Color War Slides from Ian

[erichcraciun]

Interesting. It is a Roman W and a Roman 5.

A Fraktur W and Roman 5 would be Wehrkreis 5 ( Württemberg und Baden ) Verwaltung. A Roman W along would be Wachbtl Wien. What do the insignia experts say?

[CarWib]

Wehrersatzdienststellen V

Hi,

I think it is Wehrersatzdienststellen V which would be Recruiting office in Wehrkreis V (Elsass, Baden and Württemberg) with headquarters in Stuttgart. That would also explain the age of the Gefreiter that I believe to be a veteran from the first world war (I suspect that the feldspange might be a EK2 from WW1 but I'm not sure).

/Carl

[erichcraciun]

Would make sense Carl. The Roman Numeral V also...

[i.spring]

Thanks Carl and Erich for the super help !

Ian

[i.spring]

a few new color slides i added yesterday
Enjoy.
Ian


http://pixpast.com/stock-photo/merce...oad-11790.html


http://pixpast.com/stock-photo/germa...939-11788.html


http://pixpast.com/stock-photo/beaut...939-11787.html

have a nice evening guys !
Ian

[i.spring]

ok you guys are really going to love this.

first the story

About 10 years ago a old friend of mine living in Berlin visited a local flea market. He knew I collected old color slides. He sent me an email that he found 3 old german slides showing a soldier and his girlfriend for 5 euros.

Two weeks later these 3 images came in the post........
I asked if there were any more from the flea market seller but my friend said no.. just these 3.... imagine what else this man photographed in colour......

This is the first time I have shown these 3 photos from my slide collection and I have to admit, they are some of my absolute favourites

Enjoy !
Ian

SS Stug panzer officer, Hotel Platterhof, Berchtesgaden, 1943, behind, guesthouse Hoher Göll, postwar, General Walker Hotel,

http://pixpast.com/stock-photo/ss-st...tel-11795.html

Hotel Platterhof, Berchtesgaden, 1943, behind, guesthouse Hoher Göll, postwar, General Walker Hotel,

http://pixpast.com/stock-photo/hotel...tel-11794.html


http://pixpast.com/stock-photo/hotel...tel-11793.html

[Br. James]

Great photos of one of my favorite spots, too, Ian! Thanks for sharing them with us!

Br. James

[Remy Spezzano]

Nice photos Ian! He's an NCO. SS-Oberscharführer (Sgt. 1st Class).
Also it looks like the cyphers on his shoulder boards and his cufftitle are from the 1st SS LAH.

[stonemint]

The one with the Mercedes 540K is just fantastic--that family had to have some serious RM.....

[i.spring]

happy you like them guys I really love these color shots

here is some thing different:


BEFORE and AFTER. Sometimes these old color slides are found in a very bad state and need a lot of TLC to bring them back to their original glory. Here is a nice example of a color slide (agfacolor) that was taken by a german soldier in Paris France 1940. The slide was badly stored, exposed to too much heat over the years.. (warm summers and attic are not a good combination for slides) and with some hard work... this is the result !
Enjoy. Ian

have a nice weekend guys !

[Br. James]

What beautiful and dedicated work you do, Ian! Bless you!

Br. James

[JUNGCO]

Ian,
Just fabulous work!
Jeff

[NARVIK1940]

Amazing restoration!

[astarr]

Superb work on bringing the image back to life!

Cheers,
Astarr

[Remy Spezzano]

Nice job on the Paris slide Ian.