After my question to Mr. Rygaard about photos of Dutch volunteers in his collection, he adviced me to start a new thread about this topic. I will start with an interesting picture, and perhaps we can turn this into a thread about the Dutch volunteers in general.
The photo below shows Jan Hemelaar, who volunteered for the Dutch Legion and ended up in the 8th coy of the 48th regiment "General Seyffardt". He was captured by the Russians during the retreat from Narwa at the end of July, 1944, and spent seven years in captivity before returning to Holland in 1951. It is interesting to see the horizontal Wolfsangel collar tab in combination with a M42 helmet. This photo was most probably made in 1943, just before the official disbandment of the Legion.
All the best,
Cees
The photo below shows Jan Hemelaar, who volunteered for the Dutch Legion and ended up in the 8th coy of the 48th regiment "General Seyffardt". He was captured by the Russians during the retreat from Narwa at the end of July, 1944, and spent seven years in captivity before returning to Holland in 1951. It is interesting to see the horizontal Wolfsangel collar tab in combination with a M42 helmet. This photo was most probably made in 1943, just before the official disbandment of the Legion.
All the best,
Cees
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