5000 prisoner set says
    oberluintenat koop.III Battl. 9 Komp
    5000 gefangene franzosen im Marokkaner
    Juni 1940
    - senior Lieutenant Koop, 3rd batallion, 9th company
    5000 captured frenchmen and morrocans
    June 1940

    on 1 and the second line is repeated on the other without lieutenant koop


    the ones with the wire have about a paragraph on each (havnt looked at yet)..... along with alot of other less great pics with lots of writing.

    (wtf panzer ivs pic changed by itself to field hospital)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    marder III 138
    6x6 originally but its far away in it
    scan0094.jpg
    sory bout dots
    got a little over portective


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    LW Ground unit
    scan0084.jpg

    same guys as these
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=62317286&postcount=135

    preist in russia
    scan0078.jpg

    Bear
    bit odd i thought...
    scan0076-2.jpg

    kill rings on flak 8.8
    scan0035.jpg


    panoramic
    scan0026-2.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    havnt posted in ages.

    heres a small set i got

    1 "My company cheif"
    ost medal and ek2 so its after june 1942
    scan0042.jpg

    2. "de louse"
    scan0043.jpg

    3.
    scan0044.jpg

    4. "mortar position"
    notice telegraph poles in te background of the next two
    scan0040.jpg

    5 "forward most line"
    scan0036-1.jpg

    6.
    scan0038.jpg

    7.
    scan0034.jpg
    cant read the back ont this one
    scan0046.jpg

    any help with the back or ideas on locations are appreciated


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    Nice pictures, particularly the potato masher grenade and trench ones :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    tank attack
    looks to be taking from a trench looking at passing t26's?
    scan0028.jpg
    scan0027.jpg

    tank advance
    not related to above.
    view from a trench at an advancing tanks.
    scan0030.jpg

    a well deserved meal
    looks to be anyway. apparently the laddle of the food carrier is rare :confused:
    scan0005.jpg

    group photo
    large group photo.
    scan0003.jpg

    Marder III
    snow camo. cant make out the symbol even on higher res.
    scan0094.jpg
    over protective i guess


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    re post of marder III. better scan
    MarderIII-1.jpg


    captured camel
    Gefreiter Hain
    Oberjäger Hölzl
    Jäger Caspar

    looks like lwfd to me
    scan0077-2.jpg

    Front
    blown up x3 hence quality
    scan0073.jpg
    blown up x3 hence quality
    scan0075.jpg


    couple of SS negatives to follow, not the best qulity and maybe post war but what the heck


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    on ansco safty film
    i know it was used during th 40's but could be post war. only paid about €100
    ss obergruppenfurher
    trying to id him, cufftitle is hard to make out (almost non existant when you cant zoom sorry), cav general i think (due to all cav shots / riding crop in second mans hand.
    yes i know its backwards!
    2obergruppenfurher-1.jpg

    SS & Car
    6.jpg

    SS at Horseshow
    alot of ss in the crowd when you zoom in
    yes i know its backwards!
    3.jpg

    and my favourite
    SS cav troops resting
    4-1.jpg

    have 2 more of ss cav band and just ss cav (non combat). but they wouldnt upload so fek them
    only joking bout the €100


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