From the Kriegsberichter's Eyes: A study in German Press Photos

[Todd Gylsen]

2739/ The SA fallen at München’s Rathaus Hall.
At München’s Rathouse Hall in the presence of numerous representatives of the SA Führerkorps, a memorial ceremony took place in a field of SA honor guards. Our picture shows SA-Obergruppenführer Juttner at a memorial address.
17 December 1941 Atlantic
(Reichsleiter Fiehler is second from right in the photo.)


Can you name any other individuals in this photo?

[Todd Gylsen]

Here is a close-up of the individuals on the right.

[Todd Gylsen]

Here is the flag. Can anyone shed any light on this flag?

[oldflagswanted]

SA Leib Regiment unit flags ...

Here is the flag. Can anyone shed any light on this flag?

Hello TG:
Nice SA unit multi-patch flag photo. Flag has honor name of
a National Socialist shot dead on the 9th of November 1923, one
Felix Allfarth, a merchant. "L" on top patch is the super rare SA Leib
regiment Munich designation, such flags were usually on display in
the NSDAP HQ Brown House, until burned up by the USAAF 8th AAF.

(below) Munich Brown House flag hall.

[panzer1432]

Wow ! What a Flag !!

[Todd Gylsen]

Thanks oldflagswanted for the information regarding this SA flag! You are a wealth of information.



51038-2/ The Russian bear.
Armed with a rifle, he roars with fury over the abuse of his sincere home.
17 December 1941 Hoffmann SS-PK-Zschäckel

[Todd Gylsen]

Oberbefehlsleiter Hilgenfeldt visits Gau Weser on 17-18 December 1941
SA-Obergruppenführer Böhacker is in a conversation with Gauamtsleiter Denker.
17/18 December 1941

[MarcRikmenspoel]

2737d/ What happened in 1941?
King Boris of Bulgaria visited the German troops at the front.
17 December 1941 Atlantic PK-Görner

(Notice the flamethrowers lying on the ground)

The flamethrowers and the sacks around their shoulders indicate that these are combat engineers (Sturmpioniere). The sacks are for holding multiple handgrenades, used along with the flamethrowers for assaulting fortified positions. Who is the Feldmarschall at left, von Rundstedt?

[MarcRikmenspoel]

Thanks oldflagswanted for the information regarding this SA flag! You are a wealth of information.



51038-2/ The Russian bear.
Armed with a rifle, he roars with fury over the abuse of his sincere home.
17 December 1941 Hoffmann SS-PK-Zschäckel

Zschäckel we've discussed a few weeks ago in this thread. Where would (Das) Reich be, that's 42 km from Moscow? My first thought was Istra, but looking at a map in Weidinger's Das Reich III, it appears that Istra was about 32 km. On the other hand, Mohaisk is about 75 km (another 40 or so west southwest of Istra). Of course, it could be either or neither of these towns, but it is likely somewhere in their vicinity.

The Das Reich divisional symbol looks a lot like a Wolfsangel wolf rune, but in fact, was the runic letters "SS" in stylized form, based on a sketch division commander Paul Hausser prepared.

[Todd Gylsen]

Thanks Marc for the historicla content of this photo!

[LadislavS69]

Hi,
On left it is GFM Wilhelm LIST.

Can anybody ID the other three german Generals on pic?

Lado

[Todd Gylsen]

Thanks Lado for the identification of List.

[Todd Gylsen]

50987-1/ With the Schnellboot against the Red Flotilla.
The remaining crew stepped aboard a German Schnellboot as prisoners.
19 December 1941 Hoffmann PK-Schwarz

[Todd Gylsen]

51117/ Soviet children experience their first Christmas celebration.
German soldiers light the candles of a Christmas tree in a Soviet farmers house on Christmas evening. The children of the village, whom our soldiers got to know well as they daily fetched their afternoon meal in the field kitchen, seem to be astonished. This is the first Christmas tree lit by candles the have seen in their lives.
19 December 1941 Hoffmann PK-Schmidt

[Todd Gylsen]

(Caption missing from the back of the photo)

21 December 1941 Weltbild