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[12thPanzer]

How about Willem Dafoe?

haha! Good call

[12thPanzer]

Most likely, could be during the French Campaign in 1940. Nice images StuGIII

Could you explain why you think it is 1940? Thanks

[naxos]

Could you explain why you think it is 1940? Thanks

The civilian race-bicycle in the background makes me think France or Belgium. Just a thought

[12thPanzer]

The civilian race-bicycle in the background makes me think France or Belgium. Just a thought

oh wow, I hadnt even noticed them! good eye. Like I said, I have alot to learn still, but I figured it would be after 39/40 because of the later wrap, I dunno?! lol Thanks for your response!

[StuGIII]

bikes

oh wow, I hadnt even noticed them! good eye. Like I said, I have alot to learn still, but I figured it would be after 39/40 because of the later wrap, I dunno?! lol Thanks for your response!

That's so cool. I guess this fellow just hadn't seen much action in between the Sudentenland annexation and when he go that wrap. That's weird though isn't?

[12thPanzer]

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[Panzer Rob]

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Nice field gray wrapper photo, Bill.

Rob

[12thPanzer]

Hi Rob, thanks. Here is a new one with a "not so commonly seen" cap. An M42 in Panzer Black. Note the buttons on the front

[panzer1432]

Panzer

Super nice pics !!

Thank You for posting !

la strovia,

Mike

[D_Dutch]

Hello all,

Here are two pictures which are part of a larger grouping. It belonged to a 17 years old Leutnant in a Panzer-Abteilung. He was missing in action since April 1945 but a year later the body of an unknown soldier was discovered in a German town and due to the number on the Erkennungsmarke it was able to determine that the unknown soldier was in fact the young Leutnant. The weird part is that he went missing two weeks after his unit surrendered and almost 600km away from the place where his unit surrendered.

[Hundestaffel]

A well decorated Panzer Vet (EK I and II, Silver TBB, Black WB) and his best friend...


"Hundestaffel"

[StuGIII]

officer's fate

Hello all,

Here are two pictures which are part of a larger grouping. It belonged to a 17 years old Leutnant in a Panzer-Abteilung. He was missing in action since April 1945 but a year later the body of an unknown soldier was discovered in a German town and due to the number on the Erkennungsmarke it was able to determine that the unknown soldier was in fact the young Leutnant. The weird part is that he went missing two weeks after his unit surrendered and almost 600km away from the place where his unit surrendered.

Hi could this officer have been wounded prior to the units surrender and have been at home on leave? Another possibility is desertion, but I would think my first guess, of his being wounded and then killed later, is the best guess.

[D_Dutch]

Hi could this officer have been wounded prior to the units surrender and have been at home on leave? Another possibility is desertion, but I would think my first guess, of his being wounded and then killed later, is the best guess.

Hello John,

Thanks for thinking about the possibilities! I just looked on Google Earth at the place of where he was listed as MIA and his hometown and they are 320km away from each other, so I do now know if home leave would be possible. I have already written a letter to his hometown and to his school where he is mentioned in an Ehrentafel/Gedenkbuch to find out if they have any more information. There are still many people in his hometown with the same last name and because there are only 9.000 people in that town the chance might be quite big that one of them is related to him.

With kind regards,

Koen.

[StuGIII]

odd fate

Hello John,

Thanks for thinking about the possibilities! I just looked on Google Earth at the place of where he was listed as MIA and his hometown and they are 320km away from each other, so I do now know if home leave would be possible. I have already written a letter to his hometown and to his school where he is mentioned in an Ehrentafel/Gedenkbuch to find out if they have any more information. There are still many people in his hometown with the same last name and because there are only 9.000 people in that town the chance might be quite big that one of them is related to him.

With kind regards,

Koen.

Hi that's so interesting that you're taking such an interest in him. Could there have been a field hospital at the location he was killed? If not, it sounds like he deserted and the chain dogs got him. Is that a possibility, given the time period and all.

[StuGIII]

odd fate

Hello John,

Thanks for thinking about the possibilities! I just looked on Google Earth at the place of where he was listed as MIA and his hometown and they are 320km away from each other, so I do now know if home leave would be possible. I have already written a letter to his hometown and to his school where he is mentioned in an Ehrentafel/Gedenkbuch to find out if they have any more information. There are still many people in his hometown with the same last name and because there are only 9.000 people in that town the chance might be quite big that one of them is related to him.

With kind regards,

Koen.

Hi that's so interesting that you're taking such an interest in him. Could there have been a field hospital at the location he was killed? If not, it sounds like he deserted and the chain dogs got him. Is that a possibility, given the time period and all.