Black soldiers Serving in the German Army

[andya]

Hi
Found this picture quite interesting.any thoughts as to the Unit?
thanks
andy

[jurggie]

I don't think he's a black guy. Look at the structure of his face.

[Mobydick]

Never ever a black guy

[andya]

Sorry but I disagree.In my opinion he is a coloured gentleman without doubt
regards
andy

[Mobydick]

take a look on the shoulderbords,,,, he's a officer... probably Leutnant or higher... sorry, but never heard that a black officer commanding regular german troops not even in Africa

[andya]

I appreciate what you say but I am still of the opinion he is coloured.Just my opinion-could be wwrong it woudn,t be the first time
thanks for the input
andy

[Hagrid]

Hi!
What about an extreme tan? Check out the guy below him- or the hands of the men next to him ( plus dirt ?) ...these people spent a lot of their time outdoors.
As to the unit: The sign says "Telephone Station" plus "Shelter (against flyers)" -
possibly the crew of the communication unit posed in front of their working facilities.
Regards
Hagrid

[RamJet]

Just tanned, not more.

[adlerfan53]

Uhhhh....he's tan plus the shadows of the picture.

[ccj]

Offiziersstellvertreter

[juoneen]

I recently saw a book written by a German African whose mother was German and father was a diplomat from somewhere in Africa. Although he was born and raised in Germany, spoke fluent German, he was denied the right to join the hj. I didn't buy the book, and later someone else did, but there was an interesting photo of him wearing a hj buckle .
He received a lot of prejudice from his peers, till he kicked a few A_ _ es ,After the War he traveled the world and met lots of celebrities. His hero was joe Lewis.

[streptile]

There were black soldiers in the German armed forces, but that dude isn't one of them in my opinion.

[ODW]

Real one:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=776217

[Bertolt Brecht]

Let's not forget the German Asakari

[römischIX]

In the imperial german army there were no Blacks. They only had the Askaris
in the colonies. The only blacks and asian guys came for education.