Captured SS officer , someone knows where this photo was taken ?

[hurtgenwald]

I found this photo on e-stand some months ago , it was posted by the seller of a SS belt and buckle to show a SS Officer wearing a similar item , I don't remember the name of the seller of the belt and buckle and I don't know if he owns the original photo or it's of public domain (sorry if I am violating a copyright ) .
The question is : someone knows where the photo was taken and if it's part of a larger group ?
Thanks in advance to whom will give me some information

[RPN]

I remember buying an edition of "Paris Match" in 1964 which featured this and other photos in a D-Day commemoration. I bought this mag as a 15yo boy studying French at school here in Australia.

I've had a quick look just now and have a horrible feeling that this may have gone out in the rubbish along with a lot of other paper when we had a large garage cleanup last year.

From memory, this pic was one of a series. Without the mag here, I can only assume this pic related to the D-Day battles. A wonderful pic - I had exactly the same though 44 years ago!

Kind regards
Paul

[karlo]

i dont have the book anymore..i loaned it to a friend...but i think this pic is in antony beavers recent 'D Day and the battle for Normandy'...so i guess it taken then!

[SJP]

It was taken by Robert Kapa (Life Magazine) on July 28 1944 @ Notre Dame de Cenilly.There were several more of that Officer taken.
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Cheers Steve

[hurtgenwald]

It was taken by Robert Kapa (Life Magazine) on July 28 1944 @ Notre Dame de Cenilly.There were several more of that Officer taken.
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Cheers Steve

Wonderful , Steve what a precision !!
Do you have the name of the book where I can find the entire group of photos ?
Thank you very much

[Zauberflöte]

...Robert Capa is indeed the photgrapher, the SS troops are Götz von Berlichingen.
Cheers

[karlo]

http://www.phaidon.com/Default.aspx/...-9780714840673

[SJP]

The best info. about this incident is in Mark Bando's "Breakout at Normandy. The 2nd Amour division in the land of the dead"
This is a excellent read .
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Cheers Steve

[hurtgenwald]

Thank to you all

...Robert Capa is indeed the photgrapher, the SS troops are Götz von Berlichingen.
Cheers

Thank to you all for the info now I have the photographer , the date , the location , the SS division , the books for the story and the entire photo's group , I only lack of the name of the officer
Thanks again
Vitt