my top 20 SS portraits #1-10

[RD Rygaard]

RFSS album I own

[RD Rygaard]

another RFSS from same album

[RD Rygaard]

LAH (I have the album,death letter, feldpost to family of this LAH officer) KIA Hungary 4-45

[RD Rygaard]

Very nice early TK shot

[RD Rygaard]

LAH 1944 from above mentioned album

[RD Rygaard]

??? later to LAH from above mentioned album

[RD Rygaard]

one of my prized possessions is an LAH panzer album 173 pics starts out with early panzer beret shots & ends in Russia around 1944.....

[RD Rygaard]

LAH Holland 1940

[RD Rygaard]

100% original & named member of HJ div (I have a 107 pic grouping of this young man)

[Gesetz]

Any HJ div, cuff titles in wear by anychance?!


So far what you've showed is absolutely breath taking!

[RD Rygaard]

Florian

[RD Rygaard]

florian

[RD Rygaard]

ok guys heres a 1st part installment of what Id like to say are my fave top 20 portraits I own.Once again I must say I have 49 albums & over 5000 loose pics so its not an easy task but after several requests I decided to post these.Due to my insane work schedule part 2 may be later in the week. I know Id posted a few of these panzer shots before but hey they are amoung my faves.Id also like to say none of these are in any kind of "pecking order" I like them all the same not one over the other. Ive also gotten alot of questions about my "avatar" so I can kind of kill 2 birds w/ one stone! This is a long winded story but worth it.In 1993 I was arrested & jailed in Germany for "actions & speech" against the "constitution" of "Free & democratic Deutschland" and was forced to obtain a German lawyer as my defense.After spending 2 mos in a German prison facing a 4 yr sentence I was tiold by my lawyer I would eventyally beat the case against me but it could take up to a year to have my case heard.I was told if I plead guilty Id be released in 2 days with a small fine & 18 mos probation.After my release I was told by my lawyer she had someone who was very intrested in meeting me.I went to her home the night before my flight left back to the US to find my seeker was none other than her father, the man pictured here in these next 3 pictures. Because she is a rather prominent lawyer in Germany I will only use her fathers' 1st name which is Florian.After a long night of cherry liqour cigars & ALOT of good war stories going over his photos he aplogized for my treatment by "the new Germany" shook my hand and bid me a safe trip back.When I went to help him gather his photo album & photos he told me to take them back to America with me as I could enjoy them way more than his daughter & grandchildren.Florian passed away in 1999 & I went back to Germany to pay my final respects.So in a way these may be my faves.......

[galizien41]

Richard,

beautiful photos. Did you by chance bring some of these albums to the Union Show a while back? Hope to see you there again.
Jerry

[RD Rygaard]

Richard,

beautiful photos. Did you by chance bring some of these albums to the Union Show a while back? Hope to see you there again.
Jerry

YES JERRY!!!!! LOL GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN! Please send me your email again I have those scans of SS ukranian volunteers I promised yoy soo many years ago! I'll be in Union on the next show......