SS LAH Photo Group

[Si1964]

Recently picked these up from ebay, what a nice surprise when the vendor sent some extra items. Which where two extra scanned photos and a lot of information on one of the men in the photos. The extras many not seem a lot but when you consider that this chap was either the son or grandson of the man in question, I thought it was rather cool.

First photo - copy of this chap who was born in 1922 and passed away in 2003. This was of him in Waterloo before been ship to the Invasion front, fought in Caen and then Falaise.

A bit of histroy for our man - 03.11.40 SS - Anw
28.08.41 SS - Sturmmann
19.01.43 SS - Rottenfuhrer
11.07.43 SS - Unterscharfuhrer
17.08.44 SS - Oberscharfuhrer

01.07.43 - EKII Russia
02.08.44 - EK I Invasion Front

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next photo shows his locker and equipment whilst in Berlin

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some of the photos from the lot {scanners packed up so I will try and psot some more at a later date}.

7 Pz Gr Rgt 5 July 1943 - can't decifer name

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Rothe gef 9th july 1943 Bjelgrod - 7 I LAH

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I think our man is second from left back row??

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15th July 1943 - 7.1 LAH Gruppe Major {Schdzel??}

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Simon 6th July 1943 Sturmmann 7.1 LAH

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Sigurski Verwmdet?? 5th July 1943 Schutze 7. 1 LAH

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Scanner up and running again

Not a good photo but this is our man in Berlin in 1940

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Members of 12 Kompanie LAH this would have been between 28th december 1940 - sometime in 1942

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Major Hubert Mayer 12 Kompanie LAH

[TobyR]

Hi Simon,

Thanks for sharing. I think that's a wonderful grouping of photos. I've always been drawn to photos that have a personal aspect. After all, we are experiencing a moment in someone's life, a private moment, and with that a privileged one. I always wonder, who took the photo? Why was it taken? What did the moment mean to the subject of the photograph?

A great result!

All the best,
Toby.

[Volkbert]

Very nice pictures Simon!!!

Hi Simon,

Thanks for sharing. I think that's a wonderful grouping of photos. I've always been drawn to photos that have a personal aspect. After all, we are experiencing a moment in someone's life, a private moment, and with that a privileged one. I always wonder, who took the photo? Why was it taken? What did the moment mean to the subject of the photograph?

A great result!

All the best,
Toby.

[kev105]

Toby,

I couldn't agree with your sentiments more.

I think it is a crying shame when 'dealers' break up photo albums for maxium profits!

Kevin

Hi Simon,

Thanks for sharing. I think that's a wonderful grouping of photos. I've always been drawn to photos that have a personal aspect. After all, we are experiencing a moment in someone's life, a private moment, and with that a privileged one. I always wonder, who took the photo? Why was it taken? What did the moment mean to the subject of the photograph?

A great result!

All the best,
Toby.

[Si1964]

Thanks everyone,

When I started to bid on these on ebay, it was just a group of 9 SS photos, thats why I was over the moon, when all of this extra info came with them.

As you said it just adds that bit extra to a group. Hence through respect of the seller his name family name has been left out.

However, I agree with the splitting of albums just to get max cash from it
although you can see the economics of it.

A question that always sticks in my mind, why is it that the German soldier seemed more prolific in photography than UK/US/Auz/NZ