Color War Slides from Ian

[Max Wünsche]

Fantastic News and Fantastic New Slides!

Looking forward to the Book

I second that!

The book will be a definite purchase for me.

[Tom B]

I WILL buy a copy of the Book !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tom

[Sevrin]

The book will be a definite purchase for me.

+1

[i.spring]

evening guys.

just a few nice color slides for this evening.
Enjoy.
Ian

Burial in Hoechstadt an der Aisch, Germany 1943

http://pixpast.com/stock-photo/buria...943-13295.html

http://pixpast.com/stock-photo/buria...943-13290.html


http://pixpast.com/stock-photo/buria...943-13297.html

[jujuy]

interesting to note that these are G98

[TONY GANZ]

Not 98's, French Lebels.

[jujuy]

both wrong
Berthier 1915

Not 98's, French Lebels.

[Br. James]

Interesting that they're still wearing M-1916/1917 helmets in 1943...perhaps this was the funeral of a WWI vet?

Br. James

[Gerdan]

The colour of the banner ribbon is also black-white-red, the old German Imperial colours.

Gerdan

[Bern]

Any idea regarding the nationality of the other men in uniform?
Regards
Bern

[Askold]

The ribbon colors look blue white red to me. Also one fellow in the corner is wearing a beret - my guess would be that this is a burial for a French RAD vounteer

[jujuy]

the banner is Blue white red (french one) the soldiers on the left are french. one beret,

The colour of the banner ribbon is also black-white-red, the old German Imperial colours.

Gerdan

[DEBERTEX]

Burial


Hello,

This is the burial of a french POW. His POW comrads are still in the uniforms of their former unit (in the french army). The germans are the StaLag (or OfLag) guards equiped with older helmets and even with french rifles.

StaLag (Stammlager) = prisoner camps for other ranks
OfLag (Offizierslager) = prisoner camps for officers

Best regards

[i.spring]

evening guys !

its always fascinating to see what information people can pull out of photos. Thats one of the big reasons why i love this hobby
Thank you for all the feedback on the above images. The small grouping always fascinated me with the ww1 german equipment and french POWs.

Thank you.
Ian

[i.spring]

can anyone please tell me who these people are ?
Thank you.
Ian