Interesting Airborne Image

[seebee1]

Picked up a few pictures over the weekend, they were on post-card sized file cards and I was told they were something to do with wartime Intelligence. This one has the reference BU 5621 (WN) in ink on the side of the card. I have no idea where and when it was taken, it may be well known? There are some interesting details, the fellow third from the right seems to be wearing a German Smock and the fellow second from the left a possibly unusual Fighting Knife. Regards, Clive.

[seebee1]

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[Haplo]

He is indeed wearing a sumpftarn wendejacke as far as i can see.
The fighting knife looks like a k98K bajonet.

[Marc Sherriff]

Interesting in that it is back to front.

[seebee1]

I scanned this as it was from the card, why it was reversed I have no idea. this is how it looks the right way Clive.

[Jean-Loup]

There seems to be a Panzer death head right beside that German bayonet. Very cool.

JL

[Ian Jewison]

The guy in the German jacket appears to be wearing a German cap eagle in his beret!?!?!

[yellow]

It seams all the Airborne enthusiasts have gone silent That must be a good photograph!

I suppose I am pointing out the obvious but badges on the berets appear to be Royal Artillery and parachute Regiment.

Now I am guessing here because Ade is the bible on this subject, I`m guessing that the photo is taken in Holland.....notice the victory V in the background or it could be the insignia for a HQ.

[John Wright]

I would hardly call it an Airborne photo on the basis of one cap badge could also be called Royal Artillery.

John

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Clive, I have a feeling that this photo shows newly liberated former POW's. I am not 100% sure but I think I have seen it before?

Cheers, Ade.

[yellow]

Any ideas who are the POW's and who are the chaps relieving them?

Also did SS guard Airborne troops in the camps, hence the skull on the guys bayo frog? Are these the boys captured at Arnhem?

Always interested in learning.

[leigh kitchen]

More than one man is airborne - a couple are wearing Pegasus patches, one man is wearing a German eagle on his beret, an artilleryman is wearing a skull on his left breast by the look of it.

Wonder if the bayonet, pair of skulls which look like panzer, not necesarily SS insignia & eagle all come from one unfortunate German?

[Jean-Loup]

The skulls appear to be panzer, and two men seem to have them on their pockets as well as one beside the bayonet.

JL

[frank savage]

(...) why it was reversed I have no idea. this is how it looks the right way.

Hi there!
There's no reason because the photo was reversed. I have found several wartime pics reversed. I think, simply, that the photographr have take the negative and printed mirrored ... only a distraction!!!


Very interestin pics, indeed!!

Frank savage