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#6 Commander wearing a Heeres flak badge

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#7

[Aris Kosionidis]

Bill, well done on getting the Fla-Btl 22 series!
Aris Kosionidis

[Aris Kosionidis]

I am pretty sure your man is Sonderverband Kompanie 287 and went to the Balkans/Russia, rather than Sonderverband Kampfgruppe 288 which was sent to North Africa.

Both units wore the same orientale arm badge.

I'd suggest the Deutsch-Arabische Lehrabteilung. As I recall, a few more photos from the same batch were of a barracks or HQ building. They were flying an "Arab" flag and the look was very much like Greece- part of the DAL was stationed in Cape Sounion near Athens for a time. The German personel of the DAL came from the Sonderverbande.
Aris Kosionidis

[Aris Kosionidis]

Larry,

Very nice pics with much decorated officers. Thanks for sharing. Here is a new small grouping of possibly LW Field Division troops in a southern tropical area.....maybe partisan operations in Italy

Bill, I'd say these are 11. Felddivision troops in Greece.
Maybe - just maybe- the fellows in flight suits are from the same unit, possibly at a later date. They were as I recall grouped together as an auction, although of course that does not mean anything.
Thanks for posting all of these!
Aris Kosionidis

[W Petz]

Aris,

Thanks!! you must have been watching that one as well. - Bill

Bill, well done on getting the Fla-Btl 22 series!
Aris Kosionidis

[W Petz]

Aris,

I'm not familiar with DAL so thank you for the information. I need to do a little research when I have time. Bill

I'd suggest the Deutsch-Arabische Lehrabteilung. As I recall, a few more photos from the same batch were of a barracks or HQ building. They were flying an "Arab" flag and the look was very much like Greece- part of the DAL was stationed in Cape Sounion near Athens for a time. The German personel of the DAL came from the Sonderverbande.
Aris Kosionidis

[W Petz]

Aris,

Thanks again...LWFD is just as good. I originally thought they may have been HG in Italy as it was common practice for the HG flak units to wear the light weight summer flight suits. There is another group of photos of the same unit coming my way. again I need to check out the 11th LWFD. I'm not sure if those photos have any connection to the other group that you mention but I will keep that in mind. Bill

Bill, I'd say these are 11. Felddivision troops in Greece.
Maybe - just maybe- the fellows in flight suits are from the same unit, possibly at a later date. They were as I recall grouped together as an auction, although of course that does not mean anything.
Thanks for posting all of these!
Aris Kosionidis

[W Petz]

Here are a few new arrivals that came in the post today. Notice he has the SB's turned inside out.

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#2

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#3 Missing the Breast eagle of this Tropical tunic

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#4 Unknown RKT

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I have a few more recent arrivals....first up is a nice LW Flak man wedding portrait.

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Hermann Goering Soldier portrait

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Here is a new arrival today...an Unknown RKT....does anyone know who this RKT is and also #4 on page 642. Bill