Four more Volunteer shields for you.

[polux]

Foreign volunteers

France

[polux]

Foreign volunteers

Wallonie

[Rene Chavez]

Hi Polux,
Those are some fantastic photos. Are they personal or press photos and do have more to show?
I have a nice collection of personal and press photos showing Foreign volunteers wearing national shields. I will post them one these times!

Kind regards
Rene
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[Dan T]

As requested Cees,here are the back of the dutch shield.
Very nice photos Polux....thanks for sharing.

[polux]

Foreign volunteers

Hello René,

Saddened to answer late your message of March 27.

These three photos result from the ECPA in Paris. The ECPA possesses of magnificent photos of foreign volunteers, particularly Cossacks.

Here are two interesting images resulting some more ECPA.

The first image presents a portrait of the Oberleutnant Alexej Bojtschewsky, Wach-Schwdr. 1. Kos. Division.

Cordial greetings.

Polux
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[polux]

Foreign volunteers

The second image presents the Oberleutnant Bojtschewsky in the middle of its people.

Polux
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[Denis]

Hello
I believe that the double ranks on cossacks' cuffs (see last photo) would imply that they belong to the personal guard of Gen.Lt. von Pannwitz.
Nice photos. Thanks for sharing. For those who would like to see more photos of cossacks units, I suggest to read a book published by Heimdal (French company) which is bilingual (both English and French) and entitled (hope my memory serves me) "Pannwitz's cossacks".
Regards
Denis

[Rene Chavez]

Hi Polux,
Those are some nice and interesting photos. What is the ECPA and have they publish a photo book showing all these pictures of foreign volunteers?

Rene

[Denis]

Hello
ECPA is Etablissement Photographique des Armées (don't know what the C means) which is translated into Army Photographic Office. They don't publish a catalog (it would be too easier). Their photo are just stored base upon the thema (e.g. WWII German) and they have several hundreds of binder filled of photo.
Everybody can have access to them but you must pay them a visit and consult each binder on the spot (Fort d'Aubervilliers, located at the suburb of Paris).
Regards
Denis

[Gary Wood]

I agree they are super photo's, can some one post ECPA 's full address
cheers,
Gary

[polux]

Foreign volunteers

Hello to all,

Denis, il s'agit effectivement de la garde personnelle de von Pannwitz. L'Oberleutnant Bojtschewsky était le commandant du 1er escadron de la garde, dénomination officielle 1. Wach-Schwadron 1. Kos. Division. Les hommes incorporé dans cette unité portaient un chevron doré sur le bas de chaque manche de leur uniforme. Il portait également sur le haut de la manche droite l'insigne du XV KKK.

Hormis le livre des éditions Heimdal, je conseille vivement la lecture du superbe ouvrage de Schuster et Tiede "Die Uniformen und Abzeichen der Kosaken in der Deutschen Wehrmacht". A mon avis, le meilleur ouvrage réalisé sur le sujet.

Le C d'ECPA correspond à Cinématographique, soit Etablissement Cinématographique et Photographique des Armées.

Denis, it is effectively about the personal guard of von Pannwitz. The Oberleutnant Bojtschewsky was the commander of the 1-st squadron of the guard, official naming 1. Wach-Schwadron 1. Kos. Division. The people incorporated into this unity wore a gold-coloured chevron on the bottom of every sleeve of their uniform. He also wore on the height of the right sleeve the badge of XV KKK.

Except the book of the editions Heimdal, I advise greatly the reading the magnificent Schuster's work and Tiede " Die Uniformen und Abzeichen der Kosaken in der Deutschen Wehrmacht ". In my opinion, the best realized work on the subject.

C of ECPA corresponds to Cinématographique, is Etablissement Cinématographique et Photographique des Armées.

René, as indicated it Denis any catalog exist. The various series of photos are classified without any particular order, this does not facilitate the research. Nevertheless, the various files containing the photos were divided into categories :

DAT for WH with 142 files
DAA for LW with 90 files
DAM for KM with 50 files
DAK for Afrikakorps with 11 files
DAZ for ZBV with 2 files

I am not returned to the ECPA for two years. Changes were able to be brought.

Gary, here is the address of the ECPA :

ECPA
2 à 8 route du Fort
F-94205 Ivry sur Seine Cedex
France
Tél. 01.49.60.52.00
Fax 01.49.60.52.06
E-mail ecpa@calva.net

Cordial greetings.

Polux
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[h.fenet]

nice photo

French Volunteer in the "LVF".
Those who went over to the SS often kept this type of shield.

Dan-- where did you get that photo? I have similar ones, from the same group...

[Thomas]

Shield collection

I would like to contact Dan Tanner about these shields...any ideas?

[Gary Wood]

I would like to contact Dan Tanner about these shields...any ideas?

Dan used the name Bob stevens later on the forum you might still be able to send him an e-mail through his profile

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ber.php?u=6522