Last Photo of Oberleutant Wolfgang von Blücher

[Eric Queen]

Here is a photo of members of the "Dombas Kompanie" taken in Oslo, May 12, 1940. R-L is Broder, Wolf and Jacobs (at least according to Broder)

[Sergey K.]

Interesting pix and personal items. Last photo seems shows some guys wear anti-slip galoshes ..quite rare item for early 40 year ?

[Heeresspringer]

Hey Eric,

The Dombas Kompanie was the 1./FJR1 ...

I don´t know if Broder was in 1./FJR 1 before crete but Wolf was always in 2./FJR 1 and had no part in the Dombas story ...

He is not in the picture ...

By the way Wolf was also Leutnant since 1939.

Thanks for showing Broders grouping!

[Heeresspringer]

The memorial wall of 2./FJR 1 ...

[Eric Queen]

Hey Eric,

The Dombas Kompanie was the 1./FJR1 ...

I don´t know if Broder was in 1./FJR 1 before crete but Wolf was always in 2./FJR 1 and had no part in the Dombas story ...

He is not in the picture ...

By the way Wolf was also Leutnant since 1939.

Thanks for showing Broders grouping!

I guess this answers the first question.

As I said, Broder said the man between him and Jacobs was named Wolf. Perhaps a different Wolf. You can believe him or not.

[Heeresspringer]

Ok ... Perhaps it was a Soldier with the last name Wolf ...

I mean Wolfgang Graf Blücher who´s nickname was Wolf ...

[unglesbeemj]

To clarify Eric’s last post, both Gerhard Broder and Rudolf Jacobs jumped with 1.Komp. at Dombas, Norway in April, 1940. Their heavy (MG) platoon from 2.Komp. was attached to 1.Komp. to provide additional fire support for the operation. Both were subsequently captured after several days of hard fighting and evasion. Eric’s photo shows them in Oslo following their release from Norwegian captivity. They both received the EKII for Dombas on May 11 in Oslo (Bundesarchiv), both volunteered for the operation at Narvik, where I believe they both received the EKI (and Narvik Schild of course). Both Broder and Jacobs fought side by side throughout the entire war: Dombas, Narvik, Crete, Russia, and Mone Cassino. Both, incredibly, survived the war, although Jacobs lost a leg in Italy. Here is a Norwegian post card Jacobs sent to his family in Düsseldorf from captivity, that may interest collectors.

[eubank]

Did Broder and/or Jacobs write , and have published , any memoir?

[unglesbeemj]

Broder wrote a book, the title escapes me. Jacobs, as I know did not put down his experiences in writing. Others may know different.

[unglesbeemj]

Broder gives a first hand account of Wolfgang’s last stand and death in Adrian Nisbett’s excellent book, Heroes in Death. He observed everything from some distance in binoculars, they were unable to reach them. Jacobs, as Shawn indicated earlier, took the last photo of Blücher on the plane to Crete.

[eubank]

Many thanks, yes I have that very good book, and also Yannis' , but I couldn't recall if any memoirs of their own existed.

[Eric Queen]

Mike, that postcard has an incredible historical significance that most will not appreciate.

And, yes, by Wolf I mean the man's surname was Wolf (according to Broder). Obviously it is not Wolfgang G v B.

[unglesbeemj]

Many thanks, yes I have that very good book, and also Yannis' , but I couldn’t recall if any memoirs of their own existed.

Here is Broder’s book, published in 2007:

Guerre mondiale contre moi: 1938-1948: Weltkrieg gegen mich ; [Norwegen - Kreta - Rußland - Italien]

[unglesbeemj]

Mike, that postcard has an incredible historical significance that most will not appreciate.

And, yes, by Wolf I mean the man's surname was Wolf (according to Broder). Obviously it is not Wolfgang G v B.

Agree, of all the medals, award documents, and photographs that came from Rudolf Jacobs’ estate, the postcard is my favorite piece. “Käthi” was (at the time) Rudolf’s fiancé.

[eubank]

Here is Broder’s book, published in 2007:

Guerre mondiale contre moi: 1938-1948: Weltkrieg gegen mich ; [Norwegen - Kreta - Rußland - Italien]

Thanks Michael.