Post Your Captured Flag Photographs

[ShoulderBoards]

During the first six months of Operation Barbarosa the German Army must have captured many Red Army flags. Please post your photographs of German soldiers holding up captured flags.

[Todd Gylsen]

A couple can be seen on this thread.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=174928

[oldflagswanted]

...about captured Soviet flag photos

<center>During the first six months of Operation Barbarosa the German Army must have captured many Red Army flags. Please post your photographs of German soldiers holding up captured flags.</center>

<center>Hello:
Here is one, now it is your turn to post one!</center><center>
<img src=http://home.att.net/~gullcottage/nzflagwave.gif></center>
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<img src=http://home.att.net/~gullcottage/Capsov40.jpg></center>

[oldflagswanted]

...here is another one, anyone else have one ???

<center>Hello again:
Here is another one, now it is someone elses turn to post one!</center><center>
<img src=http://home.att.net/~gullcottage/nzflagwave.gif></center>
<center><h2>OLDFLAGSWANTED</h2></center><center>
<img src=http://home.att.net/~gullcottage/Scapflg3.jpg></center>

[oldflagswanted]

Once again...

<center>Once again, anyone else have one?</center><center>
<img src=http://home.att.net/~gullcottage/nzflagwave.gif></center>
<center><h2>OLDFLAGSWANTED</h2></center><center>
<img src=http://home.att.net/~gullcottage/2sovcap.jpg></center>

[oldflagswanted]

where is it now ???

<center>I wonder where this one is now ?</center><center>
<img src=http://home.att.net/~gullcottage/nzflagwave.gif></center>
<center><h2>OLDFLAGSWANTED</h2></center><center>
<img src=http://home.att.net/~gullcottage/Scapxtc.jpg></center>

[oldflagswanted]

flag photo from other referenced thread

A couple can be seen on this thread.
...t=174928

<center>Todd:
The referenced previous thread captured Soviet flag
is a 1930's award type banner, having the workers
of the world motto over the national wheat/globe/sun arms,
on the reverse (not shown) would be the lettering to where
and what the flag was awarded for - many where given out
to collective farms for meeting crop production goals. </center><center>
<img src=http://home.att.net/~gullcottage/nzflagwave.gif>
</center><center><h2>OLDFLAGSWANTED</h2></center>
<center><img src=http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=621143&stc=1&d=1166919 538></center>

[oldflagswanted]

factory production award banner

<center>Todd:
The other referenced previous thread captured Soviet flag
is a cool Soviet factory (note smoke stacks) award banner
with a rare circa 1927 round spear point pole top finial. Again
this type of flag was awarded for meeting production goals. </center><center>
<img src=http://home.att.net/~gullcottage/nzflagwave.gif>
</center><center><h2>OLDFLAGSWANTED</h2></center>
<center><img src=http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=582394&stc=1&d=1161604 960></center>

[Todd Gylsen]

Thanks oldflagswanted for IDing these captured flags!

[oldflagswanted]

...more about WW2 captured Soviet flags

Thanks oldflagswanted for IDing these captured flags!

<center>Todd:
My pleasure! I would guess that few of the flags shown
in these captured flag photos still exist, so these photos are
likely the only remaining proof of what they once looked like.
It is also interesting to note that the Germans didn't seem to
have a clue as to what flag they had actually captured as many
shown are award banners and not regimental unit flags - enemy
unit flags being the much sought after testament prizes of victory.
</center><center><img src=http://home.att.net/~gullcottage/nzflagwave.gif>
</center><center><h2>OLDFLAGSWANTED</h2></center>
<center><img src=http://home.att.net/~gullcottage/Scapssx.jpg>
</center>

[oldflagswanted]

Ukraine SSR example...

<center>Hello again:
Here is another WW2 German captured flag, this time a
Ukrainian state arms version - the backside (not shown)
would say what the flag was awarded for and where.
</center><center><img src=http://home.att.net/~gullcottage/nzflagwave.gif>
</center><center><h2>OLDFLAGSWANTED</h2></center>
<center><img src=http://home.att.net/~gullcottage/capsovf.jpg>
</center>