Original Tunics re sewn eagles

[Arthur Kullmer]

Dont know if this ones been shown before but it goes to show how many original / re-sewn eagles on tunics tunics ther must be out there.

Seen lots of pics & film of POWs & surrendering troops who have removed eagles from their tunics either by force or because they were sick of the regime at wars end.

[Honor]

IMO even thier face impressions say "by force"

[siton12]

I have never see the photo before.Are you sure its from war's end?Too many M36's I see,am I correct?
Notis

[Fred Green]

By the looks of their tunics I believe that these soldiers are prisoners of the French. They all were M36 tunics with piped and backed collar tabs, and pointed boards.

Fred

[kaiserwilhelm2]

by the looks of their tunics i believe that these soldiers are prisoners of the french. They all were m36 tunics with piped and backed collar tabs, and pointed boards.

Fred

+1

[siton12]

By the looks of their tunics I believe that these soldiers are prisoners of the French. They all were M36 tunics with piped and backed collar tabs, and pointed boards.

Fred

Yes.Also IMHO they don't look like fresh first line of fight combat troops,who knows...But,did the French do that?Or other Allies?Did they force the POW Germans to remove their eagles?Or the shoulder boards?In the picture two POW's
do not bare shoulder boards.
Notis

[Arthur Kullmer]

I have never see the photo before.Are you sure its from war's end?Too many M36's I see,am I correct?
Notis

Yes theyre all in M36s ealry war just meant in general, Spielberg has some film footage of droves all surrendering with no eagles at wars end.

[OSS]

My guess would be Poland in '39.

[anmarlodz]

My guess would be Poland in '39.

Agree. They have too early appearance to be west front in 1940.

[Honor]

October 1939. Poland.

[airborne_steve]

Yup, early war photo alright. Some of the tunics are even the pre=M36 tunics, with the not so dark, jager green collars. Funny how the guy at the end, second row, has his hat on backward, possibly to hid the national eagle from the camera.

Seems like this photo was to be used as propaganda by the Poles in attempt to bolster the moral of the Polish army, break moral of the Germans and communicate to the world that the Germans weren't invincible. It is a great photo!

Steve

[siton12]

Yup, early war photo alright. Some of the tunics are even the pre=M36 tunics, with the not so dark, jager green collars. Funny how the guy at the end, second row, has his hat on backward, possibly to hid the national eagle from the camera.

Seems like this photo was to be used as propaganda by the Poles in attempt to bolster the moral of the Polish army, break moral of the Germans and communicate to the world that the Germans weren't invincible. It is a great photo!

Steve

Yes,makes sense alright...

[phild]

The title of the thread still works in that when these guys were released in a week or two after this photo was taken we can assume that the eagles were "re-sewn", actually replaced would be more accurate.

[Husker402]

They look more like late war Volkssturm, don't they? Not the youthful front line troops you would expect. Looks like they have Infantry collar litzen?

[txuko]

I agree with date 1940, I see a M40 feldbluse with green collar tabs.