A really stunning photo but..........

[Francesco]

Hello gentlemans,
today I have received this SS Totencopf offirer photo.
Now,my problem is:what is written on the back?

Pleaseee ... help me to undertand.

Thanks in advance,
Francesco

[Francesco]

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[Francesco]

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[Maikäfer]

Well this is all very strange. Such a religious note on the back of a portrait showing - of all people! - an SS-Officer from either Totenkopfverb******228;nde or Totenkopfdivision? Here is what it says;

Ave Jesus!
Ave Maria!
Ave saint Josef!

My loyal and dear
Huberti, a truely blessed
meryful christmas feast 1958
and a habby new year 1959
ever in gratitude
Your Lilly


The rest of the text seems to be funny. Some joker even wrote "Sieg Heil" on the left of the postcard. The things under Lilly (who wrote the original text) seems to be added later. I also don't understand why anybody would send this as a greeting card. The stamp makes no sense either, it was never stamped so never posted. This photo has been badly messed with.

Edit: I just noticed Lilly wrote this text in M******252;nchen on 24.12.58, she appears to have lived in the Wieskirchstr. 4, appartement 5. M******252;nchen is my old home city and I even remember this street. A small world!

[JOHN JONES]

The back does not lessen the interest.
Still a nice picture framed.....

John

[Robin Lumsden]

The back does not lessen the interest.
John

I agree. I think it adds to the interest in this case.

My guess is that the writing on the back was done by the man's widow, as a sort of 'memoriam'. It looks like the kids' names have been added later.

There are a lot of Catholics in Munich......hence the religious bits.

Just a guess.........we will never know.

But a GREAT SS-T photo! I especially like the tabs and the police ribbon.

[Daniele C]

a really nice and interesting pic for sure!i like those officer tabs!

[Don D.]

Don't forget that 1st pattern wiederholenspange!!!

[Robin Lumsden]

Don't forget that 1st pattern wiederholenspange!!!

Well spotted!

[CIANO]

hi,

Very nice photo.
In the close up of the photo I can see written the word "DAX"-that may me think that this photo was taken in DAX that is a city located in France, not far from Bordeaux...
It is just a guess....

regards

Ciano

[Al P]

Great picture!! The small sized ribbon bar/s are not that often seen.

Al

[Christopher G.]

Great Picture.......it kinda looks like Dave Kane

Chris G.

[JPhilip]

Hi,
picture taken in a photography studio called " ANDRE" with a stylised "a" at Dax, in the french basque country.

[Francesco]

Thanks you all guys for comments and the many information
you have given to me.I'm happy to have purchase this photo,its measure cm25X20 and it came with his original (?) frame.

Cheers,
Francesco

[Laurent]

Au fou

Dax in the Pays Basque ?

Are you totally crazy JPhillip ?

Sorry gentlemen Dax is in the Landes !

Not too much important for the photo but I have to say it !

Laurent