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Best regards,
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Judging by all of those pics I'd say that we may have a case of sleeves pushing up the corners of pockets, as had been mentioned previously in this thread.
Even Rommel is part of the 'inner circle' of pocket corner folders.
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Hello,
Dave, thank you for the additional photos. Perhaps your man was with 15th panzer (Generalmajor Frhr. von Esebeck commander: April 15 - July 25, 1941 - wounded at Tobruk front)? Do the vehicles have any unit/regimental markings?
The tunic in post 448 appears to be a Sudfront (possibly smooth Italian cloth with German green collar)?
Another interesting photo (looks like pocket folding due to arm movement).
ChristopherLast edited by MilitaryCollect; 12-29-2007, 11:46 AM.Comment
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Hey,
No I havent been able to spot any markings on the vehicles im afraid. There is one with a kubelwagen where you clearly see the license plate number but that photo seems to be late war and not in Africa.
I did however find this photo of a comrades grave that may solve the unit question. The cross is marked Fla. Btl 000. Can anyone tell me more about that unit?
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Another shot of their vehicle, with a plane in the background. Some big shot coming to visit perhaps?
Also a burning plane that I suspect was a victim of their flak fire.Comment
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Food time!Comment
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flak batallion 606, not 000
a simple google search will reveal details on most of these units.Comment
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Haha yeah sorry, bad reading from my part. Of course its 606.
Thanks for clearing it up!
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Hi David,
Might that unit be the infamous Heeres-Flak-Btl. 606?
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of course it is. There was only one flak batallion 606.
Infamous, well I guess they were as infamous as any other front line combat unit in the campaign.Last edited by milcollector; 12-29-2007, 01:29 PM.Comment
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Heer Flak 606 (Kampfgruppe Briel) was quite famous. It was an independent Army Flak unit - equipped mostly with 88's and used in the anti-tank role. The commander, Maj. Georg Briel won the Knight's Cross on July 23, 1942.
Here's a neat link to Maj. Georg Briel:
http://translate.google.com/translat...SHB_en___US244
And other notable Kampfgruppe commanders in North Afrika (including Hauptman Briel):
http://www.deutschesoldaten.com/awar...remeafrica.htm
I found a couple links to Flak Bau. 606 here (as they appear in the Order of Battle):
http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=6470
http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=2057
And here's another site discussing this unit: http://www.feldgrau.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=10263
The photos are very, very valuable! Nice set. I have an award to another member of that unit signed by Georg Briel in post 372 - reposted below.
ChristopherLast edited by MilitaryCollect; 01-06-2008, 03:26 AM.Comment
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Thanks alot for all the help! Seems like I have alot of nice reading up ahead!
Here are a couple more pictures from the lot.
Thanks!
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