Christian Tychsen

[karlo]

Karlo,

Interesting avatar !! If I am not mistaken it is the execution of VC sapper in Saigon during 1968 Tet Offensive. I first saw that as a child. The executioner was chief of police in Saigon.

yea...except hes holding a petrol pump!

[Gran Sasso]

This photo was taken in July 1943. He has added the leg pocket to his Kombi.
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Cheers Steve

The pocket is factory applied.

[WWIIBuff]

This picture was probably taken around the same time as the one in post #25

[John Toner]

Who is the helmeted RKT?

John

[Michael Fay]

yea...except hes holding a petrol pump!

With a BP halo/chakra emanating out distress .
I have silently admired this well thought out avatar since I first noticed it.

[SJP]

Who is the helmeted RKT?

John

Looks like Harmel w/ Kaiser and von Reitzenstein
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Cheers Steve

[Mark C. Yerger]

In the photo with Lammerding, I think that is future KC holder Ernst Tetsch in the background on the left.

John

Tetsch on left, GC holder Claudius Rupp in background between Lammerding and Tyschen

[Gran Sasso]

Here is my foto of Tychsen (and 1 of Boska):

[David Fettes]

Note how his sidecap uses a Wehrmacht eagle and that the soutache is stitched OVER the totenkopf.

[Gran Sasso]

Note how his sidecap uses a Wehrmacht eagle and that the soutache is stitched OVER the totenkopf.

Its actually a Heeres sidecap, with added TK.

[David Fettes]

My main point is you can see the totenkopf is under the soutache.

[Gran Sasso]

My main point is you can see the totenkopf is under the soutache.

I see. I just wanted to point out that it is a Heer-sidecap with added TK, and not a SS-sidecap with added army-eagle.

Looks like the soutache was un-stitched, and the TK put under it. And the soutache was still hanging loose over the TK while that foto was taken.

[David Fettes]

No problem Patrick

[M Bando]

re: Mysterious death of Tychsen

I recently completed an SS Inaignia & artifacts book started by Mike Beaver.
In it, is a 15 page chapter detailing Christian Tychsen's ambush, disappearance and some of his known artifacts. You can find reviews of the book, as well as ordering information here:
http://www.101airborneww2.com/books.html

Mark A. Bando

[Lloyd I.]

Another from the BA series at Kursk.