70 years ago: a Fallschirmjäger and a Roman bridge

[OSS]

Two photos:



a Maori soldier in position with his Bren right on Fiumicino river, note the paratrooper helmet on his head

The Maori soldier appears to be wearing a British para helmet, not a "German helmet" as described in the original caption.

[mufasa]

The Maori soldier appears to be wearing a British para helmet, not a "German helmet" as described in the original caption.

Thanks for correction! And I'm also more relaxed because have in the head, on a
front line an enemy helmet ............

[mufasa]

Brilliant mufasa, great pic, and thanks for sharing some of the Greek related items, keep up the great work.
cheers
NCO

Thanks .... I attach for you some other photos of the same sequence, taken on
27th of September, 1944 on the railway bridge at the mouth of the Uso river on the port of Bellaria, the stronghold of resistance, German paratroopers ....

[mufasa]

Bellaria will be the last battle of the Greeks on the Adriatic coast (a couple of weeks after the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade leaving Italy to return to Greece).
Note the American "grease gun" of the Greek NCO

[Luft 76]

Nice additions Oriano ! Interesting to see few Tiger and Sherman remnants near the bridge on last photos.

[mufasa]

Nice additions Oriano ! Interesting to see few Tiger and Sherman remnants near the bridge on last photos.

Thanks
0riano

[W.Unland]

Hello,

I usually do not frequent this forum, but this thread made for very interesting reading. Thank you for posting.

Too bad about the recent incidents at your beach. It seems all the world is going nuts.

Regards,
William Unland

[NCO]

mufasa , Excellent additional pics of those Greeks.
Rare to see them in action, scratching my head as to how he got that grease gun.
Thank you.
cheers
NCO

[mufasa]

Hello,

I usually do not frequent this forum, but this thread made for very interesting reading. Thank you for posting.

Too bad about the recent incidents at your beach. It seems all the world is going nuts.

Regards,
William Unland

thanks William!
ciao Oriano

[mufasa]

mufasa , Excellent additional pics of those Greeks.
Rare to see them in action, scratching my head as to how he got that grease gun.
Thank you.
cheers
NCO

I think (I found this Life picture ) that the Grease Gun was a peculiarity of Greek soldiers into the "British sector" which they used Sten or Thomson sbm..... seems in 9 para???

ciao Oriano

[NCO]

Sacred Squadron perhaps. Elite Greek Officers and Nco's that fled to North Africa, nice pic.
Cheers
NCO

[Totenhead]

Great thread, hope to be in Italy next year

[mufasa]

Sacred Squadron perhaps. Elite Greek Officers and Nco's that fled to North Africa, nice pic.
Cheers
NCO

ciao Oriano

[mufasa]

Great thread, hope to be in Italy next year

many thanks Totenhead!
ciao Oriano

[vonStubben]

and we go back near the bridge of Tiberius .... Heidrich and his men of the 1st Falls. Div, the 23 September 1944, they were mentioned in the agenda of the OKW for "having rejected 27 assaults in the last 36 hours" ........

Nice photo of the Army Parachutist's badge in wear