Post your foreign volunteers...

[stdub]

Hello Akira, my friend!

I think these men are Tschetniks.


Best wishes

Your friend Jörg

[stdub]

And here are 2 photos from my collection. They come from an photo album I got this year. The photos are showing Soldiers of the Inf.Regt. 950 (ind.) "Legion Freies Indien".

Jörg

[stdub]

First one was taken in 1942, second one in Juli 1944.

Here is the second one:

[Akira Takiguchi]

A late welcome to you, Jörg!

BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS! I know Robert has quite a few, but these I have never seen...

And that Infanteriegeschütz and other weapons! What ignited Hitler's anger on these Indians... "What a waste!"

[D. Löwenhamn]

I found this very interesting. It would be interesting to see more pictures of baltic volunteers.

Best regards/ Daniel

[Tommy]

Here i have a friend he has Photos from the Handschar.

He will trade to Police Amoured Units Photos.

[Tor]

First contigent with Norwegian voulenteers to Waffen SS



This photo shows most of the first group of Norwegian "Freiwillige" to the waffen ss. They had their basic training in Austria, under guidance of "Der Fuhrer".

[lbsr]

Denis,

Your photo described as "paramilitary organisation" is probably post-war East German policeman. Could You share /post detail of cap insignia & collar tab to say it for sure?

[Denis]

Hello Lbsr
I can't post any more close ups since I have just a jpeg file for that one. The emblem shown on the cap was very close of the Latvian sunburst hence my assumption but I can be wrong. A definitive answer will be very welcome !!
Regards
Denis
PS : the concerned photo is posted again to avoid searching in the whole thread

[lbsr]

Denis,
I tried some filters in Potoshop and here are the results:
- cap badge has 12 points - as german Police star
- in middle of that badge is probably East German post-war shield (striped horizontally)
- shoulderboards are of form used by German Police
- on collar patches is button
-uniform is very dark (East German Police used dark blue uniform close to war

Latvian in WW2 wore:
- their pre-war uniforms (of Latvian independent state before Russian occupation) or German uniforms (maybe Soviet uniforms too)
- on Latvian cap badge is rider on horse
- Latvian used their pre-war collar patches (to Latvian pre-war uniform) with grade insignia or German so-called "Litzen".

On weekend I 'll discuss my sources (especially of post-war East German Volkspolizei ) and hope I'll be able to make definitive judgement...

[Militariaphotos.com]

Latvian or Estonian paramilitary unit

Dennis, the photo is showing a SOldier of Kasernierte Volkspolizei KVP which was a miltary/police mixunit in the former GDR int eh 1950ies.

[Denis]

thanks to both, Jiri and "d-c militaria".

[Militariaphotos.com]

Some of my favorites.

Hi Guys!
VERY NICE PHOTOS!!!!!!

Akira, I love your Indische Legion photos!!!!!

Here are some of my ones:
An tchech Volunteer wearing the cufftitle "Schutzpolizei Böhmen und Mähren"

Indische Legion


Russian volunteer: Personal Adjutant of General Vlassow.

Nice helmet!

Estonian Volunteers

[Militariaphotos.com]

Sorry!
I mean:

stdub, I love your Indische Legion photos!!!!!

[stdub]

Hi DC-!

oh, I like your photos too, especially the ones from Inf.Regt. 950 (ind.). Where do you live in Germany? I live in Gelsenkirchen.

Of course we could write in German, but for our english speaking friends we should write in English.

Here are 3 more photos from the album: